Sharjah vs Al Sadd, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteAbout
Sharjah are hosting Al Sadd
at Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 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': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd).
- 2': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Luanzinho (Sharjah).
- 3': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd).
- 4': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Sharjah. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Luanzinho is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd).
- 6': Majid Rashid (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luanzinho.
- 8': Offside, Al Sadd. Amin Hazbavi tries a through ball, but Baghdad Bounedjah is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Miguel.
- 9': Goal! Sharjah 0, Al Sadd 1. Gonzalo Plata (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 11': Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Moussa Marega (Sharjah).
- 11': Offside, Sharjah. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Moussa Marega is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Moussa Marega (Sharjah).
- 12': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd).
- 13': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Majid Surour (Sharjah).
- 13': Mateus Uribe (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd).
- 14': Mohammad Abdulbasit (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
- 15': Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah).
- 17': Attempt missed. Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Akram Afif following a set piece situation.
- 17': Foul by Majid Surour (Sharjah).
- 17': Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Salem Sultan (Sharjah) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Mohammad Abdulbasit (Sharjah).
- 24': Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Mohammad Abdulbasit (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Hand ball by Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd).
- 25': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
- 25': Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
- 27': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Mateus Uribe.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Hassan Al Haydos.
- 29': Foul by Majid Rashid (Sharjah).
- 29': Gonzalo Plata (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Majid Rashid (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Offside, Al Sadd. Hassan Al Haydos tries a through ball, but Baghdad Bounedjah is caught offside.
- 33': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Salem Sultan.
- 35': Caio Lucas (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Al Sadd).
- 35': Gonzalo Plata (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd).
- 37': Majid Surour (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd).
- 38': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Majid Surour (Sharjah).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Substitution, Sharjah. Abdelaziz Alkaabi replaces Majid Surour because of an injury.
- 42': Foul by Luanzinho (Sharjah).
- 42': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd).
- 44': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Caio Lucas (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 45'+2': Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
- 45'+2': Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sharjah 0, Al Sadd 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sharjah 0, Al Sadd 1.
- 46': Foul by Moussa Marega (Sharjah).
- 46': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Amin Hazbavi (Al Sadd).
- 47': Moussa Marega (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Caio Lucas (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt missed. Caio Lucas (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 49': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah).
- 49': Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
- 51': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Marcus Meloni (Sharjah).
- 56': Foul by Moussa Marega (Sharjah).
- 56': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Mohammad Abdulbasit (Sharjah).
- 60': Goal! Sharjah 0, Al Sadd 2. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pedro Miguel with a cross.
- 60': Caio Lucas (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Foul by Abdelaziz Alkaabi (Sharjah).
- 62': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Abdelaziz Alkaabi (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Caio Lucas.
- 64': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Marcus Meloni (Sharjah).
- 64': Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Plata (Al Sadd) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Majid Rashid.
- 67': Substitution, Sharjah. Sebastián Tagliabué replaces Mohammad Abdulbasit.
- 68': Offside, Al Sadd. Gonzalo Plata tries a through ball, but Baghdad Bounedjah is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Al Sadd. Mostafa Meshaal replaces Mohammed Waad.
- 70': Substitution, Al Sadd. Ali Asad replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
- 71': Caio Lucas (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
- 72': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 75': Foul by Sebastián Tagliabué (Sharjah).
- 75': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
- 77': Salem Sultan (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah).
- 78': Mostafa Meshaal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Moussa Marega (Sharjah).
- 79': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Caio Lucas (Sharjah) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Tagliabué.
- 80': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
- 80': Moussa Marega (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Offside, Sharjah. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Luanzinho is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Al Sadd. Ahmed Suhail replaces Gonzalo Plata.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Luanzinho (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Luanzinho (Sharjah) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caio Lucas.
- 89': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
- 89': Attempt missed. Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Majid Rashid following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, Sharjah. Salem Saleh replaces Luanzinho.
- 89': Substitution, Sharjah. Saeed Al Kaabi replaces Moussa Marega.
- 90'+1': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah).
- 90'+1': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sebastián Tagliabué (Sharjah).
- 90'+3': Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
- 90'+5': Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Sebastián Tagliabué (Sharjah) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Meloni with a cross.
- 90'+7': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Ahmed Suhail.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+9': Foul by Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd).
- 90'+9': Majid Rashid (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Abdalla Ghanim (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
- 90'+10': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Sharjah 0, Al Sadd 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sharjah 0, Al Sadd 2.
Statistics
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SHA |
|
---|---|---|
21 | Fouls | 21 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
37.5 | Possession | 62.5 |
6 | SHOTS | 14 |
3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
197 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
286 | Passes | 470 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
7 | Crosses | 18 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
76 | Long Balls | 42 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
15 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
17 | Interceptions | 10 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
15 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Sharjah Stadium
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 1,512
Venue: Sharjah Stadium
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 1,512
AFC Champions League Elite Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Shabab Al-Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Traktor Sazi FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Nasaf Quarshi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Sharjah (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
26 | Darwish Bin Habib (GK) |
18 | Abdullah Ghanem |
13 | Salem Sultan |
22 | Marcus Meloni ![]() |
24 | Majid Rashid ![]() |
10 | Miralem Pjanic |
6 | Majid Surour Salim |
8 | Mohammad Abdulbasit Al-Abdullah ![]() |
91 | Moussa Marega |
7 | Caio ![]() |
27 | Luan Pereira |
Al Sadd (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Meshaal Barsham (GK) |
16 | Boualem Khoukhi |
55 | Amin Hazbavi |
5 | Tarek Salman |
2 | Ró-Ró |
88 | Mateus Uribe |
7 | Mohammed Waad ![]() |
19 | Gonzalo Plata |
11 | Baghdad Bounedjah |
51 | Akram Afif |
10 | Hassan Al-Haydos |
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