The Saba Sentinel
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A debut Shahriar Noorafkan will not forget — 8.17
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 7 on the scoresheet, 8.17 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Shahriar Noorafkan takes the match ball home
7 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Match1 Aug 2026
Saba tear Naft Tehran apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 22‑0 against Naft Tehran, and it could have been more.
Squad3 Aug 2026
5 goals for Vahid Mohammadi
The match ball belongs to Vahid Mohammadi, whose 5 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A day Kaveh Yazdani will not forget
5 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A day Alireza Moharrami will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Alireza Moharrami
Marked 10.00 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Kaveh Yazdani
Marked 10.00 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Match1 Aug 2026
22 goals as Saba and Naft Tehran go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 22 goals between Saba and Naft Tehran, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
In brief
- Boardroom 4 academy players handed senior numbers at Saba
- The terraces Saba supporters have found a favourite in Shahriar Noorafkan
- Market Saba promote Saman Rezaeian from within