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

VAR:                   Drew Fischer

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