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| Iran | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| 9(0) | Shots (On Goal) | 10(0) |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
91 minutes
Match ends, Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
91 minutes
Second Half ends, Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
91 minutes
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
91 minutes
Foul by Amir Hossein Sadeqi (Iran).
90 minutes
Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria).
90 minutes
Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mehrdad Pooladi.
90 minutes
Attempt blocked. Shola Ameobi (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Obi Mikel with a cross.
89 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mehrdad Pooladi.
88 minutes
Substitution, Iran. Masoud Shojaei replaces Khosro Heydari.
88 minutes
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88 minutes
Foul by Andranik Teymourian (Iran).
86 minutes
Attempt saved. Shola Ameobi (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Efe Ambrose with a cross.
85 minutes
Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85 minutes
Foul by Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran).
82 minutes
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82 minutes
Foul by Andranik Teymourian (Iran).
82 minutes
Hand ball by Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria).
80 minutes
Attempt missed. Andranik Teymourian (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ehsan Hajsafi.
78 minutes
Foul by Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria).
78 minutes
Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77 minutes
Substitution, Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ashkan Dejagah.
75 minutes
Attempt saved. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Odemwingie.
74 minutes
Andranik Teymourian (Iran) is shown the yellow card.
74 minutes
Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74 minutes
Foul by Andranik Teymourian (Iran).
73 minutes
Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73 minutes
Foul by Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran).
69 minutes
Foul by Shola Ameobi (Nigeria).
69 minutes
Amir Hossein Sadeqi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68 minutes
Delay in match Mehrdad Pooladi (Iran) because of an injury.
68 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Odemwingie replaces Ramón Azeez.
67 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Andranik Teymourian.
67 minutes
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67 minutes
Foul by Andranik Teymourian (Iran).
66 minutes
Foul by Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran).
66 minutes
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66 minutes
Attempt missed. Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Javad Nekounam.
65 minutes
Foul by Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria).
65 minutes
Ehsan Hajsafi (Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64 minutes
Corner, Iran. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
63 minutes
Attempt blocked. John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62 minutes
Foul by Andranik Teymourian (Iran).
62 minutes
Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62 minutes
Attempt missed. Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pejman Montazeri.
60 minutes
Attempt missed. Ehsan Hajsafi (Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javad Nekounam.
59 minutes
Foul by Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran).
59 minutes
Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57 minutes
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shola Ameobi.
55 minutes
Foul by Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria).
55 minutes
Khosro Heydari (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Jalal Hosseini.
51 minutes
Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51 minutes
Foul by Mehrdad Pooladi (Iran).
51 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Shola Ameobi replaces Victor Moses.
50 minutes
Attempt blocked. Javad Nekounam (Iran) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashkan Dejagah with a cross.
50 minutes
Foul by Joseph Yobo (Nigeria).
50 minutes
Ashkan Dejagah (Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49 minutes
Attempt missed. Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ehsan Hajsafi.
48 minutes
Pejman Montazeri (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48 minutes
Foul by Ahmed Musa (Nigeria).
47 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Javad Nekounam.
46 minutes
Foul by Pejman Montazeri (Iran).
46 minutes
Juwon Oshaniwa (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46 minutes
Foul by Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria).
46 minutes
Ashkan Dejagah (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45 minutes
Attempt blocked. Andranik Teymourian (Iran) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
45 minutes
Second Half begins Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
47 minutes
First Half ends, Iran 0, Nigeria 0.
46 minutes
Dangerous play by Ahmed Musa (Nigeria).
46 minutes
Javad Nekounam (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42 minutes
Ramón Azeez (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42 minutes
Foul by Andranik Teymourian (Iran).
41 minutes
Attempt blocked. Javad Nekounam (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39 minutes
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Efe Ambrose.
38 minutes
Attempt missed. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juwon Oshaniwa.
36 minutes
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36 minutes
Foul by Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran).
35 minutes
Ashkan Dejagah (Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
33 minutes
Attempt saved. Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashkan Dejagah with a cross.
33 minutes
Corner, Iran. Conceded by Juwon Oshaniwa.
31 minutes
Offside, Iran. Ehsan Hajsafi tries a through ball, but Ashkan Dejagah is caught offside.
31 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
31 minutes
Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Alireza Haghighi.
30 minutes
Attempt saved. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
29 minutes
Ramón Azeez (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29 minutes
Foul by Pejman Montazeri (Iran).
28 minutes
Substitution, Nigeria. Joseph Yobo replaces Godfrey Oboabona because of an injury.
21 minutes
Hand ball by Victor Moses (Nigeria).
20 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19 minutes
Delay in match Godfrey Oboabona (Nigeria) because of an injury.
18 minutes
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18 minutes
Foul by Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran).
18 minutes
Foul by Godfrey Oboabona (Nigeria).
18 minutes
Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15 minutes
John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15 minutes
Foul by Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran).
12 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
12 minutes
Reza Ghoochanneijhad (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8 minutes
Delay in match Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) because of an injury.
8 minutes
Attempt missed. Ogenyi Onazi (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramón Azeez.
6 minutes
Alireza Haghighi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6 minutes
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Nigeria).
6 minutes
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
2 minutes
Attempt saved. Victor Moses (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Obi Mikel.
0 minutes
Foul by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
0 minutes
Efe Ambrose (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0 minutes
First Half begins.
0 minutes
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Iran
Starting Lineup
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Alireza Haghighi | Goalkeeper GK |
| 5 | Amir Hossein Sadeqi | Defender D |
| 4 | Jalal Hosseini | Defender D |
| 23 | Mehrdad Pooladi | Defender D |
| 15 | Pejman Montazeri | Defender D |
| 14 | Andranik Teymourian | Midfielder M |
| 6 | Javad Nekounam | Midfielder M |
| 21 | Ashkan Dejagah | Midfielder M |
| 2 | Khosro Heydari | Midfielder M |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi | Midfielder M |
| 16 | Reza Ghoochanneijhad | Forward F |
Substitution
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kirim Ansarifard | Forward F |
| 8 | Reza Haghighi | Midfielder M |
| 1 | Rahman Ahmadi | Goalkeeper GK |
| 9 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Forward F |
| 22 | Daniel Davari | Goalkeeper GK |
| 7 | Masoud Shojaei | Forward F |
| 20 | Steven Beitashour | Defender D |
| 17 | Ahmad Alnameh | Defender D |
| 13 | Hossein Mahini | Defender D |
| 18 | Bakhtiar Rahmani | Midfielder M |
| 11 | Ghasem Haddadifar | Midfielder M |
| 19 | Hashem Beikzadeh | Defender D |
Nigeria
Starting Lineup
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Enyeama | Goalkeeper GK |
| 13 | Juwon Oshaniwa | Defender D |
| 22 | Kenneth Omeruo | Defender D |
| 5 | Efetobore Ambrose Emuobo | Defender D |
| 14 | Godfrey Oboabona | Defender D |
| 7 | Ahmed Musa | Midfielder M |
| 17 | Ogenyi Onazi | Midfielder M |
| 15 | Ramón Azeez | Midfielder M |
| 10 | John Obi Mikel | Midfielder M |
| 11 | Victor Moses | Midfielder M |
| 9 | Emmanuel Emenike | Forward F |
Substitution
| # | Name | Position Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Peter Odemwingie | Forward F |
| 2 | Joseph Yobo | Defender D |
| 23 | Foluwashola Ameobi | Forward F |
| 4 | Reuben Gabriel | Midfielder M |
| 19 | Uche Nwofor | Forward F |
| 18 | Michel Babatunde | Midfielder M |
| 6 | Azubuike Egwuekwe | Defender D |
| 16 | Austin Ejide | Goalkeeper GK |
| 20 | Michael Uchebo | Forward F |
| 12 | Kunle Odunlami | Defender D |
| 21 | Chigozie Agbim | Goalkeeper GK |
| 3 | Ejike Uzoenyi | Midfielder M |
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