Hong Kong vs IR Iran, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Hong Kong

14': Ma Hei-Wai
59': Anthony Francis Pinto

FT
2 - 4

IR Iran

12': Mehdi Taremi (P)
34': Mehdi Taremi (P)
56': Mehdi Taremi
65': Sardar Azmoun

About

Hong Kong are hosting IR Iran at Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
12': Goal! Hong Kong, China 0, IR Iran 1. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
14': Goal! Hong Kong, China 1, IR Iran 1. Ma Hei Wai (Hong Kong, China) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tan Chun Lok.
34': Goal! Hong Kong, China 1, IR Iran 2. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
45'+3': First Half ends, Hong Kong, China 1, IR Iran 2.
45': Second Half begins Hong Kong, China 1, IR Iran 2.
56': Goal! Hong Kong, China 1, IR Iran 3. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Ghayedi.
57': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Anthony Francis Pinto replaces Ma Hei Wai.
59': Goal! Hong Kong, China 2, IR Iran 3. Anthony Francis Pinto (Hong Kong, China) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
62': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Goal! Hong Kong, China 2, IR Iran 4. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
66': Substitution, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi replaces Abolfazl Jalali.
66': Substitution, IR Iran. Saleh Hardani replaces Aria Yousefi.
72': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Ngan Cheuk Pan replaces Wu Chun Ming.
72': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Oliver Gerbig replaces Leon Jones.
76': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Michael Udebuluzor replaces Matt Orr.
76': Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Stefan Pereira replaces Juninho.
78': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Saman Ghoddos.
78': Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Sardar Azmoun.
86': Ngan Cheuk Pan (Hong Kong, China) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Substitution, IR Iran. Javad Aghaeipour replaces Mehdi Taremi.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Hong Kong, China 2, IR Iran 4.
0': Match ends, Hong Kong, China 2, IR Iran 4.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Hong Kong Stadium
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Attendance: 9,992

Line-Ups

Hong Kong (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Hung-Fai Yapp (GK)
5	Helio
4	Leon Jones
21	Tze-Nam Yue
17	Shinichi Chan
6	Wu Chun-Ming
16	Chan Siu Kwan
8	Chun-Lok Tan
9	Matt Orr
11	Juninho
15	Ma Hei-Wai

Hong Kong Substitutes:

Michael Udebuluzor, Gerbig Oliver, Wong Ho Chun, Yu Wai Lim, Stefan Figueiredo Pereira, Ng Wai Him, Ka Ho Chan, Poon Pui Hin, Tsz-Chun Law, Anthony Francis Pinto, Cheuk Pan Ngan, Lam Hin Ting.

IR Iran (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Payam Niazmand (GK)
18	Abolfazl Jalali
15	Amin Hazbavi
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
14	Saman Ghoddos
10	Mehdi Ghayedi
6	Mohammad Ghorbani
7	Alireza Jahanbakhsh
13	Aria Yousefi
20	Sardar Azmoun
9	Mehdi Taremi

IR Iran Substitutes:

Shahriar Moghanlou, Aref Gholami, Saleh Hardani, Hossein Pour Hamidi, Omid Norafkan, Javad Aghaeipour, Saeid Mehri, Allahyar Sayyad, Alireza Beiranvand, Mehdi Limouchi, Milad Mohammadi, Mohammad Hosseinnezhad.

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