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Iran 2-0 Bahrain · AFC Asian Cup 2023

Iran beat Bahrain 2-0 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 Bahrain met in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Sunday, 11 January 2015.

Goalscorers

Iran: E. Hajsafi 45'; M. Shojaei 71'. Bahrain did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Iran, 1 for Bahrain).

Line-ups

Iran started in a 4-2-3-1: Alireza Haghighi, Vouria Ghafoori, Seyed Jalal Hosseini, Morteza Pouraliganji, Mehrdad Pooladi, Andranik Teymourian, Javad Nekounam, Ashkan Dejagah, Masoud Shojaei, Ehsan Hajsafi, Reza Ghoochannejhad.

Bahrain started in a 4-4-2: Sayed Mohamed Jaffer, Abdulla Omar, Hussain Baba, Mohammed Husain, Waleed Al Hayam, Sami Al Husaini, Faouzi Aaish, Ali Abdulwahab Al-Safi, Sayed Shubbar Alawi, Jaycee Okwunwanne, Ismaeel Abdullatif.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45+2'Goal! Iran 1-0 Bahrain. E. Hajsafi (Iran) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Iran 1-0 Bahrain.
  3. 71'Goal! Iran 2-0 Bahrain. M. Shojaei (Iran) scores, assisted by A. Timotian.
  4. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-0 Bahrain.
Full commentary (16 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Iran vs Bahrain.
  2. 23'Yellow card for E. Hajsafi (Iran).
  3. 43'Yellow card for A. Omar (Bahrain).
  4. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  5. 45+2'Goal! Iran 1-0 Bahrain. E. Hajsafi (Iran) scores.
  6. 45'Half-time. Iran 1-0 Bahrain.
  7. 46'The second half is under way.
  8. 65'Substitution, Bahrain: A. Al Malood comes on for I. Abdullatif.
  9. 65'Substitution, Bahrain: R. A. Hooti comes on for W. Al Hayam.
  10. 71'Goal! Iran 2-0 Bahrain. M. Shojaei (Iran) scores, assisted by A. Timotian.
  11. 75'Substitution, Iran: S. Azmoun comes on for R. Ghoochannejhad.
  12. 80'Substitution, Iran: A. Jahanbakhsh comes on for M. Shojaei.
  13. 80'Substitution, Bahrain: S. Ahmed comes on for S. A. Husaini.
  14. 89'Substitution, Iran: S. Rafiei comes on for A. Dejagah.
  15. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  16. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-0 Bahrain.
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