Profiling Sepahan
Friday, 07 December 07, 02:31 AM · Comments(0)
Well we're here tonight in the National Stadium in Tokyo ahead of the play-off game that will determine the final entrant to the FIFA Club World Cup. It's Sepahan F.C. of Iran taking on OFC Champions Waitakere United of New Zealand.
Sepahan finished as runners-up in the Asian Champions League, losing to Japanese giants Urawa Reds. Urawa subsequently took the AFC spot in the tournament, but Sepahan will still have a chance to rub shoulders with the likes of AC Milan and Boca Juniors if they can win their playoff against OFC team Waitakere.
Their lineup tonight includes a few interesting players whose names I've bolded:
GK: Mohammad Savari
LB: Jaba Mujiri
RB: Hadi Jafari
CB: Hadi Aghily
CB: Mohsen Bengar
MF: Ehsan Hajy Safi
MF: Farshad Bahadorani
MF: Abdul Wahab Abu Al Hail
FW: Mohamed Seyed Salehi
FW: Mahmoud Karimi
FW: Emad Mohammed
Mujiri is a bit of an oddity in this side - he's Georgian. The lanky left-footer is a tough defender and shows a lot of European awareness in his play.
Jafari might be set out at right-back, but really he plays as a winger most of the time.
Safi is just 17 years old, but plays with great maturity, and has a fantastic work-rate, one to look for in the future.
Mohammed is an Iraqi international striker, and Sepahan's leading forwards.
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