Zob-Ahan vs Al Wasl, 2019 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

2': Alireza Cheraghali
15': Amir Arsalan Motahari

FT
2 - 0

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Zob-Ahan are hosting Al Wasl at Foolad Shahr stadium, Fuladshahr, Iran, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Goal! Zob Ahan 1, Al Wasl 0. Alireza Cheraghali (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
4': Attempt missed. Caio (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronaldo Mendes.
5': Attempt missed. Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ighodaro Christian Osaguona.
8': Attempt saved. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alireza Cheraghali.
9': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan).
9': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Offside, Zob Ahan. Alireza Cheraghali tries a through ball, but Ighodaro Christian Osaguona is caught offside.
11': Foul by Ighodaro Christian Osaguona (Zob Ahan).
11': Salem Juma (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Ighodaro Christian Osaguona (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Offside, Al Wasl. Waheed Ismail tries a through ball, but Ali Saleh is caught offside.
14': Offside, Zob Ahan. Hamid Maleki tries a through ball, but Mohammad Reza Hosseini is caught offside.
15': Goal! Zob Ahan 2, Al Wasl 0. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) header from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamid Maleki.
19': Foul by Hamid Maleki (Zob Ahan).
19': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Ali Salmeen (Al Wasl).
20': Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt blocked. Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
22': Foul by Ali Saleh (Al Wasl).
22': Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Hamid Maleki.
24': Substitution, Al Wasl. Hamad Al Baloushi replaces Faris Khalil.
28': Offside, Zob Ahan. Hadi Mohammadi tries a through ball, but Amir Arsalan Motahari is caught offside.
28': Attempt blocked. Caio (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronaldo Mendes.
29': Delay in match Mohammad Nejad Mehdi (Zob Ahan) because of an injury.
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Abdulla Jassim.
32': Attempt saved. Ighodaro Christian Osaguona (Zob Ahan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammad Reza Hosseini with a cross.
32': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Humaid Abdulla.
34': Foul by Salem Juma (Al Wasl).
34': Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Attempt missed. Hamad Al Baloushi (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronaldo Mendes.
36': Foul by Ali Saleh (Al Wasl).
36': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Hadi Mohammadi.
39': Foul by Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan).
39': Hazza Al Faresi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi.
42': Attempt missed. Ighodaro Christian Osaguona (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar.
43': Foul by Caio (Al Wasl).
43': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Caio (Al Wasl).
44': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Hand ball by Hassan Mohammed (Al Wasl).
45'+1': Ighodaro Christian Osaguona (Zob Ahan) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar with a cross.
45'+1': Offside, Zob Ahan. Alireza Cheraghali tries a through ball, but Amir Arsalan Motahari is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Zob Ahan 2, Al Wasl 0.
45': Second Half begins Zob Ahan 2, Al Wasl 0.
50': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salem Juma.
53': Substitution, Al Wasl. Khalil Khamis replaces Ali Saleh.
62': Attempt saved. Caio (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khalil Khamis.
62': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri.
63': Alireza Cheraghali (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl).
64': Foul by Hazza Al Faresi (Al Wasl).
64': Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Waheed Ismail (Al Wasl).
64': Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Ighodaro Christian Osaguona (Zob Ahan) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the box. Assisted by Mohammad Reza Hosseini following a set piece situation.
66': Attempt blocked. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamid Maleki.
69': Offside, Zob Ahan. Hamid Bouhamdan tries a through ball, but Ighodaro Christian Osaguona is caught offside.
70': Attempt blocked. Caio (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Salmeen.
76': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Hamid Maleki.
73': Attempt saved. Caio (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khalil Khamis.
73': Attempt missed. Ighodaro Christian Osaguona (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
74': Attempt missed. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
75': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Mehran Derakhshanfar replaces Alireza Cheraghali.
76': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Milad Fakhreddini.
77': Substitution, Al Wasl. Abdulla Kazim replaces Hassan Mohammed.
77': Attempt blocked. Abdulla Jassim (Al Wasl) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronaldo Mendes with a cross.
78': Offside, Zob Ahan. Mehran Derakhshanfar tries a through ball, but Ighodaro Christian Osaguona is caught offside.
79': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi.
79': Offside, Al Wasl. Khalil Khamis tries a through ball, but Ronaldo Mendes is caught offside.
82': Offside, Zob Ahan. Amir Arsalan Motahari tries a through ball, but Ighodaro Christian Osaguona is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Marion replaces Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
83': Attempt missed. Caio (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
84': Attempt blocked. Marion (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
84': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Humaid Abdulla.
85': Attempt missed. Hamid Maleki (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
87': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Reza Habibzadeh replaces Ighodaro Christian Osaguona.
88': Foul by Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan).
88': Hamad Al Baloushi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Attempt missed. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milad Fakhreddini with a cross.
90': Foul by Ali Salmeen (Al Wasl).
90': Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Abdulla Jassim.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Abdulla Kazim.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mohammad Nejad Mehdi (Zob Ahan) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar with a cross following a corner.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Zob Ahan 2, Al Wasl 0.
90'+8': Match ends, Zob Ahan 2, Al Wasl 0.
90'+1': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Abdulla Jassim.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Abdulla Kazim.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mohammad Nejad Mehdi (Zob Ahan) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar with a cross following a corner.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Zob Ahan 2, Al Wasl 0.

Statistics

WAS		ZOB
12	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	8
11	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	2
54.8	Possession	45.2
10	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
352	Accurate Passes	289
433	Passes	360
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	9
24	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.6
69	Long Balls	58
38	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	22
23	Tackles	28
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
5	Interceptions	7
9	Effective Clearances	22
9	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Foolad Shahr stadium
Location: Fuladshahr, Iran
Attendance: 3,560

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Shanghai Port	0	0	0
2	Ulsan HD	0	0	0
3	Buriram United	0	0	0
4	Melbourne City FC	0	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Zob-Ahan (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
2	Mohammad Nejadmahdi
4	Hadi Mohammadi
6	Hamid Bouhamdan
32	Hamid Maleki
69	Milad Fakhreddini
8	Ghasem Haddadifar
16	Alireza Cheraghali
7	Mohammad Hosseini
18	Ighodaro Christian Osaguona
72	Amir Arsalan Motahari

Zob-Ahan Substitutes:

Abouazar Safarzadeh, Masoud Ebrahimzadeh, Marion, Mehran Derakhshan, Reza Habibzadeh, Vahid Mohammadzadeh, Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi.

Al Wasl (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Humaid Abdulla Ali (GK)
6	Waheed Ismail
4	Abdulla Jassim
20	Faris Khalil
44	Salem Juma
7	Caio Canedo
77	Hazza Salem
5	Ali Salmin
22	Hassan Mohammed
99	Ali Saleh Amro
17	Ronaldo Mendes

Al Wasl Substitutes:

Hamad Al-Bloushi, Khalil Khamis, Abdullah Saleh, Suhail Al Mutuwa, Abdulla Kazim, Ahmed Essaghir, Ahmed Alfarsi.

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