Mansourian recalls Asian Cup squad for Russia clash

PFDC – TEHRAN, Iran interim coach Alireza Mansourian selected the very same 23 players for the test match against Russia, which had travelled to Qatar for the 2011 Asian Cup.

No single change to Afshin Ghotbi’s roster of course means Bundesliga returnee Ali Karimi is not included in the squad.

However, Spanish based Javad Nekounam and Masoud Shojaei will be available for the match which will be held in Abu Dhabi next week at 20:00 local time.

Below comes the squad.

Goalkeepers:
Mehdi Rahmati – Sepahan Esfahan
Shahab Gordan – Zob Ahan Esfahan
Ebrahim Mirzapour – Paykan Ghazvin

Defenders:
Khosro Heydari – Sepahan Esfahan
Mohammad Nosrati – Teraktorsazi Tabriz
Jalal Hosseini – Sepahan Esfahan
Hadi Aghily – Sepahan Esfahan
Farshid Talebi – Zob Ahan Esfahan
Mohsen Bengar – Sepahan Esfahan
Ehsan Hajsafi – Sepahan Esfahan

Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam – CA Osasuna, ESP
Andranik Teymourian – Teraktorsazi Tabriz
Pejman Nouri – Malavan Anzali
Iman Mobali – Esteghlal Tehran
Mohammad Nouri – Persepolis Tehran
Ghasem Hadadifar – Zob Ahan Esfahan

Strikers:
Masoud Shojaei – CA Osasuna, ESP
Gholamreza Rezaei – Persepolis Tehran
Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari – Zob Ahan Esfahan
Arash Afshin – Foolad Khuzestan
Mohammad Gholami – Steel Azin Tehran
Karim Ansarifard – Saipa Karaj
Reza Norouzi – Foolad Khuzestan