L'Iran et la Nouvelle-Zélande font le spectacle et partagent les points à la Coupe du monde
At the end of a very open and lively match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Iran and New Zealand were unable to break the deadlock (2-2) in their opening match of the World Cup.
Three days after Team USA's dominant 4-1 victory over Paraguay, SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles witnessed another spectacular match between Iran and New Zealand on Monday night (2-2). And, following Belgium and Egypt's 1-1 draw a few hours earlier, all four teams in Group G finished the first round with one point.
After a promising start, in front of a large crowd of local supporters—some of whom had been protesting before the match but all cheering from kickoff—"Team Melli" were caught out with their first opportunity. New Zealand captain Chris Wood initiated a magnificent three-man move, which was then passed to Sarpreet Singh and finished off by Elijah Just in the box (7th minute, 0-1).
The same pattern repeats itself in the second act.
With their newfound freedom, the Kiwis had several chances to break the deadlock, through Wood (12th minute), Singh (19th minute), and Liberato Cacace (29th minute). But Iran, who had already hit the post with a long-range shot from Mehdi Taremi (23rd minute), managed to equalize, albeit at the second attempt, thanks to Ramin Rezaeian (33rd minute, 1-1). The entire stadium then rose to their feet to celebrate with the right-back, who had already scored twice in friendly matches against Gambia (3-1) and Mali (2-0).
In this very open and lively match, both teams took turns dominating possession. Iran's Ali Nemati had a goal disallowed for offside just before halftime (45+5), and the first-half scenario repeated itself in the second. Wood set up Just to restore New Zealand's lead (54, 1-2) with another excellent combination, then Mohammad Mohebi equalized with a glancing header (64, 2-2). The Iranians thought they had snatched victory in the dying moments, but the New Zealand defense cleared another header off the line (90+4).
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