Preview : Iran Vs China Ideas and Formations

Persopress- Iran will be playing a very technical and speedy game as China will be playing a very solid game like they did against Malaysia. Hopefully we can use Kaebi's speed and Karimi's technique to go past China's defense and score. Solid passing will be key in a match that China will use to overcome Iran. Iran also has a physical advantage over the Chinese as they are fairly small. How we can take this golden advantage is by giving Mahdavikia good chances to cross into the box and have a tall player like Hashemian or even Enayati to head the ball. The Chinese will most likely have a fairly good amount of fans in the stadium but I doubt that would affect us as Iran has played against teams with crowded stadiums and still won. We hope that Team Melli can overcome there ideas of revenge against the 2004 semi-finals match and just play a good and hard game to win it for the fans and people of Iran!

It has been reported by Iranian news that Iran's line-up will have two changes from the game against Uzbekistan and they will be Madanchi replacing Enayati on the left flank, and Kazemian replacing Khatibi on the right flank. If this is true then we will play with this line-up:

--------------------------Roudbarian-------------------

---Mahdavikia------Hosseini------Rezaie---------Zandi-

--------------------------Nekounam--------------------

------------------Ando----------------Karimi----------

--------Kazemian------------------------------Madanchi

---------------------------Hashemian-------------------

But it has been reported by some people, who were at the last training that was held today and they said that they talked to the players and Kaebi will start instead of Kazemian. They said that Kazemian had said that he can play really well and still be benched, and Kaebi had told them that he was excited to start again this match. If this is true, then this will be how it will look like:

--------------------------Roudbarian-------------------
--------Kaebi------Hosseini------Rezaie---------Zandi-
--------------------------Nekounam--------------------
------------------Ando-----------------Karimi----------
--------Mahdavikia-----------------------------Madanchi
---------------------------Hashemian-------------------

I think we will go with the second line-up because this will allow Ghalenoei to bring in Kazemian in the 2nd half again, and he can bring a lot of energy and get past the tired defenders.

Iran vs China game will be shown on Tapesh , Jame-Jam International ( Persian Soccer Channel) and, IRIB.

The Times for the match Iran vs China Asian Cup 2nd group stage matches are stated below:

Local Malaysia time 18.20
Tehran Time 13.50
Eastern Time 6.20
Pacific Time 3.20
London Time 11.20
Berlin / Amsterdam 12.20
Melbourne Time 20.20

Iran defeats Uzbekistan in a thrilling match

Persopress-The Iranian National team today defeated strong willed Uzbekistan in a close and suspending match which ended 2-1 for Iran. After starting out very even in the 16'th minute Uzbek defender kicked the ball out of the box bouncing into Iran's 18'th meter and Rezaei headed the ball to a supposed corner but instead the ball goes too low and Roudbarian was out of the goal so the ball flew straight into the goal only for Rezaei and Roubarian to realize their mistake and mark it as an Own Goal for Iran. This Goal only made it worst for Iran as our defense had many flaws and when Iran attacked Khatibi and Enayati messed up while Zandi could not participate with Enayati. Hashemian was usually lonely in Iran's attack and Nekounam was filled with mistakes. Things only got worst as the Uzbek's had many more chances only either to be saved by superb defender Jalal Hossieni or Roubarian. The first half was a nightmare for Iran as everyone was losing hope with the way Iran was playing. Only a hint of what was to come in the Second half was when Karimi dribbled so many players but failed to shoot or give a good pass in the Uzbek penalty box. The Second Half Started and Iran started out fairly even just like the beginning of the game except only 10 minutes later Mahdavikia gave a beautiful cross from corner to Jalal Hossieni, Iran's defender and scored a header which bounced into the corner of the net. Things only got better for Iran as Team Melli started attacking with full force with beautiful plays as the Uzbek's looked tired and worn out. It showed that those physical trainings really showed off in the Second half. Iranian Captain Mehdi Mahdavkia got his tooth knocked out in the middle of the match and was checked by the medics and he was able to continue but this really shows our teams captains passion and willingness to play as it encouraged the rest of the team to play on! At around this time the Uzbek's got an amazing chance and one of their forwards got a one on one with Roubarian but Roudbairan saved the day with an amazing fall not to let the Uzbek's gain the lead. 20 minutes later in the 78'th minute Karimi brang up the ball and passed the ball off to the side to Teymourian. Teymourian saw Kazemian running on the side past the defenders so he passes a through ball to Kazemian and Kazemian shoots the ball from the side in to the net. From this point on it was fairly even, but the Uzbek's did attack the last 5 minutes of the game as Iran played a defensive game which got fairly dangerous. But Iran succeeded to come back and win the game showing its dominance and its weaknesses in its defense. Iran is now second place in its group, While China is first only because of goal difference as China beat Malaysia 5-1 in Kuala Lampur.

To watch all the Goals and Highlights of the Iran Vs Uzbekistan match go to our Latest Videos Link!

ASIAN CUP PREVIEW: IRAN

Persopress-Iran was put in group C with Uzbekistan, China, and Malaysia which is an average group that shouldn't be too hard to get by. Our first game is on July 11, 2007 against Uzbekistan at 18.20 Local Time, Our second is against China on July 15, 2007 at 18.20 Local Time, and our third is against Malaysia on July 18, 2007 at 20.35 local time. Iran's games are supposed to be showed on IRIB, Tapesh, and Jame-Jam International and some other International sport channels like Setanta. Arab Sport Channels like Abu-Dhabi Sport will probably show the match as well. As long as we do not underestimate our opponents it should not be that hard to get by them and our only problem should be China in the group stages unless something goes wrong. Everything seems to be going well in the trainings with no major injuries to Team Melli and the Uzbekistan match will go underway in less than 3 days!

Here our the time converts to other local times.

Different Time Zones:
18.20/20.35 Local Time
13.50/16.05 Tehran Time
14.20/16.35 Dubai Time
12.20/14.35 CET (Berlin, Amsterdam)
11.20/13.35 London Time
06.20/08.35 AM Eastern Time
05.20/07.35 AM Central Time
03.20/05.35 AM Pacific Time
20.20/22.35 Melbourne Time

Want to watch Asian Cup and Iran's matches online? Visit and Register at www.glwiz.com and watch Tapesh, Jame Jam International, or IRIB 2
(To watch matches after they are done, instead of clicking on LIVE TV, click on VOD and choose Asian cup 2007, then click Search, A list of all matches should come up, click on the match you want and watch it!

LATEST TRAINING PICTURES