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Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates · AFC Asian Cup 2023

Iran beat United Arab Emirates 2-1 in the AFC Asian Cup 2023. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Iran and United Arab Emirates met in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on Tuesday, 23 January 2024.

Goalscorers

Iran: M. Taremi 26', 65'. United Arab Emirates: Y. Alghassani 90'.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Iran, 2 for United Arab Emirates).

Line-ups

Iran started in a 4-2-3-1: Alireza Beiranvand, Sadegh Moharrami, Hossein Kanaani, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Ehsan Hajsafi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Saman Ghoddos, Ali Gholizadeh, Mehdi Taremi, Mehdi Ghayedi, Sardar Azmoun.

United Arab Emirates started in a 5-4-1: Khalid Eisa, Zayed Sultan, Khaled Aldhanhani, Khalid Al-Hashemi, Bader Abaelaziz, Harib Suhail, Tahnoon Alzaabi, Majid Rashid, Abdallah Ramadan, Ali Saleh, Yahya Alghassani.

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Minute by minute

  1. 26'Goal! Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates. M. Taremi (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Azmoun.
  2. 35'VAR check complete: the goal for Iran stands.
  3. 45'Half-time. Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates.
  4. 60'VAR: no penalty for United Arab Emirates.
  5. 64'Penalty missed! Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates), saved.
  6. 65'Goal! Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates. M. Taremi (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Azmoun.
  7. 83'VAR check complete: the goal for Iran stands.
  8. 90+3'Goal! Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates. Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates) scores, assisted by A. Ramadan.
  9. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates.
Full commentary (48 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Iran vs United Arab Emirates.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. E. Hajsafi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 9'Attempt missed. E. Hajsafi (Iran), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  4. 18'Attempt missed. S. Azmoun (Iran), header from a corner. xG 0.70.
  5. 24'Attempt missed. M. Taremi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  6. 26'Goal! Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates. M. Taremi (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Azmoun.
  7. 29'Attempt blocked. A. Saleh (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  8. 32'Attempt missed. M. Taremi (Iran), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  9. 35'VAR check complete: the goal for Iran stands.
  10. 41'Yellow card for S. Moharrami (Iran).
  11. 41'Attempt missed. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  12. 42'Attempt missed. Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  13. 45'Substitution, Iran: R. Rezaeian comes on for S. Moharrami.
  14. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 47'Attempt missed. M. Ghayedi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 47'Attempt blocked. M. Taremi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  19. 51'Attempt missed. S. Azmoun (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 52'Attempt saved. Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  21. 52'Attempt blocked. A. Ramadan (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  22. 54'Yellow card for T. Alzaabi (United Arab Emirates).
  23. 56'Attempt blocked. Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  24. 57'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: C. Canedo comes on for T. Alzaabi.
  25. 58'Attempt missed. A. Ramadan (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  26. 60'VAR: no penalty for United Arab Emirates.
  27. 62'Yellow card for H. Kanaani (Iran).
  28. 64'Attempt saved. C. Canedo (United Arab Emirates), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  29. 64'Penalty missed! Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates), saved.
  30. 65'Goal! Iran 2-0 United Arab Emirates. M. Taremi (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Azmoun.
  31. 67'Substitution, Iran: A. Jahanbakhsh comes on for A. Gholizadeh.
  32. 67'Substitution, Iran: M. Mohebi comes on for M. Ghayedi.
  33. 67'Substitution, Iran: O. Ebrahimi comes on for S. Ghoddos.
  34. 72'Yellow card for K. Aldhanhani (United Arab Emirates).
  35. 72'Attempt blocked. A. Saleh (United Arab Emirates), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  36. 73'Attempt blocked. A. Jahanbakhsh (Iran), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  37. 74'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: A. Idrees comes on for K. Aldhanhani.
  38. 74'Attempt blocked. H. Kanaani (Iran), header from a corner. xG 0.53.
  39. 76'Attempt blocked. M. Taremi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  40. 83'VAR check complete: the goal for Iran stands.
  41. 85'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: F. Lima comes on for A. Saleh.
  42. 85'Substitution, United Arab Emirates: A. Hamad comes on for M. Rashid.
  43. 87'Substitution, Iran: R. Asadi comes on for S. Azmoun.
  44. 90'13 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+3'Goal! Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates. Y. Alghassani (United Arab Emirates) scores, assisted by A. Ramadan.
  46. 90+3'Attempt saved. F. Lima (United Arab Emirates), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  47. 90+5'Attempt blocked. M. Taremi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  48. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates.
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