Asian Cup - Group Preview - Friendlies, Information and more..

[perspolis#1]

UAE seems to be having a Goalkeeper issue. Their captain and GK being suspended and then their second goalkeeper being already suspended.

https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/al...3631--sow.html

[Iman_Joon]

And they will only show ONE semifinal and then the final, according to the British Eurosport schedule.. now I don't feel bad about not having Eurosport from next month, gonna manage with live stream links anyway..

[Abtin]

^ Haha Eurosport at it's best, as we know them. Only IRIB are more retarded!

[aenima_8]

http://boxscorenews.com/dutch-coach-...p109486-68.htm

[aenima_8]

"Bahrain set to end first camp
Friday, December 26, 2014

THE Bahrain national soccer team will conclude their training camp in Kuala Lumpur today before heading to Australia tomorrow for a second camp ahead of the Asia Cup to be held in Australia from January 9 to 31.

Bahrain are in Group 'C' with Iran, Qatar and the UAE.

Bahrain will be based in Balart City in Australia and will hold a second training camp from Saturday to January 8. They will play two friendly matches against Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Yesterday, national coach Marjan Eid supervised the morning training session which lasted over two hours. He concentrated on warming up the players and testing their fitness levels with help of Brazilian fitness trainer Jose Carlos and assistant coach Isa Al Sadoon.

Goalkeeping coach Abdulle Belal held a separate session with the national team goalkeepers. He worked on some technical tactics.

Midfielder Abdulla Abdo again trained separately with physical fitness specialist Deen Taylor as he his still recovering from an injury.

Meanwhile, captain Mohammed Hussain arrived in Kuala Lumpur last night from Saudi Arabia where he plays for Al Nasr as a professional. He will be joining the training today.

Till yesterday Hussain was playing for Al Nasr is the Saudi League and Crown Prince Championship.

Team administrator Fahad Jalal and treasurer Adel Abbas Marzoug left for Melbourne yesterday to make arrangements for the team's arrival in Balart City tomorrow.

The team will have two more training sessions today before concluding the first training camp."

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsD...storyid=392700

[Bi-honar]

Uzbekistan beat Iraq 1-0 in Asian Cup warm-up match

Abu Dhabi: Uzbekistan beat Iraq 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates as they claimed their fourth straight victory in a friendly match. Jamshid Iskanderov scored the only goal of the match through a penalty in the 13th minute Thursday, reports Xinhua.

Iraq also had a penalty but they missed the chance. They are looking forward to "revenge" Dec 28 when the two sides will meet again. Uzbekistan will begin their 2015 AFC Asian Cup campaign against North Korea Jan 10 before facing China and Saudi Arabia.

[Bi-honar]

Saudi Arabia name strong squad for Asian Cup

Nassir Al-Shamrani and Nawaf Al-Abid will spearhead an experienced Saudi Arabia squad at next month's Asian Cup in Australia. Al-Shamrani, the reigning Asian Player of the Year, will lead the attack along with midfielder Al-Abid, voted the most valuable player in the 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations.

Long-time captain Saud Kariri will skipper the Green Falcons as they chase a record-equalling fourth Asian Cup crown. Saudi Arabia are drawn in Group B for the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup with China, Uzbekistan and North Korea.

Squad - Abdullah Al-Sudairi (Al-Hilal), Abdullah Alenezi (Al-Nassr), Waleed Abdullah (Al-Shabab), Abdullah Al-Dossary (Al-Hilal), Hassan Fallatah (Al-Shabab), Motaz Hawsawi (Al-Ahli), Majed Almarshadi (Al-Shabab), Omar Othman (Al-Nassr), Osama Hawsawi (Al-Ahli), Saeed Al-Muwallad (Al-Ahli), Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Awdh Khammis (Al-Nassr), Fahad Al-Muwallad (Al-Ittihad), Ibrahim Ghaleb (Al-Nassr), Mustafa Al-Bassas (Al-Ahli), Nawaf Al-Abid (Al-Hilal), Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Saud Kariri (Al-Hilal), Taiseer Al-Jassam (Al-Ahli), Waleed Bakshwn (Al-Ahli), Yahia Shehri (Al-Nassr), Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad), Mohamed Al-Sahlawl (Al-Nassr), Naif Hazazi (Al-Shabab), Nassir Al-Shamrani (Al-Hilal).

[Bi-honar]

Three Iranian referees invited to 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Alireza Faghani, Reza Sokhandan and Mohammadreza Abolfazli. Click link for full article...

[Bi-honar]

Guide to Iran's 3 stadiums in the group stage...

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Location: Melbourne
Iran vs. Bahrain, January 11th
Capacity: 30,500
Surface: StaLok Turf
Notable: 2012 World Stadium Awards, Most iconic and culturally significant stadium




Stadium Australia
Location: Sydney
Iran vs. Qatar, January 15th
Capacity: 84,000
Surface: Grass
Notable: Host of the 2000 Summer Olympics final between Spain and Cameroon w/ 104,100 spectators!




Long Park

Location: Brisbane
Iran vs. UAE, January 19th
Capacity: 52,500
Surface: Grass
Notable: One of the oldest stadiums in the world, opened exactly 100 years ago in 1914!

[EKBATAN]

wow awesome stadiums. thanx

[littlepersia17]

Asian Cup - Group Preview - Friendlies, Information and more..

Only great stadium for an Iran match will be in Melbourne because it's only 30k capacity so it has the greatest chance of being packed.

[aenima_8]

"Bahrain wind up Malaysian camp
Saturday, December 27, 2014

THE Bahrain national soccer team will head today to Balart City in Australia for their second training camp ahead of the Asia Cup to be held in Australia from January 9 to 31.

Bahrain are in Group 'C' with Iran, the UAE and Qatar.

During the second training camp, Bahrain will play two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

Meanwhile, yesterday's training camp on the final day in Kuala Lumpur was changed due to rain.

The national team members were restricted to train at the gym. The evening session was devoted to raising the fitness levels of the players under the supervision of fitness trainer Jose Carlos of Brazil.

Abdulla Yousif was unable to join training due to illness. He will rest for 24 hours before rejoining the team's training in Balart City.

Meanwhile, captain Mohammed Hussain, who arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday night, joined the team's training while another player Faisal Bu Dahoom trained separately as he his recovering from a recent injury.

National team assistant coach Isa Al Sadoon said the players are buoyant and rearing to go.

Coach Marjan Eid said the team had worked out some tactical moves during the training camp and now look forward to fine-tuning it further in Balart City.

He added that the technical team watched videos of the other teams in the group and analysed them using Dart Fish programme."

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsD...storyid=392760

[peiman92]

Qatar is 2-0 ahead against estonia after 30 minutes. Their new Ghana striker scored their first goal.

[peiman92]

3-0 ahead now

[Abtin]

Qatar plays Estonia, Palestine cancels on Iran. Rock bottom.