Week 12 Wrap-Up

This week was an interesting week in Iranian football. Esteghlal (Tehran) slipped ahead of Persepolis (Tehran) to the first place spot.

This week matches:

Persepolis 1- Saipa 1:

In this match, Persepolis had control for most of the game, although they came back from behind 1-0 to tie the game. Persepolis forwards, Sohrab Entezari and Reza Jabbari did not play well. The Persepolis halfbacks were not good either, Hamed Kavianpour was the player of the game as he was the man in the middle for persepolis. But Khanmohammadi, Jamshidi, Halali and Estili did not play that well. The Persepolis defense was good, with Younes Bahonar, Ali Ansarian and Afshin Peyrovani all having solid performances. Saipa's goal was scored by Momeni, who gave Persepolis some problems in their left side. He had a good game overall, as did Javad Kazemian and Mehdi Amir Abadi. Persepolis stands at 23 points after this match.

Bargh Shiraz 1- Teraktor Sazi 0

In this match Bargh Shiraz played much better than they have in their previous matches. Arshak Amirian scored their goal in the 60th minute. Bargh was the better side, but it should also be noted that Teraktor Sazi missed a penalty which could have tied the game. Bargh Shiraz is in 8th place with 16 points, while Teraktor Sazi is in 13th place with 6 points. Teraktor Sazi has not won a game yet, this season.

Foolad 1- Fajr Sepasi 0

Foolad wins this game at home, with their halfback, Kamlei scoring the single goal in the 90th minute to give them the win. Foolad(Ahvaz) is now in 6th place with 19 points while Fajr Sepasi (Shiraz) is in 10th place with 14 points.

Malavan 0- Pas 0

This year Pas, has played great in their matches against the big teams (Esteghlal, Persepolis, Peykan, etc...) but they have not managed to get results from the teams who our on the lower portion of the standings, they have also shown to be weak in road games. This draw puts Pas in 5th place with 19 points and Malavan in 11th place with 12 points.

Sepahan 1- Esteghlal Rasht 0

In this match, Sepahan all-out attack strategy almost failed, while they were bailed out by striker Edmond Bezik in the 92nd minute to give them the 1-0 win over the last-placed team at home. After this match, Sepahan is in 3rd place with 21 points and Esteghlal-Rasht is in last place (14th) with 4 points. Esteghlal rasht has not won a game yet, this season.

Aboo-Moslem 0- Zobahan 1

In this match, Zobahan made a last minute goal to give them the win over the home team, Aboo Moslem of Mashad. The goalscorer, was Hamid Azizzadeh, who has recently been invited to Team Melli and has done very well this year as their Attacking defenseman. Zobahan is in 4th place with 20 points and Aboo Moslem is in 9th place with 15 points.

Peykan 1- Esteghlal 3

In this match, Esteghlal simply overpowered Peykan. Esteghlals players were in better shape and very focused on the game. Sirous Dinmohamadi scored the first goal for Esteghlal in the first half. Faraz Fatemi scored their second in the first half. Hassan Ostovari helped Peykan stay in the game with his goal in the first half. Peykan started to take control of the game during the first 10-15 minutes of the second half. But Esteghlal scored on a counter attack in which mojahed khaziravi opened peykans goal and put esteghlal ahead 3-1. During the rest of the game, both teams had numerous attacks and chances, but Massoud ghassemi and Peykans young goalie, Koroush Moradi, both were good in the second half, and the defense for both teams proved to be better than the forwards during the remainder of the game. After this match, Esteghlal stands at the top of the league with 24 points, and Peykan drops to 7th place with 17 points.

It will be interesting to see how next week's games turn-out. The schedule for week 13 is as follows (home teams listed first):

February 22nd:

Saipa(Tehran) - Sepahan(Esfehan)

Pas(Tehran) vs Bargh(Shiraz)

Fajr-Sepasi(Shiraz) vs Perspolis(Tehran)

Esteghlal(Tehran) vs Malavan(Bandar Anzali)

TeraktorSazi(Tabriz) vs Foolad(Ahvaz)

Zob-Ahan(Esfehan) vs Peykan(Tehran)

Esteghlal-Rasht vs Aboomoslem(Mashad)

 

Kambiz M.

Varzeshkar News (Varzeshkar.com)