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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
  • 29': Mehdi Ghayedi
  • 38': Ali Karimi
  • 54': Cheick Diabate
FT
3 - 0
Al Ahli

    About

    Esteghlal are hosting Al Ahli at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar, 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': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Amir Arsalan Motahari is caught offside.
    • 4': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
    • 5': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Talal Al-Absi following a corner.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
    • 8': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Farshid Esmaeili.
    • 11': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
    • 11': Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi.
    • 16': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Hrvoje Milic.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Marin with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli).
    • 21': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 22': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar Al Soma.
    • 23': Hand ball by Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli).
    • 25': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
    • 25': Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Talal Al-Absi.
    • 27': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Hand ball by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
    • 29': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al-Ahli 0. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
    • 30': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal).
    • 30': Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hani Al-Subayani with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Talal Al-Absi.
    • 38': Goal! Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 0. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Marin.
    • 43': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Al-Fatil.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic with a cross.
    • 45': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
    • 45': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Albassas Ahmad replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
    • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar replaces Vorya Ghafouri because of an injury.
    • 48': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Hani Al-Subayani.
    • 49': Offside, Esteghlal. Roozbeh Cheshmi tries a through ball, but Amir Arsalan Motahari is caught offside.
    • 49': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
    • 49': Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 51': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
    • 53': Foul by Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli).
    • 53': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Goal! Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 0. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ali Karimi with a cross.
    • 55': Foul by Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal).
    • 55': Saeed Al Muwallad (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Marko Marin (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Albassas Ahmad.
    • 58': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
    • 59': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Talal Al-Absi (Al-Ahli).
    • 60': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
    • 61': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Dangerous play by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Albassas Ahmad (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hussein Abdulghani.
    • 65': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Fahad Magrshi replaces Asiri Haitham.
    • 65': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Moqahwi replaces Marko Marin.
    • 65': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Ahmed Al-Nakhli replaces Hani Al-Subayani.
    • 66': Substitution, Esteghlal. Farshid Bagheri replaces Roozbeh Cheshmi because of an injury.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad.
    • 67': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
    • 67': Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
    • 70': Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
    • 72': Substitution, Esteghlal. Milad Zakipour replaces Ali Karimi.
    • 74': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
    • 74': Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Mazen Abu Sharah replaces Omar Al Soma.
    • 75': Hand ball by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal).
    • 79': Attempt saved. Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al-Nakhli.
    • 79': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Seyed Hossein Hosseini.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hussain Al-Moqahwi with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
    • 84': Substitution, Esteghlal. Shahin Taherkhani replaces Cheick Diabaté.
    • 84': Substitution, Esteghlal. Ali Dashti replaces Mehdi Ghaedi.
    • 85': Ali Dashti (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli).
    • 86': Attempt saved. Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 87': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
    • 88': Foul by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
    • 88': Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli).
    • 90'+2': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar tries a through ball, but Farshid Esmaeili is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/8346.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originAHL EST
    16 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 3
    45 Possession 55
    12 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    297 Accurate Passes 381
    377 Passes 464
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    64 Long Balls 56
    32 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 0
    12 Effective Tackles 17
    18 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    11 Interceptions 8
    16 Effective Clearances 28
    16 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
    Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar

    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

    EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hossein Hosseini (GK)
    4 Roozbeh Cheshmi
    5 Aref Gholami
    33 Hrvoje Milic Yellow Card
    21 Voria Ghafouri
    7 Cheick Diabate
    6 Ali Karimi
    66 Masoud Rigi
    72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
    10 Mehdi Ghayedi
    8 Farshid Esmaeili
    Esteghlal Substitutes:
    Milad Zakipour, Mohammad Daneshgar, Arash Dajliri, Farshid Bagheri, Hossein Pour Hamidi, Siena Khadempour, Fardin Rabet, Zakaria Moradi, Ali Dashti, Shahin Taherkhani.

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

    No. Name
    33 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
    3 Mohammed Al-Fatil
    18 Talal Al-Absi
    31 Hani Al-Subayani
    2 Saeed Al-Mowalad
    17 Marko Marin
    24 Hussein Al Sulaimani Yellow Card
    35 Yousef Alharbi
    9 Omar Al-Somah
    29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
    45 Haitham Asiri
    Al Ahli Substitutes:
    Mohammed Al-Yami, Albassas Ahmad, Mazen Ali Abu Sharah, Mohammad Albassas, Yazeed Al Bakr, Hussain Almoqahwi, Ahmed Al-Nakhli, Fahad Magrshi.

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