Sepahan vs Al Duhail, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Sepahan
    FT
    0 - 1
    Al Duhail
    • 84': Michael Olunga

    About

    Sepahan are hosting Al Duhail at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, 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.
    • 1': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail).
    • 3': Foul by Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail).
    • 3': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou.
    • 3': Offside, Sepahan. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh tries a through ball, but Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini is caught offside.
    • 5': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
    • 7': Foul by Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail).
    • 7': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan).
    • 9': Foul by Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail).
    • 9': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danial Esmaeilifar.
    • 11': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
    • 11': Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 13': Foul by Sultan Al Brake (Al Duhail).
    • 13': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail).
    • 15': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Hand ball by Almoez Ali (Al Duhail).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmilson Junior.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Soroush Rafiei.
    • 23': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
    • 25': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
    • 25': Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
    • 26': Nam Tae-Hee (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Hand ball by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan).
    • 31': Offside, Sepahan. Soroush Rafiei tries a through ball, but Shahriyar Moghanlou is caught offside.
    • 32': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
    • 34': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail).
    • 35': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
    • 36': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Almoez Ali.
    • 37': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
    • 38': Foul by Mohammed Alaa Eldin (Al Duhail).
    • 38': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
    • 39': Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card.
    • 43': Foul by Mohammed Alaa Eldin (Al Duhail).
    • 43': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Almoez Ali (Al Duhail).
    • 45'+1': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sepahan 0, Al Duhail 0.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan).
    • 45'+2': Toby Alderweireld (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sepahan 0, Al Duhail 0.
    • 46': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmilson Junior with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Edmilson Junior with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olunga.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Soroush Rafiei.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Soroush Rafiei.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
    • 62': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Sultan Al Brake.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf with a headed pass.
    • 65': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi.
    • 65': Substitution, Al Duhail. Assim Madibo replaces Luiz Júnior.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Nam Tae-Hee (Al Duhail) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf with a cross.
    • 71': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld.
    • 72': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
    • 73': Substitution, Sepahan. Milad Jahani replaces Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
    • 74': Substitution, Sepahan. Jalalaldin Alimohammadi replaces Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
    • 74': Foul by Mohammed Alaa Eldin (Al Duhail).
    • 74': Milad Jahani (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
    • 76': Offside, Sepahan. Danial Esmaeilifar tries a through ball, but Mohammad Nejad Mehdi is caught offside.
    • 78': Foul by Jalalaldin Alimohammadi (Sepahan).
    • 78': Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Al Duhail. Abdullah Al Ahrak replaces Nam Tae-Hee.
    • 81': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi.
    • 82': Substitution, Sepahan. Reza Mirzaei replaces Soroush Rafiei.
    • 83': Foul by Jalalaldin Alimohammadi (Sepahan).
    • 83': Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edmilson Junior.
    • 84': Goal! Sepahan 0, Al Duhail 1. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
    • 85': Substitution, Sepahan. Yasin Salmani replaces Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Yasin Salmani (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reza Mirzaei.
    • 89': Substitution, Al Duhail. Mohammed Musa replaces Mohammed Alaa Eldin because of an injury.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mohammed Musa.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sepahan 0, Al Duhail 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sepahan 0, Al Duhail 1.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/12008.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originALD SEP
    12 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 1
    65.4 Possession 34.6
    11 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 0
    0.2 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    500 Accurate Passes 240
    587 Passes 308
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 0
    25 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    60 Long Balls 54
    36 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    19 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 6
    12 Effective Clearances 18
    12 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
    Location: Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 67

    Line-Ups

    SEP Sepahan (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    45 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
    30 Giorgi Gvelesiani
    2 Mohammad Nejadmahdi
    21 Seyed Mohammad Karimi
    19 Omid Norafkan
    11 Daniel Esmaeilifar
    10 Farshad Ahmadzadeh Yellow Card
    73 Soroush Rafiei
    9 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
    7 Mohammad Hosseini
    70 Shahriar Moghanlou
    Sepahan Substitutes:
    Amirmohammad Mohkamkar, Aria Yousefi, Reza Mirzaei, Milad Jahani, Yasin Salmani, Masoud Rigi, Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh, Ezzatollah Pourghaz, Jalalaldin Alimohammadi, Christopher Knett.

    ALD Al Duhail (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Salah Zakaria (GK)
    4 Toby Alderweireld
    5 Bassam Al-Rawi
    18 Sultan Al-Brake
    3 Ahmed Alaaeldin
    19 Nam Tae-Hee
    8 Luiz Ceará Yellow Card
    12 Karim Boudiaf
    14 Michael Olunga
    10 Edmílson Junior
    11 Almoez Ali Yellow Card
    Al Duhail Substitutes:
    Ali Afif, Assim Madibo, Shehab Ellethy, Mubark Shanan, Ismail Mohamad, Abdullah Al Ahrak, Rashid Al Abdulla, Mohammed Al Naimi, Abdelrahman Moustafa, Mohammed Musa Ali.

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