AFC Asian Cup

Iran vs Syria, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Round of 16

· Iran advance 5-3 on penalties
Iran
  • 34': Mehdi Taremi (P)
  • Red Card 90'+1': Mehdi Taremi
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Iran advance 5-3 on penalties
Syria
  • 64': Omar Khribin (P)

Iran beat Syria on penalties to set up quarterfinal with Japan

Iran survived going down to 10 men to beat Syria 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the Asian Cup round of 16 on Wednesday after the game ended 1-1 after extra time, setting up a tasty quarterfinal clash with four-times champions Japan.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Offside, IR Iran. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Mouaiad Al Ajaan.
  • 13': Foul by Abdul Rahman Weiss (Syria).
  • 13': Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Offside, Syria. Ibrahim Hesar is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 16': Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Mouaiad Al Ajaan.
  • 23': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ammar Ramadan.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Mahmoud Al Aswad (Syria).
  • 24': Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Mahmoud Al Aswad (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 25': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Ahmad Madanieh.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmad Madanieh (Syria).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 30': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 30': Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Penalty IR Iran. Mehdi Taremi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Aiham Ousou (Syria) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Goal! IR Iran 1, Syria 0. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Mouaiad Al Ajaan (Syria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Khrbin.
  • 40': Foul by Ibrahim Hesar (Syria).
  • 40': Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
  • 41': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Jalil Elías.
  • 42': Ahmad Madanieh (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Ghayedi.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Rahman Weiss with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Abdul Rahman Weiss (Syria).
  • 45'+3': Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, IR Iran 1, Syria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 1, Syria 0.
  • 46': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Mahmoud Al Aswad (Syria).
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran).
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Mahmoud Al Aswad (Syria).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Hand ball by Ibrahim Hesar (Syria).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 52': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Aiham Ousou.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Abdul Rahman Weiss.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Jalil Elías (Syria).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 58': Substitution, Syria. Pablo Sabbag replaces Mahmoud Al Aswad.
  • 59': Penalty Syria. Pablo Sabbag draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Penalty conceded by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': VAR Decision: Penalty Syria.
  • 62': Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Ebrahimi replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  • 63': Substitution, IR Iran. Mohammad Mohebi replaces Mehdi Ghayedi.
  • 64': Goal! IR Iran 1, Syria 1. Omar Khrbin (Syria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 68': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran).
  • 68': Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi.
  • 71': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 71': Pablo Sabbag (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Foul by Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran).
  • 72': Jalil Elías (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ammar Ramadan (Syria).
  • 74': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Gholizadeh replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ali Gholizadeh (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with a through ball.
  • 81': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 81': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Mouaiad Al Ajaan (Syria).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ehsan Hajisafi with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, Syria. Fahd Youssef replaces Ammar Ramadan.
  • 87': Substitution, Syria. Alaa Al Dali replaces Omar Khrbin.
  • 88': Corner, Syria. Conceded by Shoja Khalilzadeh.
  • 90'+1': Alaa Al Dali (Syria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran).
  • 90'+1': Second yellow card to Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Offside, IR Iran. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sabbag (Syria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sabbag (Syria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Syria. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Aiham Ousou (Syria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mouaiad Al Ajaan with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Aiham Ousou (Syria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thaer Krouma with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Ibrahim Hesar (Syria) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, IR Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Sardar Azmoun.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, IR Iran 1, Syria 1.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins IR Iran 1, Syria 1.
  • 92': Attempt missed. Alaa Al Dali (Syria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Ham.
  • 102': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Abdul Rahman Weiss.
  • 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, IR Iran 1, Syria 1.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins IR Iran 1, Syria 1.
  • 108': Offside, Syria. Pablo Sabbag is caught offside.
  • 109': Attempt blocked. Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Gholizadeh.
  • 110': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 114': Attempt missed. Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Shoja Khalilzadeh.
  • 116': Abdul Rahman Weiss (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 116': Foul by Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran).
  • 118': Hand ball by Alaa Al Dali (Syria).
  • 119': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Torabi replaces Ali Gholizadeh.
  • 120': Offside, Syria. Alaa Al Dali is caught offside.
  • 120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, IR Iran 1, Syria 1.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout begins IR Iran 1, Syria 1.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(1), Syria 1. Karim Ansarifard (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(1), Syria 1(1). Pablo Sabbag (Syria) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(2), Syria 1(1). Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Fahd Youssef (Syria) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(3), Syria 1(1). Omid Ebrahimi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(3), Syria 1(2). Aiham Ousou (Syria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(4), Syria 1(2). Mehdi Torabi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(4), Syria 1(3). Alaa Al Dali (Syria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 120': Goal! IR Iran 1(5), Syria 1(3). Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout ends, IR Iran 1(5), Syria 1(3).
  • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 1(5), Syria 1(3).

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
9 Saves 3
43 Possession 57
10 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 12
0.4 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
419 Accurate Passes 594
535 Passes 724
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
23 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
86 Long Balls 91
35 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 7
32 Effective Clearances 17
32 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 8,720

Line-Ups

IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK) Yellow Card
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Yellow Card
15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
3 Ehsan Hajsafi
23 Ramin Rezaeian
9 Mehdi Taremi
6 Saeid Ezatolahi Yellow Card
14 Saman Ghoddos
20 Sardar Azmoun
18 Mehdi Ghayedi
7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Iran Substitutes:
Payam Niazmand, Milad Mohammadi, Reza Asadi, Saman Fallah, Shahriar Moghanlou, Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Torabi, Hossein Hosseini, Ali Gholizadeh, Aria Yousefi, Mohammad Mohebbi, Omid Ebrahimi.

SYR Syria (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Ahmad Madanieh (GK)
13 Thaer Krouma
2 Aiham Ousou
3 Mouaiad Al Ajaan
24 Abdul Rahman Oues
4 Ezequiel Ham
18 Jalil Elías
12 Ammar Ramadan
25 Mahmoud Al Aswad Yellow Card
21 Ibrahim Hesar Yellow Card
7 Omar Khribin
Syria Substitutes:
Antonio Yakoub, Taha Mosa, Muayad Al Khouli, Fahad Youssef, Pablo Sabbag, Khaled Kourdaghli, Mohammad Anez, Elmar Abraham, Mohammad Al-Marmour, Alaa Al Dali, Amro Jenyat, Ibrahim Alma.

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