The Siah Jamegan Herald
Match20 Feb 2027
Chastening afternoon for Siah Jamegan
A 0‑3 beating by Saipa was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad22 Feb 2027
20 days out for Alireza Yazdani after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Siah Jamegan will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match20 Feb 2027
The wait goes on for Siah Jamegan
6 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Ahmad Noorafkan beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 26. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
Saeid Vafaei says Siah Jamegan went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad22 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Siah Jamegan
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Morteza Azmoun was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match20 Feb 2027
3 matches without a goal for Siah Jamegan
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Saman Rezaeian
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Saman Rezaeian, and the manager let it.
Boardroom22 Feb 2027
Nobody left the Siah Jamegan dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Squad Mehdi Rezaeian signs on for more
- The dugout Karim Nekounam faces the questions
- The dugout The team sheet said everything about Mehdi Hosseini