| Event | 2019–20 Hazfi Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 3 September 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Imam Reza Stadium,Mashhad | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ashkan Dejagah[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Mooud Bonyadifar | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 32 °C (90 °F) 11%humidity | ||||||
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2020 Hazfi Cup Final was the final match of the 33rd edition ofHazfi Cup that was held betweenTractor andEsteghlal atImam Reza Stadium inMashhad. Tractor won 3-2 against Esteghlal and won the cup for the second time.
Originally, the final was planned to be held atPars Stadium inShiraz in mid-May 2020 but it was delayed. On 26 August 2020, the final venue was also changed due to problems with the field in Pars stadium.[2] The match was also played behind closed doors due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Iran.
| Team | City | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|
| Tractor | Tabriz | 4 (1976, 1995,2014, 2017) |
| Esteghlal | Tehran | 11 (1977, 1991,1996, 1999,2000,2002, 2004,2008,2012, 2016,2018) |
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | PAS Hamedan (A) | 2–1 |
| Round of 16 | Navad Urmia (A) | 1–1 (P: 7-6) |
| Quarter-final | Mes Kerman (H) | 4–1 |
| Semi-Final | Naft Masjed Soleyman (H) | 1–0 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue | ||
Tractor, as aIran Pro League club, started in the Round of 32 againstLeague 2 sidePas Hamedan and won 2–1 with goals fromAshkan Dejagah andMohammad Reza Azadi at their Haj Babayi Stadium. In the next round, they drewNavad Urmia at Takhti Stadium of Urumia and they won 7-6 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes. In the quarter-final round they were drawn withMes Kerman at home and won 4-1 with goals fromMohammad Reza Khanzadeh,Ashkan Dejagah,Mohammad Reza Azadi andSaeid Mehri. In the semi-final atYadegar-e Emam Stadium, Tractor played the first team fromIran Pro LeagueNaft Masjed Soleyman in the cup. Tractor reached the final after a 1-0 win with a goal fromSaeid Mehri.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | Gol Reyhan Alborz (A) | 3-1 (aet) |
| Round of 16 | Fajr Sepasi Shiraz (H) | 3-0 (aet) |
| Quarter-final | Sepahan Isfahan (H) | 2–0 |
| Semi-Final | Persepolis (A) | 2-2 P: 4-1 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue | ||
Esteghlal, as aIran Pro League club, started in the Round of 32 againstAzadegan League sideGol Reyhan Alborz and won 3-1 after extra time with goals fromSajjad Aghaei andFarshid Esmaeili and an own goal at Enghelab Karaj Stadium. In the next round, they faced another Azadegan League sideFajr Sepasi Shiraz at Azadi Stadium and they won 3-0 after extra time with goals fromVoria Ghafouri,Sajjad Aghaei andDariush Shojaeian. In the quarter-final round they were drawn withSepahan Isfahan at home and won 2-0 with goals fromVoria Ghafouri andAli Karimi. In the semi-final atAzadi Stadium, Esteghlal played withPersepolis in the 93rdTehran Derby. Esteghlal won semi-final match in a penalty shoot-out after a 2-2 draw in 120 minutes.Mehdi Ghayedi andMohammad Daneshgar scored goals for Esteghlal andCheick Diabaté,Vouria Ghafouri,Hrvoje Milić andAmir Arsalan Motahari scored their penalties whileHossein Hosseini saved one penalty as the goalkeeper.
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