International Friendly

IR Iran vs Cape Verde, 2025 International Friendly

· IR Iran win 5-4 on penalties
IR Iran
FT - Penalties
0 - 0
IR Iran win 5-4 on penalties
Cape Verde

About

IR Iran are hosting Cape Verde at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, IR Iran 0, Cabo Verde 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 0, Cabo Verde 0.
  • 55': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Hashemnejad replaces Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
  • 55': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.
  • 55': Substitution, IR Iran. Saleh Hardani replaces Danial Esmaeilifar.
  • 60': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Alessio da Cruz replaces Dailon Livramento.
  • 60': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Garry Rodrigues replaces Ryan Mendes.
  • 60': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Laros Duarte replaces Willy Semedo.
  • 60': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Telmo Arcanjo replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  • 60': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, IR Iran. Milad Mohammadi replaces Ali Nemati.
  • 80': Substitution, Cabo Verde. João Paulo replaces Sidny Cabral.
  • 80': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Alipour replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  • 85': Substitution, Cabo Verde. David Moreira replaces Deroy Duarte.
  • 89': Wagner Pina (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, IR Iran 0, Cabo Verde 0.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins IR Iran 0, Cabo Verde 0.
  • 91': Goal! IR Iran 0, Cabo Verde 0(1). Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 92': Goal! IR Iran 0(1), Cabo Verde 0(1). Omid Noorafkan (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 93': Goal! IR Iran 0(1), Cabo Verde 0(2). Diney Borges (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 94': Goal! IR Iran 0(2), Cabo Verde 0(2). Ali Alipour (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 95': Goal! IR Iran 0(2), Cabo Verde 0(3). David Moreira (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 96': Goal! IR Iran 0(3), Cabo Verde 0(3). Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 97': Penalty saved. Laros Duarte (Cabo Verde) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 98': Goal! IR Iran 0(4), Cabo Verde 0(3). Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 99': Goal! IR Iran 0(4), Cabo Verde 0(4). Telmo Arcanjo (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 100': Goal! IR Iran 0(5), Cabo Verde 0(4). Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 101': Penalty Shootout ends, IR Iran 0(5), Cabo Verde 0(4).
  • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 0(5), Cabo Verde 0(4).

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 634

Line-Ups

IRN IR Iran (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
3 Ali Nemati
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Yellow Card
26 Daniel Esmaeilifar
19 Majid Hosseini
8 Mohammad Mohebbi
16 Mohammad Ghorbani
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
9 Mehdi Taremi
14 Saman Ghoddos
10 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
IR Iran Substitutes:
Ali Alipour, Ali Kooshki, Mehdi Tikdarinejad, Aria Yousefi, Saleh Hardani, Hossein Kanani, Payam Niazmand, Omid Norafkan, Hossein Hosseini, Milad Mohammadi, Hadi Habibinejad, Mehdi Hashemnejad.

CPV Cape Verde (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Vozinha (GK)
17 Willy Semedo
2 Stopira
3 Diney
6 Kevin Pina
14 Deroy Duarte
7 Wagner Pina Yellow Card
10 Jamiro Monteiro
9 Dailon Livramento
13 Sidny Cabral
20 Ryan Mendes
Cape Verde Substitutes:
João Paulo, Nuno da Costa, Hélio Varela, Laros Duarte, Arcanjo, Garry Rodrigues, Bruno Varela, Ricardo Santos, David Moreira, Kelvin Spencer Pires, Jorge Xavier, Heriberto Tavares, Alessio da Cruz.

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