Friendly: Iran vs. Benfica @ Lisboa, 14-10-2014

[kami_kakashi]

Iran 1 - Benfica 0 (until 60th minute)
Goal by Azmoun in min 44:

Free kick from right by Ando finds Azmoun in the box who scores with a header

[kami_kakashi]

Second half started with no rest period in between. CQ changed the whole team except Shojaei and Montazeri. I am guessing Benfica did the same hence the no rest period

[Cataphract]

Iran 1 - Benfica 0 (until 60th minute)

Goal by Azmoun in first half

More than anything, I am happy that it is our young prospects proving themselves on the field!

[kami_kakashi]

* Nekounam didn't play today due to common cold and watched the game from the stands next to CQ
* So the game is being played in two parts. Part 1 is 60 minutes where teams swapped sides after 45 mins but didn't get resting time. After the 60th minute they got 15 minutes to rest and then part 2 will start which only going to last 30 mins

[kami_kakashi]

FT: Iran 1 - Benfica 0

[St_Mark]

FT
1:0

اما تیم بنفیکا از ابتدای مسابقه 7 بازیکن از ترکیب اصلی خود را به میدان فرستاد. ترکیب این تیم به شرح زیر است:آرتور (لیست 18 نفره)بنیتو (ترکیب اصلی)لوییزائو - کاپیتان (ترکیب اصلی)لیساندرو لوپز (ترکیب اصلی)ببه (خارج از لیست 18 نفره)جوندیش (خارج از لیست 18 نفره)کریستانته (ترکیب اصلی)پیزی (ترکیب اصلی)سزار (خارج از لیست 18 نفره)ادواردو سالویو (ترکیب اصلی)درای (ترکیب اصلی)


از دقیقه 60 ترکیب تیم ملی:
علیرضا بیرانوند، احسان حاج*صفی، سیدجلال حسینی، هاشم بیگ*زاده، مرتضی پورعلی*گنجی، وحید امیری، احمد عبدالله*زاده، خسرو حیدری، رضا قوچان نژاد، اشکان دژاگه و کریم انصاری فرد.

[Bi-honar]

Given these developments, I guess Shojaei is guaranteed to be a starter for every game in the Asian Cup!

And I'm really failing to understand the purpose of these stupid formats, no rest at half time, changing the whole team, etc. It's not like we have another 10 games lined up in which the players can be tested under real game conditions.

[St_Mark]

... purpose of these stupid formats, no rest at half time, .....

According to LS BENFICA its a practice game, they wanted to make sure all concerns understand that.

[kami_kakashi]

Given these developments, I guess Shojaei is guaranteed to be a starter for every game in the Asian Cup!

And I'm really failing to understand the purpose of these stupid formats, no rest at half time, changing the whole team, etc. It's not like we have another 10 games lined up in which the players can be tested under real game conditions.

My understanding is that we have at least 3 and probably 5 more games scheduled before AC. My first guess is that it has something to do with fitness measurements and the gear they wear to monitor their activity.

[St_Mark]

^
Do you know they wore such gears today?
They did not wear any in first game.

[kami_kakashi]

[kami_kakashi]

^
Do you know they wore such gears today?
They did not wear any in first game.

No idea (hence, my guess). The timings in particular matches some of the fitness test theory I went through when I was trying to get my coaching license but that was a while back

[Bi-honar]

My understanding is that we have at least 3 and probably 5 more games scheduled before AC. My first guess is that it has something to do with fitness measurements and the gear they wear to monitor their activity.

Highly doubt we'll have 5 or even 3 competitive matches between now and the Asian Cup. We can't really consider these types of games and their format competitive by any stretch of the imagination, so if games against S. African clubs are in those numbers, we may as well not count them at all.

I was willing to give CQ the benefit of doubt on these two games and this camp if we played proper competitive matches against their well coordinated full-strength A teams. What has happened instead is an absolute disgrace - playing against experimental sides, unlimited subs and just to add insult to injury, playing behind closed doors?!

These two games have been nothing more than pick-up games or training sessions and for that we didn't need to go half way across the world, but more importantly lose the opportunity to play 2 real games on FIFA sanctioned dates. I honestly would have preferred to see TM play a proper 90 minute game against Teractor's A team than this crap.

[St_Mark]

Just guessing
Jonas Olivera
He is a new player, joined September this year.and October 5th play his first match

30 years FW.

[Bi-honar]