Al-Shorta vs Esteghlal, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

Al-Shorta

48': Ali Faez (P)

FT
1 - 1

Esteghlal

24': Hussam Kadhim Al-Shuwaili (OG)

About

Al-Shorta are hosting Esteghlal at Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq, 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.
2': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
2': Nabeel Sabah (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mazin Fayyadh.
3': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Saad Abdulameer Luaibi.
4': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
4': Mazin Fayyadh (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Attempt missed. Mazin Fayyadh (Al-Shorta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
7': Corner, Al-Shorta. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
8': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
8': Mohammed Mezher (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
10': Mazin Fayyadh (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt saved. Nabeel Sabah (Al-Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
18': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
18': Mohammed Mezher (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Mohammed Mezher (Al-Shorta).
21': Attempt missed. Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri with a cross following a set piece situation.
24': Own Goal by Hussam Kadhim, Al-Shorta. Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 1.
28': Hand ball by Waleed Salim (Al-Shorta).
29': Foul by Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal).
29': Mazin Fayyadh (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Substitution, Esteghlal. Morteza Tabrizi replaces Mehdi Ghaedi because of an injury.
35': Corner, Al-Shorta. Conceded by Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov.
37': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
37': Mohammed Mezher (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Corner, Al-Shorta. Conceded by Shahin Taherkhani.
42': Foul by Ala'a Abdul Zahra (Al-Shorta).
42': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Faisal Jassim.
45'+1': 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.
45'+1': Corner, Al-Shorta. Conceded by Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov.
45'+2': First Half ends, Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 1.
45': Second Half begins Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 1.
46': Attempt missed. Nabeel Sabah (Al-Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ala'a Abdul Zahra.
46': Penalty Al-Shorta. Ali Yousif draws a foul in the penalty area.
46': Penalty conceded by Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal) after a foul in the penalty area.
48': Goal! Al-Shorta 1, Esteghlal 1. Ali Faez Atiyah (Al-Shorta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
49': Offside, Esteghlal. Arash Rezavand tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
51': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
51': Mazin Fayyadh (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Ala'a Abdul Zahra (Al-Shorta).
57': Foul by Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal).
57': Hussam Kadhim (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Offside, Al-Shorta. Ahmed Basil tries a through ball, but Ali Yousif is caught offside.
59': Foul by Faisal Jassim (Al-Shorta).
59': Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt blocked. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Foul by Ali Yousif (Al-Shorta).
61': Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Attempt saved. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Masoud Rigi.
64': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Saad Abdulameer Luaibi.
65': Attempt missed. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
66': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Ala'a Abdul Zahra (Al-Shorta).
68': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
68': Nabeel Sabah (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Ala'a Abdul Zahra (Al-Shorta).
69': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Masoud Rigi with a cross.
71': Attempt missed. Mazin Fayyadh (Al-Shorta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ali Yousif.
73': Offside, Esteghlal. Masoud Rigi tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
76': Attempt saved. Ala'a Abdul Zahra (Al-Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Hand ball by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
79': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
82': Attempt missed. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
83': Substitution, Esteghlal. Zakaria Moradi replaces Shahin Taherkhani.
83': Foul by Saad Abdulameer Luaibi (Al-Shorta).
83': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Milad Zakipour is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Diego Calderón replaces Mazin Fayyadh.
86': Diego Calderón (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov (Esteghlal).
88': Attempt saved. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
88': Attempt saved. Zakaria Moradi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
89': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Junior Mpia Mapuku replaces Ali Yousif.
90'+1': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
90'+1': Mohammed Mezher (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Zakaria Moradi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Karimi.
90'+3': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Saad Abdulameer Luaibi.
90'+3': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Saad Natiq Naji replaces Nabeel Sabah.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arash Rezavand with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Al-Shorta 1, Esteghlal 1.
0': Match ends, Al-Shorta 1, Esteghlal 1.

Statistics

EST		SHO
14	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	4
59.6	Possession	40.4
11	SHOTS	6
4	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
447	Accurate Passes	261
532	Passes	360
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	2
22	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.1
49	Long Balls	67
34	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.7	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	0
2	Effective Tackles	7
12	Tackles	14
0.2	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	10
18	Effective Clearances	26
18	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Franso Hariri Stadium
Location: Erbil, Iraq
Attendance: 6,750

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

Al-Shorta (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ahmed Basil (GK)
6	Ali Faez
24	Faisal Jassim
22	Hussam Kadhim Al-Shuwaili
23	Waleed Salim
25	Saad Abdul-Amir
16	Mohammed Mezher
15	Nabeel Sabah
14	Mazin Fayyadh
28	Hashim Ali
10	Alaa Abdul Zahra

Al-Shorta Substitutes:

Akram Raheem Naji Al Khuzy, Amjad Waleed Hussein, Suad Natiq, Junior M'pia, Diego Calderón, Mohammed Hameed, Alaa Ali Mhawi.

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
6	Ali Karimi
66	Masoud Rigi
88	Arash Rezavand
10	Mehdi Ghayedi
72	Amir Arsalan Motahari

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Hrvoje Milic, Farshid Bagheri, Hossein Pour Hamidi, Siena Khadempour, Morteza Tabrizi, Zakaria Moradi, Roozbeh Cheshmi.

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