Al Hilal vs Esteghlal, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Hilal
  • 15': Aleksandar Mitrovic
  • 33': Aleksandar Mitrovic
  • 74': Aleksandar Mitrovic
FT
3 - 0
Esteghlal

    About

    Al Hilal are hosting Esteghlal at Kingdom Arena, King Fahd International Stadium, 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.
    • 4': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 5': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC).
    • 9': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC).
    • 10': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki replaces Ramin Rezaeian because of an injury.
    • 11': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Hassan Tambakti (Al-Hilal).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 15': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Esteghlal FC 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal).
    • 17': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by João Cancelo (Al-Hilal).
    • 18': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
    • 19': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Foul by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
    • 22': João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Hassan Tambakti (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammadhossein Eslami with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 32': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
    • 32': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal).
    • 33': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Esteghlal FC 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
    • 36': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
    • 36': Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Abolfazl Zamani.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Malcom with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov.
    • 39': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Nasser Al Dawsari.
    • 40': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal FC).
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Al-Hilal. João Cancelo is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC).
    • 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 2, Esteghlal FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 2, Esteghlal FC 0.
    • 48': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
    • 48': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Hand ball by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
    • 49': Hand ball by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
    • 51': Foul by Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC).
    • 51': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
    • 55': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC).
    • 55': João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 58': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Neymar replaces Abdullah Al Hamddan.
    • 58': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Nasser Al Dawsari.
    • 63': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
    • 63': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Saman Fallah.
    • 66': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC).
    • 66': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Arman Ramezani replaces Alireza Koushki because of an injury.
    • 71': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
    • 71': Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arman Ramezani with a headed pass.
    • 74': Goal! Al-Hilal 3, Esteghlal FC 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 75': Foul by Neymar (Al-Hilal).
    • 75': Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
    • 75': Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC).
    • 76': Neymar (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 78': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 79': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Arman Ramezani is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Marcos Leonardo replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 79': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Moteb Al Harbi replaces Renan Lodi.
    • 80': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
    • 81': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Mohammadhossein Eslami.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
    • 84': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Zargham Saadavi replaces Abolfazl Zamani.
    • 84': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Amirali Sadeghi replaces Gaël Kakuta.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Amirali Sadeghi (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Niknafs.
    • 87': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
    • 87': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Qahtani replaces Neymar because of an injury.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Zargham Saadavi (Esteghlal FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov with a cross.
    • 88': Offside, Al-Hilal. Malcom is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 3, Esteghlal FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 3, Esteghlal FC 0.

    Statistics

    EST HILhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/929.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 4
    35.1 Possession 64.9
    13 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    265 Accurate Passes 555
    326 Passes 618
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 8
    18 Crosses 17
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    54 Long Balls 24
    25 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    18 Tackles 25
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 7
    21 Effective Clearances 17
    21 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Kingdom Arena
    Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 17,840

    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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
    87 Hassan Al-Tombakti
    3 Kalidou Koulibaly
    6 Renan Lodi
    20 João Cancelo
    99 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
    22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
    16 Nasser Al-Dawsari
    9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
    29 Salem Al-Dawsari
    77 Malcom
    Al Hilal Substitutes:
    Khalid Al-Ghannam, Mohammed Al-Yami, Abdulilah Al Ghamdi, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Neymar, Hamad Al-Yami, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Marcos Leonardo, Mohamed Kanno, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Moteb Al-Harbi.

    EST Esteghlal (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hossein Hosseini (GK)
    4 Roozbeh Cheshmi Yellow Card
    18 Milad Zakipour
    3 Saman Fallah
    15 Abolfazl Zamani Yellow Card
    10 Ramin Rezaeian
    14 Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs
    22 Didier N'Dong
    77 Jaloliddin Masharipov
    21 Gaël Kakuta
    80 Mohammadhossein Eslami
    Esteghlal Substitutes:
    Arash Rezavand, Ali Kooshki, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Arman Ramezani, Zargham Saadavi, Amirhossein Nikpour, Gustavo Blanco, Amirali Sadeghi.

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