The Gostaresh Foulad Sentinel
Squad3 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Mehdi Torabi
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market3 Aug 2026
Esteghlal Ahvaz come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Gostaresh Foulad did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Amir Karimi beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Gostaresh Foulad
Kaveh Taremi was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Gostaresh Foulad
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Gostaresh Foulad
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Rahim Alboughobaish was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Gostaresh Foulad rebuffed over Ädilkhan Taňzharyqov
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Aktobe have kept their man, and Gostaresh Foulad go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market3 Aug 2026
Gostaresh Foulad promote Vahid Noorafkan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vahid Noorafkan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market3 Aug 2026
Kaveh Vafaei steps up from the Gostaresh Foulad academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kaveh Vafaei has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Saman Gholizadeh steps up from the Gostaresh Foulad academy
- Match Rah Ahan take the points off Gostaresh Foulad
- Squad The formation has left Mohammad Hossein Moradmand behind