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