Sepahan football team Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/sepahan-football-team/ Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:31:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://irannewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-iranlogo-32x32.png Sepahan football team Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/sepahan-football-team/ 32 32 Sepahan Can Rank Up in ACL Qualification: Coach https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/09/sepahan-can-rank-up-in-acl-qualification-coach/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/09/sepahan-can-rank-up-in-acl-qualification-coach/#respond Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:31:56 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=118071 TEHRAN (Iran News) – Sepahan football team coach Mojtaba Toutouni said the Iranian team still has a chance at qualification in the 2020 AFC Champions league. Sepahan lost to Al-Nassr 2-0 in Group D and the defeat leaves the team teetering on the brink of elimination. Toutouni had missed chances to blame for his side’s latest […]

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]]> TEHRAN (Iran News) – Sepahan football team coach Mojtaba Toutouni said the Iranian team still has a chance at qualification in the 2020 AFC Champions league.

Sepahan lost to Al-Nassr 2-0 in Group D and the defeat leaves the team teetering on the brink of elimination.

Toutouni had missed chances to blame for his side’s latest loss, having failed to score in two consecutive matches.

“We tried our best to get a good result and did really well in the first 35 minutes, creating a lot of scoring chances,” he said.

“We, as Sepehan football team, still have a chance at qualification, and for that we have to do everything we possibly can to motivate the players for the next two matches. We still have a theoretical chance of progressing, so we must fight until the end and see how things go.”

“Not converting the chances we get in the final third is an issue, we create chances, but we simply don’t take those chances. Our players lost focus at vital times, and when that happens you inevitably get punished.”

Sepahan will face a do-or-die mission against already-eliminated Al-Ain whom it had beaten 4-0 in its opening match back in February.

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]]> https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/09/sepahan-can-rank-up-in-acl-qualification-coach/feed/ 0 Sepahan, Persepolis share spoils in controversial match https://irannewsdaily.com/2018/12/sepahan-persepolis-share-spoils-in-controversial-match/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2018/12/sepahan-persepolis-share-spoils-in-controversial-match/#respond Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:17:12 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=44488 Sepahan football team and Persepolis drew 1-1 in Iran Professional League (IPL), with both teams in good form and looking to extend unbeaten streaks. In the match held in Isfahan’s Naghshe Jahan Stadium, Sepahan started good but after 15 minutes, the visiting team controlled possession and kept Sepahan on their toes. In the second half, […]

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]]> Sepahan football team and Persepolis drew 1-1 in Iran Professional League (IPL), with both teams in good form and looking to extend unbeaten streaks.

In the match held in Isfahan’s Naghshe Jahan Stadium, Sepahan started good but after 15 minutes, the visiting team controlled possession and kept Sepahan on their toes.

In the second half, Persepolis dominated the match once again but Sepahan midfielder Ezatolah Pourghaz’s brilliant long-range left-footed effort opened the scoring in the 74th minute.

With one minute remaining, referee Alireza Faghani showed the spot for Sepahan’s defender handball.

Ali Alipour, Persepolis best goalscorer, equalized the match from the penalty spot.

Sepahan forward Kiros Stanley and Persepolis defensive midfielder Kamal Kamyabinia were shown the red cards after involving in a bust-up in the dying moments of the match.

Sepahan returned to top with 30 points thanks to a superior goal difference over Padideh.

Persepolis are third, two points adrift of the leaders.

“I am proud of my players because the spirit they showed against Sepahan. Both teams fought for the win,” Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic said in the post-match news conference.

“It was like a derby for Persepolis and I am happy we extended our unbeaten run,” the Croat added.

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