Iran vs Cape Verde, 2025 International Friendly

· Iran win 5-4 on penalties

FT - Penalties
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Iran win 5-4 on penalties

About

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 Commentary

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

Iran (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
3	Ali Nemati
4	Shoja Khalilzadeh
26	Daniel Esmaeilifar
19	Majid Hosseini
8	Mohammad Mohebbi
16	Mohammad Ghorbani
6	Saeid Ezatolahi
9	Mehdi Taremi
14	Saman Ghoddos
10	Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh

Iran Substitutes:

Ali Alipour, Ali Kooshki, Mehdi Tikdarinejad, Arya Yousefi, Saleh Hardani, Hossein Kanani, Payam Niazmand, Omid Norafkan, Hossein Hosseini, Milad Mohammadi, Hadi Habibinejad, Mehdi Hashemnejad.

Cape Verde (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Vozinha (GK)
17	Willy Semedo
2	Stopira
3	Diney Borges
6	Kevin Pina
14	Deroy Duarte
7	Wagner Pina
10	Jamiro Monteiro
9	Dailon Livramento
13	Sidny Lopes Cabral
20	Ryan Mendes

Cape Verde Substitutes:

João Paulo, Nuno da Costa, Hélio Varela, Laros Duarte, Telmo Arcanjo, Garry Rodrigues, Bruno Varela, Ricardo Santos, David Moreira, Kelvin Pires, Jorge Xavier, Heriberto Tavares, Alessio da Cruz.

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