Football
Portugal vs Iran. FIFA World Cup Group D.
2:00pm, Saturday 17th June 2006.
Attendance: Attendance48,000.
Match ends, Portugal 2, IR Iran 0.
Second Half ends, Portugal 2, IR Iran 0.
Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Pauleta (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simão.
Attempt saved. Petit (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Dangerous play by Tiago (Portugal).
Javad Nekounam (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh.
Attempt saved. Pauleta (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiago with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Javad Nekounam (IR Iran) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Mahdavikia with a cross following a corner.
Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Fernando Meira.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Vahid Hashemian.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Substitution, IR Iran. Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh replaces Yahya Golmohammadi because of an injury.
Substitution, Portugal. Simão replaces LuÃs Figo.
Yahya Golmohammadi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Yahya Golmohammadi (IR Iran).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Yahya Golmohammadi (IR Iran).
Offside, IR Iran. Rasoul Khatibi is caught offside.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hossein Kaebi (IR Iran).
Offside, IR Iran. Ali Daei is caught offside.
Dangerous play by Pauleta (Portugal).
Yahya Golmohammadi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Portugal. Tiago replaces Deco.
Goal! Portugal 2, IR Iran 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty Portugal. LuÃs Figo draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Yahya Golmohammadi (IR Iran) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Vahid Hashemian (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferydoon Zandi with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Ferydoon Zandi (IR Iran) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
Foul by Nuno Valente (Portugal).
Ferydoon Zandi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Dangerous play by LuÃs Figo (Portugal).
Hossein Kaebi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Fernando Meira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran).
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Yahya Golmohammadi.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ferydoon Zandi.
Attempt missed. Rasoul Khatibi (IR Iran) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Yahya Golmohammadi.
Attempt missed. Vahid Hashemian (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ferydoon Zandi with a cross.
Substitution, Portugal. Petit replaces Maniche.
Substitution, IR Iran. Rasoul Khatibi replaces Mehrzad Madanchi.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Substitution, IR Iran. Ferydoon Zandi replaces Ali Karimi.
Goal! Portugal 1, IR Iran 0. Deco (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by LuÃs Figo.
Costinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Costinha (Portugal).
Mehrzad Madanchi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. LuÃs Figo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deco.
Fernando Meira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vahid Hashemian (IR Iran).
LuÃs Figo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mohammad Nosrati (IR Iran).
Attempt blocked. Mehdi Mahdavikia (IR Iran) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vahid Hashemian.
Attempt saved. Ali Karimi (IR Iran) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deco.
Attempt missed. Pauleta (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Valente with a cross.
Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Nosrati (IR Iran).
Deco (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Deco (Portugal).
Mohammad Nosrati (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Portugal 0, IR Iran 0.
First Half ends, Portugal 0, IR Iran 0.
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
Foul by LuÃs Figo (Portugal).
Hossein Kaebi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Pauleta (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Pauleta (Portugal).
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ebrahim Mirzapour.
LuÃs Figo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Javad Nekounam (IR Iran).
Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Brito (Portugal).
Foul by Fernando Meira (Portugal).
Javad Nekounam (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Hand ball by Maniche (Portugal).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay in match because of an injury LuÃs Figo (Portugal).
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maniche.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by LuÃs Figo with a cross.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Hossein Kaebi.
Mehrzad Madanchi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mehrzad Madanchi (IR Iran).
Offside, IR Iran. Andranik Teymourian is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by LuÃs Figo with a cross following a corner.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by LuÃs Figo.
Deco (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maniche (Portugal).
Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Mohammad Nosrati (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Portugal. Pauleta is caught offside.
Javad Nekounam (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
LuÃs Figo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Mehdi Mahdavikia (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Rahman Rezaei.
Attempt blocked. Maniche (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by LuÃs Figo.
Deco (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Javad Nekounam.
Attempt saved. Mehrzad Madanchi (IR Iran) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Karimi with a through ball.
Foul by Miguel Brito (Portugal).
Attempt saved. Deco (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by LuÃs Figo with a cross.
Attempt missed. Javad Nekounam (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Mahdavikia with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal).
Mehdi Mahdavikia (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Costinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Miguel Brito (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maniche.
Attempt missed. Maniche (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by LuÃs Figo following a corner.
Attempt missed. Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Andranik Teymourian (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
