Iran v Uzbekistan, 18 November 2025

Score0-0 :: penalties 4-3 to Uzbekistan
RefereeAdel Al Naqbi
CompetitionAl Ain International Cup Final
VenueHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance4,700
Kick-off: 5.00pm local . Played in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates . Uzbekistan won 4-3 on penalties . Extra time not played

0 (3)  Iran

Manager: Amir Ghalehnoy

0 (4)  Uzbekistan

Manager: Fabio Cannavaro

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand
Defender Majid Hosseini
Defender Milad Mohammadi
Defender/Midfielder Saleh Hardani
Defender/Midfielder Mahdi Hashemnezhad (captain)
Midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Amir Hosseinzadeh
Forward Ali Alipour
Forward Mehdi Taremi

Starting lineup:

Abduvahid Ne'matov Goalkeeper
Oston Urunov Defender
Abdulla Abdullayev Defender/Midfielder
Sherzod Nasrullayev Defender/Midfielder
Farrukh Sayfiyev Defender/Midfielder
Azizjon Ganiev Midfielder
Otabek Shukurov Midfielder
Eldor Shomurodov Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Mohammad Ghorbani for Saeid Ezatolahi 10
Omid Noorafkan for Mahdi Hashemnezhad 46
Alireza Koushki for Saman Ghoddos 81
Mohammad Mohebbi for Amir Hosseinzadeh 81
Danial Esmaeilifar for Saleh Hardani 88

Substitutions:

Xojimat Erkinov for Azizjon Ganiev 64
Jamshid Iskanderov for Oston Urunov 64
Akmal Mozgovoy for Otabek Shukurov 79
Rustam Ashurmatov for Farrukh Sayfiyev 89

Cards:

Cards:

Farrukh Sayfiyev 53 Y
Abdukodir Khusanov 69 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Payam Niazmand
Defender Hossein Kanani
Defender Ali Nemati
Defender Mehdi Tikdari
Defender Aria Yousefi
Defender/Midfielder Omid Noorafkan
Midfielder Danial Esmaeilifar
Midfielder Mohammad Ghorbani
Midfielder Hadi Habibnejad
Midfielder Alireza Koushki
Midfielder/Forward Mohammad Mohebbi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Botirali Ergashev
Goalkeeper Vladimir Nazarov
Defender Umar Eshmurodov
Defender/Midfielder Xojiakbar Alijonov
Midfielder Xojimat Erkinov
Midfielder Jamshid Iskanderov
Midfielder Dostonbek Khamdamov
Midfielder Akmal Mozgovoy
Midfielder Aziz Turg'unboyev
Midfielder/Forward Khusayin Norchaev
Forward Igor Sergeyev

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Iran went first) 1 – Omid Noorafkan [scored] 2 – Mohammad Ghorbani [scored] 3 – Mohammad Mohebbi [missed] 4 – Majid Hosseini [scored] 5 – Milad Mohammadi [missed]

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Uzbekistan went second) 1 – Eldor Shomurodov [scored] 2 – Jamshid Iskanderov [missed] 3 – Abdulla Abdullayev [scored] 4 – Rustam Ashurmatov [scored] 5 – Akmal Mozgovoy [scored]

0 (3)  Iran

Manager: Amir Ghalehnoy

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand
Defender Majid Hosseini
Defender Milad Mohammadi
Defender/Midfielder Saleh Hardani
Defender/Midfielder Mahdi Hashemnezhad (captain)
Midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder/Forward Amir Hosseinzadeh
Forward Ali Alipour
Forward Mehdi Taremi

Substitutions:

Mohammad Ghorbani for Saeid Ezatolahi 10
Omid Noorafkan for Mahdi Hashemnezhad 46
Alireza Koushki for Saman Ghoddos 81
Mohammad Mohebbi for Amir Hosseinzadeh 81
Danial Esmaeilifar for Saleh Hardani 88

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Payam Niazmand
Defender Hossein Kanani
Defender Ali Nemati
Defender Mehdi Tikdari
Defender Aria Yousefi
Defender/Midfielder Omid Noorafkan
Midfielder Danial Esmaeilifar
Midfielder Mohammad Ghorbani
Midfielder Hadi Habibnejad
Midfielder Alireza Koushki
Midfielder/Forward Mohammad Mohebbi

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Iran went first) 1 – Omid Noorafkan [scored] 2 – Mohammad Ghorbani [scored] 3 – Mohammad Mohebbi [missed] 4 – Majid Hosseini [scored] 5 – Milad Mohammadi [missed]

0 (4)  Uzbekistan

Manager: Fabio Cannavaro

Starting lineup:

Abduvahid Ne'matov Goalkeeper
Oston Urunov Defender
Abdulla Abdullayev Defender/Midfielder
Sherzod Nasrullayev Defender/Midfielder
Farrukh Sayfiyev Defender/Midfielder
Azizjon Ganiev Midfielder
Otabek Shukurov Midfielder
Eldor Shomurodov Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Xojimat Erkinov for Azizjon Ganiev 64
Jamshid Iskanderov for Oston Urunov 64
Akmal Mozgovoy for Otabek Shukurov 79
Rustam Ashurmatov for Farrukh Sayfiyev 89

Cards:

Farrukh Sayfiyev 53 Y
Abdukodir Khusanov 69 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Botirali Ergashev
Goalkeeper Vladimir Nazarov
Defender Umar Eshmurodov
Defender/Midfielder Xojiakbar Alijonov
Midfielder Xojimat Erkinov
Midfielder Jamshid Iskanderov
Midfielder Dostonbek Khamdamov
Midfielder Akmal Mozgovoy
Midfielder Aziz Turg'unboyev
Midfielder/Forward Khusayin Norchaev
Forward Igor Sergeyev

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Uzbekistan went second) 1 – Eldor Shomurodov [scored] 2 – Jamshid Iskanderov [missed] 3 – Abdulla Abdullayev [scored] 4 – Rustam Ashurmatov [scored] 5 – Akmal Mozgovoy [scored]