Foolad vs Ahal, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Foolad
  • 90'+7': Moussa Coulibaly
FT
1 - 0
Ahal
  • Red Card 51': Shohrat Soyunov

About

Foolad are hosting Ahal at Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 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': Ayanda Patosi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Hoshgeldy Hojovov (Ahal).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Sina Shahabbasi (Foolad FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Bashimov Abdy (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
  • 5': Ata Geldiyew (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC).
  • 7': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Selim Nurmuradov (Ahal).
  • 8': Foul by Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC).
  • 8': Hoshgeldy Hojovov (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Mirza Beknazarov (Ahal).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Chimba (Foolad FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alireza Kooshki with a headed pass.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
  • 12': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Hoshgeldy Hojovov (Ahal).
  • 14': Attempt saved. Ayanda Patosi (Foolad FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chimba.
  • 17': Foul by Mirza Beknazarov (Ahal).
  • 17': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Offside, Foolad FC. Moussa Coulibaly tries a through ball, but Chimba is caught offside.
  • 23': Chimba (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Shohrat Soyunov (Ahal).
  • 23': Shohrat Soyunov (Ahal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Chimba (Foolad FC) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Resul Hojayev (Ahal).
  • 27': Dangerous play by Mehdi Shiri (Foolad FC).
  • 27': Hoshgeldy Hojovov (Ahal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Mirza Beknazarov (Ahal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Meylis Diniyev (Ahal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Ata Geldiyew.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Serdar Geldiyev (Ahal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elman Tagayev.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ayanda Patosi (Foolad FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chimba.
  • 41': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Resul Hojayev (Ahal).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Moussa Coulibaly (Foolad FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Shiri with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Chimba (Foolad FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammad Abshak with a headed pass.
  • 44': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Rasul Charyyev.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Moussa Coulibaly (Foolad FC) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC).
  • 45': Resul Hojayev (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Meylis Diniyev (Ahal).
  • 45': Mehdi Shiri (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Foolad FC 0, Ahal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Foolad FC 0, Ahal 0.
  • 46': Foul by Moussa Coulibaly (Foolad FC).
  • 46': Selim Nurmuradov (Ahal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Chimba (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Mirza Beknazarov (Ahal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 49': Corner, Ahal. Conceded by Mehdi Shiri.
  • 50': Offside, Foolad FC. Mehdi Shiri tries a through ball, but Chimba is caught offside.
  • 51': Chimba (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Shohrat Soyunov (Ahal).
  • 51': Second yellow card to Shohrat Soyunov (Ahal) for a bad foul.
  • 53': Substitution, Ahal. Ybrayym Mammedow replaces Hoshgeldy Hojovov.
  • 53': Substitution, Ahal. Arslanmurat Amanov replaces Selim Nurmuradov.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Abshak.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 54': Foul by Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal).
  • 54': Sina Shahabbasi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Chimba (Foolad FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
  • 57': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
  • 57': Rasul Charyyev (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Chimba (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Foolad FC. Vahid Heydarieh replaces Sina Shahabbasi.
  • 58': Substitution, Foolad FC. Mohammadreza Abbasi replaces Hamid Bouhamdan.
  • 59': Offside, Foolad FC. Arash Rezavand tries a through ball, but Ayanda Patosi is caught offside.
  • 60': Hand ball by Resul Hojayev (Ahal).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Aref Aghasi (Foolad FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Meylis Diniyev.
  • 63': Substitution, Ahal. Dovran Hojamammedov replaces Mirza Beknazarov.
  • 63': Substitution, Ahal. Gurbanguly Ashirov replaces Elman Tagayev.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Meylis Diniyev (Ahal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arslanmurat Amanov with a cross following a fast break.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammadreza Abbasi with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 67': Substitution, Foolad FC. Sasan Ansari replaces Alireza Kooshki.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Resul Hojayev.
  • 68': Hand ball by Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ayanda Patosi (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sasan Ansari.
  • 72': Foul by Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal).
  • 72': Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Meylis Diniyev following a fast break.
  • 74': Substitution, Foolad FC. Mohammad Reza Khalatbari replaces Ayanda Patosi.
  • 74': Substitution, Foolad FC. Mojtaba Najarian replaces Mehdi Shiri.
  • 74': Foul by Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal).
  • 74': Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Resul Hojayev.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Abshak with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Resul Hojayev.
  • 81': Foul by Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC).
  • 81': Ybrayym Mammedow (Ahal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Corner, Ahal. Conceded by Vahid Heydarieh.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Gurbanguly Ashirov (Ahal) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arslanmurat Amanov with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Gurbanguly Ashirov.
  • 86': Foul by Ybrayym Mammedow (Ahal).
  • 86': Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Substitution, Ahal. Tirkishov Shanazar replaces Meylis Diniyev.
  • 89': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dovran Hojamammedov with a headed pass.
  • 90': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Rasul Charyyev (Ahal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Ybrayym Mammedow (Ahal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Ahal. Dovran Hojamammedov tries a through ball, but Arslanmurat Amanov is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Foolad FC 1, Ahal 0. Moussa Coulibaly (Foolad FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mojtaba Najarian with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Foolad FC 1, Ahal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Foolad FC 1, Ahal 0.

Statistics

AHA FOO
15 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 4
31.9 Possession 68.1
11 SHOTS 21
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
223 Accurate Passes 569
298 Passes 628
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 11
10 Crosses 32
0.4 Cross % 0.3
69 Long Balls 53
34 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 7
16 Effective Clearances 13
16 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 25

Line-Ups

FOO Foolad (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Shahab Gordan (GK)
33 Aref Aghasi
5 Moussa Coulibaly
6 Sina Shahabbasi
2 Mehdi Shiri
10 Ayanda Patosi
8 Hamid Bouhamdan
13 Mohammad Abshak Yellow Card
29 Chimba Yellow Card
80 Ali Kooshki
88 Arash Rezavand
Foolad Substitutes:
Mohammadreza Khaltbari, Vahid Heydarieh, Sasan Hosseini, Ahmad Abdollahzadeh, Sina Moridi, Ehsan Moradiyan, Ayoub Vali, Mojtaba Najarian, Sasan Ansari, Mohammadreza Abbasi.

AHA Ahal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Rasul Charyyev (GK) Yellow Card
71 Ata Geldiyew
4 Shohrat Soyunov Yellow Card
23 Hoshgeldy Hojovov
5 Bashimov Abdy
77 Elman Tagayev
29 Serdar Geldiyev
21 Resul Hojayev
14 Meylis Diniyev
9 Selim Nurmuradov
8 Beknazarov Mirza
Ahal Substitutes:
Gurbanguly Ashirov, Arslanmurat Amanov, Ybrayym Mammedow, Arzuvguly Sapargulyyev, Didar Durdyyew, Dayanch Meredov, Dovran Hojamammedov, Tirkishov Shanazar, Dayanch Nuryyev, Ovezmyradov Ovezmyrat.

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