FACTS & STATS: IRAN LATE WIN DIM WALES ROUND 0F 16 HOPE

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FIFA World Cup Group B Match Statistics

WALES VS IRAN

Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

Wales 0 vs 2

R Cheshmi (90+8′)

R Rezaeian (90+11′)

Wales XI (3-5-2): Hennessey; Mepham, Rodon, Davies; Roberts, Ramsey, Ampadu,Wilson, Williams; Bale, Moore

Iran XI (4-4-2): H. Hosseini; Rezaeian, Pouraliganji, M. Hosseini, Mohammadi; Gholizadeh, Nourollahi, Afagh, Hajsafi; Taremi, Azmoun

MATCH FACTS

98 – Roozbeh Cheshmi’s goal (97:56) against Wales was the latest match-winning strike scored in any World Cup game (excl. extra-time) since exact goal times are available for the competition (from 1966).

3 – Wayne Hennessey is only the third goalkeeper ever to receive a red card at the World Cup, after Itumeleng Khune for South Africa v Uruguay in 2010 and Gianluca Pagliuca for Italy v Norway in 1994.

MATCH STATS

Wales Iran

Possession: 56% 44%

Shots: 3 10

Shots on target: 2 6

Corners: 2 7

Fouls: 9 10

Yellow Card: 1 2

Red Card: 1 0

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Mario Escobar

Assistants: Caleb Wales, Juan Carlos Mora Araya