Al Ahli vs Esteghlal, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Ahli
FT
0 - 0
Esteghlal

About

Al Ahli are hosting Esteghlal at , , , 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.
  • 6': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
  • 6': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
  • 9': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Alowais.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 10': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Abdullah Hassoun (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal).
  • 12': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Mehdi Ghaedi is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Aref Gholami (Esteghlal).
  • 14': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Abdulbasit Hindi with a headed pass.
  • 19': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Elvis Saric (Al-Ahli).
  • 24': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi.
  • 26': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
  • 26': Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 32': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi (Esteghlal).
  • 33': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
  • 37': Seyed Ahmad Mousavi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
  • 39': Abdulbasit Hindi (Al-Ahli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
  • 41': Hand ball by Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salman Mohammed.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Dariush Shojaeian replaces Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
  • 46': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
  • 46': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
  • 51': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
  • 52': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Substitution, Esteghlal. Saeid Mehri replaces Arash Rezavand.
  • 62': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Sultan Mandash replaces Elvis Saric.
  • 62': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Moqahwi replaces Salman Mohammed.
  • 62': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Hassoun with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
  • 66': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
  • 68': Attempt saved. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sultan Mandash.
  • 68': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri.
  • 68': Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Esteghlal. Cheick Diabaté replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 70': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
  • 70': Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Saeid Mehri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 73': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
  • 74': Foul by Sultan Mandash (Al-Ahli).
  • 74': Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Ali Alasmari replaces Driss Fettouhi.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Sultan Mandash (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussain Al-Moqahwi.
  • 77': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
  • 78': Foul by Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal).
  • 78': Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Hand ball by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Mandash.
  • 83': Substitution, Esteghlal. Masoud Rigi replaces Saeid Mehri.
  • 83': Substitution, Esteghlal. Babak Moradi replaces Mehdi Ghaedi.
  • 83': Offside, Esteghlal. Babak Moradi tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdulbasit Hindi.
  • 87': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Motaz Haosawi (Al-Ahli).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Asiri Haitham replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.

Statistics

EST AHLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/8346.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
11 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
44.1 Possession 55.9
7 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
329 Accurate Passes 428
405 Passes 505
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 56
31 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 6
17 Tackles 8
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 6
16 Effective Clearances 14
16 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
33 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
3 Mohammed Al-Fatil
25 Motaz Hawsawi
16 Nouh Al-Mousa
37 Abdulbasit Hindi
23 Abdullah Hassuna
8 Elvis Saric
21 Driss Fettouhi
29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
10 Salman Al-Moasher
9 Omar Al-Somah
Al Ahli Substitutes:
Mohammed Khubrani, Sultan Mandash, Mohammed Al-Majhad, Haitham Asiri, Mohammed Al-Yami, Ali Al-Asmari, Hussain Almoqahwi, Yazeed Al Bakr, Hani Al-Subayani, Mohammad Albassas.

EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
4 Siavash Yazdani
5 Aref Gholami
33 Hrvoje Milic
21 Voria Ghafouri
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
9 Mehdi Mehdipour
88 Arash Rezavand
10 Mehdi Ghayedi
8 Farshid Esmaeili
20 Seyed Ahmad Mousavi
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Cheick Diabaté, Hossein Hosseini, Masoud Rigi, Babak Moradi, Matin Karimzadeh, Siena Khadempour, Saeid Mehri, Mohammad Moradmand, Dariush Shojaeian, Arman Ramezani.

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