Al Ahli vs Esteghlal, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Ahli
  • 17': Salman Al-Moasher (P)
  • 29': Salman Al-Moasher
FT
2 - 1
Esteghlal
  • 22': Amir Arsalan Motahari

About

Al Ahli are hosting Esteghlal at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
  • 1': Mohammed Al-Majhad (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdulbaset Al-Hindi.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
  • 9': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Hussein Abdulghani.
  • 10': Foul by Mohammed Al-Majhad (Al-Ahli).
  • 10': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Penalty Al-Ahli. Mazen Abu Sharah draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 15': Penalty conceded by Seyed Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Goal! Al-Ahli 1, Esteghlal 0. Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdullah Tarmin.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arash Rezavand with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
  • 21': Dangerous play by Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal).
  • 21': Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Al-Ahli 1, Esteghlal 1. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Mohammed Al-Majhad (Al-Ahli).
  • 27': Mohammed Al-Majhad (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Goal! Al-Ahli 2, Esteghlal 1. Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
  • 31': Hand ball by Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli).
  • 34': Ali Al Asmari (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Mohammed Al-Fatil replaces Motaz Hawsawi because of an injury.
  • 38': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Al-Fatil.
  • 39': Penalty Esteghlal. Arash Rezavand draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Penalty conceded by Ali Al Asmari (Al-Ahli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Penalty saved! Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Offside, Al-Ahli. Hussein Abdulghani tries a through ball, but Mazen Abu Sharah is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli).
  • 45'+2': Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ali Al Asmari.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Al-Ahli 2, Esteghlal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Ahli 2, Esteghlal 1.
  • 46': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Dashti tries a through ball, but Amir Arsalan Motahari is caught offside.
  • 47': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Abdulbaset Al-Hindi (Al-Ahli).
  • 48': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Hussein Abdulghani.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
  • 49': Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Mohammed Al-Majhad (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdullah Tarmin.
  • 51': Foul by Abdulbaset Al-Hindi (Al-Ahli).
  • 51': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Abdulbaset Al-Hindi (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Ali Al Asmari (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammed Al-Majhad.
  • 54': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Youcef Belaïli replaces Mohammed Al-Majhad because of an injury.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Yasser Al-Mosailem.
  • 59': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdulbaset Al-Hindi.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 61': Substitution, Esteghlal. Zakaria Moradi replaces Shahin Taherkhani.
  • 63': Foul by Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli).
  • 63': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Zakaria Moradi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
  • 65': Offside, Al-Ahli. Abdulrahman Ghareeb tries a through ball, but Mazen Abu Sharah is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Ali Dashti (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Daneshgar.
  • 65': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Ali Al Asmari (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Arash Rezavand.
  • 69': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Abdulbaset Al-Hindi (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youcef Belaïli with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Zakaria Moradi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 75': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Yousef Al-Harbi replaces Abdulbaset Al-Hindi because of an injury.
  • 77': Offside, Al-Ahli. Abdulrahman Ghareeb tries a through ball, but Mazen Abu Sharah is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Esteghlal. Morteza Tabrizi replaces Ali Dashti.
  • 80': Foul by Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli).
  • 80': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Offside, Esteghlal. Morteza Tabrizi tries a through ball, but Milad Zakipour is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
  • 84': Youcef Belaïli (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
  • 86': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli).
  • 87': Offside, Esteghlal. Amir Arsalan Motahari tries a through ball, but Mohammad Daneshgar is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Seyed Hossein Hosseini.
  • 90'+1': Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+2': Youcef Belaïli (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Al-Ahli).
  • 90'+3': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Al-Ahli).
  • 90'+4': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+7': Youcef Belaïli (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Abdullah Tarmin (Al-Ahli).
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arash Rezavand with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Al-Ahli 2, Esteghlal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Ahli 2, Esteghlal 1.

Statistics

EST AHLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/8346.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
8 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 5
58.7 Possession 41.3
14 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
355 Accurate Passes 230
441 Passes 316
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 1
29 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 59
35 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
15 Effective Tackles 12
22 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 9
8 Effective Clearances 27
8 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Location: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait
Attendance: 6,740

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

AHL Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Yasser Al-Mosailem (GK)
37 Abdulbasit Hindi Yellow Card
25 Motaz Hawsawi
60 Lucas Lima
23 Abdullah Hassuna
15 Mohammed Al-Majhad Yellow Card
24 Hussein Al Sulaimani
40 Ali Al-Asmari Yellow Card
34 Mazen Ali Abu Sharah
29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
7 Salman Al-Moasher
Al Ahli Substitutes:
Yousef Alharbi, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Mohammed Al-Yami, Omar Al-Somah, Djaniny, Youcef Belaïli, Abdulfattah Asiri.

EST Esteghlal (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Hossein Hosseini (GK)
20 Nikolay Bodurov
57 Shahin Taherkhani
70 Mohammad Daneshgar
3 Milad Zakipour
21 Voria Ghafouri
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi Yellow Card
66 Masoud Rigi
88 Arash Rezavand
9 Ali Dashti
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Hossein Pour Hamidi, Amirhossein Kargar, Zakaria Moradi, Azim Gok, Siena Khadempour, Aref Gholami, Morteza Tabrizi.

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