International Friendly

Iran vs Nigeria, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Iran
  • 67': Mehdi Taremi
FT
1 - 2
Nigeria
  • 6': Moses Simon
  • 51': Akor Adams

About

Iran are hosting Nigeria at Mardan Stadyumu, Antalya, Türkiye, 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.
  • 6': Goal! IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Milad Mohammadi.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajsafi replaces Hossein Kanaani.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Ramin Rezaeian replaces Aria Yousefi.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Saleh Hardani replaces Ali Gholizadeh.
  • 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Fernandez replaces Semi Ajayi.
  • 51': Goal! IR Iran 0, Nigeria 2. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
  • 57': Substitution, Nigeria. Chibuike Nwaiwu replaces Igoh Ogbu.
  • 63': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Mohammad Mohebi.
  • 63': Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.
  • 67': Goal! IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 68': Substitution, Nigeria. Chidera Ejuke replaces Akor Adams.
  • 68': Substitution, Nigeria. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Moses Simon.
  • 68': Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 86': Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  • 86': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Ali Nemati.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 90': Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 90'+3': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.
  • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/nga.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originNGA IRNhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/irn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Mardan Stadyumu
Location: Antalya, Türkiye

Line-Ups

IRN Iran (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh Yellow Card
19 Ali Nemati
13 Hossein Kanani
5 Milad Mohammadi
35 Arya Yousefi
8 Mohammad Mohebbi
14 Saman Ghoddos
6 Mohammad Ghorbani
11 Ali Gholizadeh
9 Mehdi Taremi
Iran Substitutes:
Saman Fallah, Omid Norafkan, Ramin Rezaeian, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Ehsan Hajsafi, Amirmohammad Razzaghinia, Payam Niazmand, Mehdi Hashemnejad, Daniel Esmaeilifar, Saleh Hardani, Hossein Hosseini, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Ghayedi.

NGA Nigeria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Maduka Okoye (GK)
5 Igoh Ogbu
6 Semi Ajayi
13 Bruno Onyemaechi
2 Bright Osayi-Samuel
7 Ademola Lookman
17 Alex Iwobi
4 Wilfred Ndidi
9 Akor Adams
15 Moses Simon
11 Samuel Chukwueze
Nigeria Substitutes:
Francis Uzoho, Philip Otele, Paul Onuachu, Raphael Onyedika, Frank Onyeka, Chibuike Nwaiwu, Chidera Ejuke, Emmanuel Fernandez, Adabayo Adeley, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Zaidu Sanusi, Yira Sor.

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