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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
  • 5': Farshid Esmaeili
  • 54': Mohammad Naderi
  • 67': Mehdi Ghayedi
  • 86': Mehdi Ghayedi
  • 89': Cheick Diabate (P)
FT
5 - 2
Al Ahli
  • 27': Omar Al-Somah (P)
  • 79': Omar Al-Somah

About

Esteghlal are hosting Al Ahli 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.
  • 4': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al-Ahli 0. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdullah Hassoun.
  • 10': Foul by Saeid Mehri (Esteghlal).
  • 10': Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mohammad Naderi.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic.
  • 13': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Saeid Mehri (Esteghlal).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
  • 18': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
  • 18': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Motaz Haosawi.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
  • 23': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Siavash Yazdani.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Abdulbasit Hindi (Al-Ahli) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mohammad Naderi.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Alsoma.
  • 25': Penalty Al-Ahli. Salman Mohammed draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 25': Penalty conceded by Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 27': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al-Ahli 1. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 30': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
  • 34': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
  • 34': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdullah Hassoun.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saeid Mehri.
  • 37': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
  • 37': Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Saeid Mehri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammad Naderi.
  • 39': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdullah Hassoun.
  • 41': Alexandru Mitrita (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
  • 44': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdullah Hassoun.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Al-Ahli 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 1, Al-Ahli 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Ali Alasmari replaces Nouh Almousa.
  • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Arash Rezavand replaces Saeid Mehri.
  • 46': Foul by Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal).
  • 46': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Motaz Haosawi.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Alowais.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohammad Naderi with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi.
  • 53': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
  • 53': Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi.
  • 54': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Driss Fettouhi.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic with a cross.
  • 54': Goal! Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 1. Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Motaz Haosawi.
  • 58': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 60': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandru Mitrita.
  • 64': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Masoud Rigi.
  • 64': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Moqahwi replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salman Mohammed.
  • 67': Goal! Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 1. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 68': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Esteghlal. Cheick Diabaté replaces Hrvoje Milic.
  • 70': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Elvis Saric replaces Mohammed Al-Fatil because of an injury.
  • 71': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 71': Motaz Haosawi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 75': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ali Alasmari (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elvis Saric.
  • 79': Goal! Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 2. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussain Al-Moqahwi.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 86': Goal! Esteghlal 4, Al-Ahli 2. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 87': Substitution, Esteghlal. Seyed Ahmad Mousavi replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 87': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mehdi Mehdipour replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 87': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Mohammad Al-Bassas replaces Abdulbasit Hindi.
  • 87': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Sultan Mandash replaces Salman Mohammed.
  • 87': Penalty Esteghlal. Cheick Diabaté draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Penalty conceded by Mohammad Al-Bassas (Al-Ahli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Goal! Esteghlal 5, Al-Ahli 2. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sultan Mandash with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Alasmari with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Esteghlal. Sobhan Khaghani replaces Mohammad Naderi.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 5, Al-Ahli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Esteghlal 5, Al-Ahli 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 4
42.8 Possession 57.2
16 SHOTS 21
5 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
299 Accurate Passes 423
357 Passes 482
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 16
0.4 Cross % 0.4
38 Long Balls 60
19 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
8 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 5
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 9
15 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
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Line-Ups

EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
4 Siavash Yazdani
5 Aref Gholami
2 Mohammad Naderi
21 Voria Ghafouri
8 Farshid Esmaeili
6 Masoud Rigi
66 Saeid Mehri
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
10 Mehdi Ghayedi
33 Hrvoje Milic
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Arash Rezavand, Sobhan Khaghani, Cheick Diabate, Seyed Ahmad Mousavi, Mohammad Moradmand, Arman Ramezani, Hossein Hosseini, Mehdi Mehdipour, Babak Moradi.

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

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

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