World Cup 2022 Qualifier: Iran - Hong Kong; Info, Updates & Live Reports (03.06.21)

[ParthianDE]

0:4

So much for counting on goal differential...

[webmaster]

Bahrain scores 3rd. Cambodia looks like a melted cake now.

[naderb94]

This HK game honestly felt more like a friendly where Skokic was testing a few things out and played different players.
I expect a better performance against Bahrain on a much better pitch plus our players have some chemistry together again.
He'll do the same in the Cambodia in preparation for Iraq.

[inarsenewetrust]

IMO, not sure if others have noticed, since we went to orthodox 2 up top formations azmoun and taremi have never looked as dangerous as before or combined with each other as well. I know its attractive on paper to have them both start in a 442 but they were way more efficient with taremi coming off the left and sardar up top.

Right now they are often positioned right on top of each other, occupy the same areas, and in general make it easy for the defense to defend them.

Taremi's playmaking skills have grown a lot and if u watch him for porto he is often highly involved in the build up play from wider areas and drops quite deep. I prefer him to be there and azmoun to be the man in the box.

[teammelli91]

We need to win the other 3 games!

[naderb94]

The Iran-Bahrain game coming up reminds me a lot of the Iran-Qatar game back in 2013 where we needed to win and Gucci won it for us.

[Ghermez Agha]

Lots of positives and not so many negatives IMO - the only thing that really concerns me is the 3 times we either had a set piece near our goal or an aerial ball played in the box, we looked sloppy and lost and one of which resulted in a goal. Bahrain and Iraq will definitely look to exploit that so we really need to tighten up in the back.

Breaking down a team that plays ultra defensive like that is not an easy task at all and between JB, Gholi, Torabi, Amiri, Ghoddos and even nourolahi they all did a good job of finding the small openings and either made key passes that lead to a chance or created a chance themself. Very good prep IMO for what we will probably see vs Bahrain.

[The Realist]

Cambodia unlucky on the 0:2

Indeed, lucky Bs

[BacheLot]

obviously they were gonna give the best pitch in bahrain to bahrain lol

indeed
thats why you dont idiotically WIAIT to inspect the pitch a day prior to match...!! SMH

[BacheLot]

fak
cumbooj go down 2-0 right before the break
they were the far better team after conceding the openner early in the game...

figured they may burn out and get pumped later in 2nd half

if HK played us as open as cumbooj , we woulda easily won today by a min 5 goal margin ...


it was too tall of a task of our boys to score a lot today as parked as HK BUS was all game long and as shitty was the pitch to make things even more difficult..!

that was a real frustrating and tokhmy goal to concede .... although that header was unstoppable.... they hit us right after we scored while our guards were down and Kannani and Shoja both rid on that play .... didnt block the cross and the other failed to mark his man

[PEJ]

I don’t know if this is Bahrain’s main team, but they don’t look too impressive.

[ParthianDE]

Cambodia unlucky on the 0:2

[inarsenewetrust]

Honestly I'm saying this with my chest out Khaaaaaaaaaaak bar sare IFF !

The pitch they gave us today even Al Muharraq FC don't use.Al Muharraq Stadium has only been used 4 times by out of 15 times by Al Muharraq in their home games, since 2019.

obviously they were gonna give the best pitch in bahrain to bahrain lol

[milad_b]

Bahrain game live. Bahrain is up 1-0 after 20 minutes. And a LOVELY pitch of course. Khak bar sare IFF.

http://www.hesgoal.com/news/81234/Ba..._Cambodia.html

Honestly I'm saying this with my chest out Khaaaaaaaaaaak bar sare IFF !

The pitch they gave us today even Al Muharraq FC don't use.Al Muharraq Stadium has only been used 4 times by out of 15 times by Al Muharraq in their home games, since 2019.

[The Realist]

http://www.hesgoal.com/news/81234/Ba..._Cambodia.html
link to cumbooj vs Ahrain

how dafauq they get an Official Water break but not us ?

AFC Cut the water supply to our ground!