The Rah Ahan Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Pejman Yazdani wins it after the whistle should have gone
96 minutes played. Pejman Yazdani found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Foolad went from a point to nothing inside one movement.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Pejman Yazdani's — 9.02
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.02, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Market10 Aug 2026
Al Shabab come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Rah Ahan did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Reza Ghoddos was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 26. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market10 Aug 2026
Karim Taremi asks to leave Rah Ahan
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Rah Ahan go back to the board over Mehdi Azmoun
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $96.7K — a club that wants Mehdi Azmoun enough to be asked twice.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Karim Hajsafi signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Karim Hajsafi and Rah Ahan agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Rah Ahan
Reza Ghoddos and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rah Ahan make their move for Mehdi Azmoun
$90.0K on the table at Padideh. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
In brief
- Match Rah Ahan get the job done against Foolad
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Sardar Mohammadi
- Player ratings One of those days for Karim Hajsafi