Date: 11-06-2006
Stage: first round
Place: NURNBERG
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 11 June 2006, 18:00
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,000
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 22°C
MEXICO
Oswaldo Sanchez
Mario Méndez
Ricardo Osorio
Carlos Salcido
Rafael Márquez
Pavel Pardo
Gonzalo Pineda
Gerardo Torrado
Jared Borguetti
Omar Bravo
Guillermo Franco
Coach: Ricardo Lavolpe (MEX)
18′ Gerardo Torrado
90′ Carlos Salcido
46′ ↓Gerardo Torrado ↑Luis Pérez
46′ ↓Guillermo Franco ↑Sinha
52′ ↓Jared Borguetti ↑Francisco Fonseca
IRAN
Ebrahim Mirzapour
Yahya Golmohammadi
Mohamad Nosrati
Rahman Rezaei
Hossein Kaebi
Ali Karimi
Javad Nekounam
Andranik Teymourian
Ali Daei
Vahid Hashemian
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Coach: Branko Ivankovic (IRN)
55′ Javad Nekounam
63′ ↓Ali Karimi ↑Mehrzad Madanchi
81′ ↓Vahid Hashemian ↑Arash Borhani
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)
Goals:
28′ Omar Bravo MEX
36′ Yahya Golmohammadi IRN
76′ Omar Bravo MEX
79′ Sinha MEX
Match overview
Mexico overcame Iran with a 3-1 victory in Nuremberg. Bravo opened the scoring, but Golmohammadi equalised after a mistake by Sanchez. In the final quarter, Mexico surged ahead through a second from Bravo and a well-placed header by Sinha to seal the win.
Trivia
Omar Bravo was named Man of the Match for his decisive brace. Mexico’s win reinforced their strong start in Group D, while Iran continued their struggle to progress beyond the group stage, having secured only one win in World Cup history.
