Esteghlal vs Al Hilal, 2021 AFC Champions League, Round of 16

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
    FT
    0 - 2
    Al Hilal
    • 39': Bafetimbi Gomis
    • 56': Salem Al-Dawsari

    About

    Esteghlal are hosting Al Hilal 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.
    • 7': Foul by Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs (Esteghlal FC).
    • 7': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs (Esteghlal FC).
    • 9': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
    • 12': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 16': Foul by Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
    • 16': Sobhan Khaghani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Foul by Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal).
    • 22': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh tries a through ball, but Siavash Yazdani is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jafar Salmani (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Abdullah Al-Mayoof.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salem Al-Dawsari.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jafar Salmani.
    • 30': Foul by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal FC).
    • 30': Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
    • 33': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 36': Foul by Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal).
    • 36': Sobhan Khaghani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Goal! Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Hilal 1. Bafétimbi Gomis (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a through ball.
    • 42': Foul by Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
    • 42': Sobhan Khaghani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Hilal 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Hilal 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Amin Ghaseminejad replaces Sobhan Khaghani.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
    • 49': Bafétimbi Gomis (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal FC).
    • 51': Attempt saved. Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Marega.
    • 51': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Seyed Hossein Hosseini.
    • 53': Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal).
    • 56': Goal! Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Hilal 2. Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Marega.
    • 58': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Salem Al-Dawsari.
    • 59': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Arman Ramezani replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari.
    • 59': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Mehdi Mehdipour replaces Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs.
    • 61': Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
    • 61': Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Babak Moradi replaces Jafar Salmani.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Babak Moradi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Amin Ghaseminejad (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Arman Ramezani (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amin Ghaseminejad with a cross.
    • 71': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Abdullah Al-Mayoof.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Arman Ramezani (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Babak Moradi.
    • 73': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Mohammed Al-Burayk.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Amin Ghaseminejad (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siavash Yazdani.
    • 76': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Saleh Al-Shehri replaces Bafétimbi Gomis.
    • 78': Foul by Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal FC).
    • 78': Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Matin Karimzadeh replaces Aref Aghasi.
    • 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Jahfali replaces Salem Al-Dawsari.
    • 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Hamad Al-Yami replaces Salman Al-Faraj because of an injury.
    • 82': Hand ball by Hamad Al-Yami (Al-Hilal).
    • 83': Foul by Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal FC).
    • 83': Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Babak Moradi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siavash Yazdani.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Arman Ramezani (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Ali Al-Bulayhi.
    • 86': Foul by Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal FC).
    • 86': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saleh Al-Shehri.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Siavash Yazdani.
    • 90'+2': Babak Moradi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Saleh Al-Shehri.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al-Hamdan replaces Moussa Marega.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Musab Al-Juwayr replaces Matheus Pereira.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Arman Ramezani (Esteghlal FC).
    • 90'+5': Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Hilal 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Hilal 2.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 2
    51.4 Possession 48.6
    9 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    329 Accurate Passes 288
    395 Passes 362
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    11 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 52
    36 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    8 Tackles 23
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    3 Interceptions 14
    19 Effective Clearances 10
    19 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Line-Ups

    EST Esteghlal (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Hossein Hosseini (GK)
    4 Siavash Yazdani
    3 Mohammad Moradmand Yellow Card
    19 Aref Aghasi
    14 Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs
    79 Sobhan Khaghani
    88 Arash Rezavand
    17 Jafar Salmani
    21 Voria Ghafouri
    72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
    99 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
    Esteghlal Substitutes:
    Mehdi Mehdipour, Arman Ramezani, Sina Saeidifar, Matin Karimzadeh, Amin Ghaseminejad, Mohammad Daneshgar, Saeid Mehri, Seyed Ahmad Mousavi, Mohammadreza Azadi, Babak Moradi.

    HIL Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
    5 Ali Al-Bulayhi
    20 Jang Hyun-Soo
    12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
    2 Mohammed Al-Burayk
    15 Matheus Pereira
    16 Nasser Al-Dawsari Yellow Card
    7 Salman Al-Faraj
    18 Bafetimbi Gomis
    29 Salem Al-Dawsari
    17 Moussa Marega
    Al Hilal Substitutes:
    Saleh Al-Shehri, Hamad Al-Yami, Musab Al-Juwayr, Al Mufarrij, Madallah Al-Olayan, Mohammed Jahfali, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Habib Alwotayan, Abdullah Radif, Abdullah Al-Jadani.

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