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Tuesday, March 14, 1972
Amjadieh Stadium
Iran XI vs Cruzeiro
1 – 1
Half time score : 0 – 1
Referee: Davoud Heydari
Attendance: 27,000
Scorers:
Iran XI: Gholamhossein Mazlomi (56’)
Cruzeiro: Roberto (41’)
Match Lineup
| Iran XI | Cruzeiro |
| 1. Nasser Hejazi | 1. Hélio |
| 2. Ebrahim Ashtiani | 2. Lauro ( Pedro Paulo ) |
| 3. Majid Halvaei | 3. Roberto Perfumo |
| 4. Jafar Kashani | 4. Fontana |
| 5. Mostafa Arab | 5. Vanderlei |
| 6. Ali Parvin | 6. Piazza |
| 7. Ali Jabbari | 7. Zé Carlos |
| 8. Hossein Kalani | 8. Eduardo( Repetto ) |
| 9. Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | 9. Tostão |
| 10. Homayoun Behzadi | 10. Dirceu Lopes |
| 11. Safar Iranpak | 11. Roberto Batata (Rinaldo ) |
| Coach : Mohammad Ranjbar | Coach: Orlando Fantoni |
Match Notes
The Brazilian ” Cruzeiro Esporte Clube ” team visted Tehran in March 1972 The star-studded Cruzeiro had several renowned players , but none more famous and glamorous than Tostão. Cruzeiro played two friendly matches. First with the Tehran XI , then against Persepolis FC.
Famous Cruzeiro players
In addition to Tostão, Wilson da Silva Piazza, Roberto Perfumo,Dirceu Lopes , Roberto Batata and Fontana were in the squad
Tuesday, March 14, 1972 The first match at the Amjadieh Stadium of Tehran between Cruzeiro and the Tehran team was selected by the Iranian national team coach Mohammad Ranjbar. The pitch was a mixture of sand and grass but mostly the former, which did not suit the visitors at all. For that reason,it was obvious thet the Brazilians avoided playing their full effort game fearing being injured and were content to allow Iran to have the better of the balls.
The Brazilians scored first late in the first half by Roberto who slotted his ball out of reach of the extended arms of Hejazi.
IN the second half , Iran responded and equalized through their prolific scorer Gholamhossein Mazloomi from a fine assist by Hossein Kalani. IN the rest of the match, despite some efforts from the visiting team, Iran had most of the ball and could have won the game late on. On the other hand, the Iranian defense was solid against all of Cruzeiro attacks.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16416″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow”][vc_single_image image=”16420″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow”][/vc_column][/vc_row]