Persepolis vs FC Goa, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League ElitePersepolis come from behind to hand FC Goa first Champions League loss
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Goa suffered their first defeat of the AFC Champions League campaign against last season's runners-up
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Seriton Fernandes (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Goal! Persepolis 0, Goa 1. Edu Bedia (Goa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes following a set piece situation.
- 15': Saviour Gama (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Iván González.
- 17': Penalty Persepolis. Isa Alkasir draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 17': Penalty conceded by James Donachie (Goa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 18': Goal! Persepolis 1, Goa 1. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 21': Foul by Jorge Ortíz (Goa).
- 21': Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Saviour Gama (Goa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes.
- 23': Foul by Brandon Fernandes (Goa).
- 23': Isa Alkasir (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
- 24': Attempt missed. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmad Noorollahi with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Goal! Persepolis 2, Goa 1. Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Offside, Persepolis. Kamal Kamyabinia tries a through ball, but Siamak Nemati is caught offside.
- 29': Substitution, Goa. Amarjit Singh replaces Adil Khan because of an injury.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmad Noorollahi.
- 31': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
- 31': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Offside, Goa. Brandon Fernandes tries a through ball, but Edu Bedia is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
- 36': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Vahid Amiri (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi.
- 40': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi.
- 41': Penalty Persepolis. Ehsan Pahlavan draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 41': Penalty conceded by Iván González (Goa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': Penalty saved! Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
- 44': Attempt saved. Ahmad Noorollahi (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vahid Amiri.
- 44': Foul by Edu Bedia (Goa).
- 44': Vahid Amiri (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Goa. Devendra Murgaokar replaces Saviour Gama.
- 46': Attempt saved. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou.
- 46': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
- 47': Attempt saved. Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou with a headed pass.
- 48': Offside, Persepolis. Ehsan Pahlavan tries a through ball, but Isa Alkasir is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Devendra Murgaokar (Goa).
- 52': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Iván González.
- 55': Dheeraj Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Shahriyar Moghanlou (Persepolis).
- 56': Substitution, Persepolis. Milad Sarlak replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
- 56': Substitution, Persepolis. Omid Alishah replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.
- 57': Foul by Devendra Murgaokar (Goa).
- 57': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Edu Bedia (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
- 58': Substitution, Goa. Princeton Rebello replaces Glan Martins.
- 58': Substitution, Goa. Ishan Pandita replaces Brandon Fernandes.
- 64': Edu Bedia (Goa) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Goa. Redeem Tlang replaces Edu Bedia because of an injury.
- 68': Hand ball by Seriton Fernandes (Goa).
- 70': Attempt missed. Omid Alishah (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 70': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
- 71': Attempt missed. Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omid Alishah following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Amarjit Singh (Goa).
- 72': Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Devendra Murgaokar (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
- 77': Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Mehdikhani replaces Isa Alkasir.
- 77': Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Abdi replaces Mahdi Torabi.
- 79': Foul by Mehdi Abdi (Persepolis).
- 79': Redeem Tlang (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Devendra Murgaokar (Goa).
- 81': Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ehsan Pahlavan (Persepolis).
- 82': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Redeem Tlang (Goa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Princeton Rebello.
- 85': Amarjit Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
- 87': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Princeton Rebello.
- 89': Foul by Milad Sarlak (Persepolis).
- 89': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Redeem Tlang (Goa).
- 90'+1': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Amarjit Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mehdi Mehdikhani (Persepolis).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
Statistics
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PRS |
|
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
37 | Possession | 63 |
3 | SHOTS | 12 |
2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
248 | Accurate Passes | 450 |
298 | Passes | 507 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
2 | Crosses | 10 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
40 | Long Balls | 42 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
17 | Tackles | 8 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
10 | Interceptions | 9 |
12 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
12 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
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Line-Ups
Persepolis (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
81 | Hamed Lak (GK) |
4 | Seyed Jalal Hosseini |
6 | Hossein Kanani |
19 | Vahid Amiri |
88 | Siamak Nemati |
8 | Ahmad Noorollahi |
11 | Kamal Kamyabinia |
9 | Mehdi Torabi |
14 | Ehsan Pahlevan |
72 | Iss Ale Kasir |
70 | Shahriar Moghanlou |
FC Goa (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dheeraj Moirangthem (GK) |
4 | Iván Garrido |
8 | James Donachie |
2 | Sanson Pereira |
20 | Seriton Fernandes ![]() |
50 | Adil Khan |
25 | Glan Martins |
23 | Edu Bedia |
21 | Saviour Gama ![]() |
10 | Brandon Fernandes |
9 | Jorge Ortíz |
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