Al-Shorta vs Al Ittihad, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Shorta
  • 5': Bassam Shakir
FT
1 - 4
Al Ittihad
  • 17': Moussa Diaby
  • 29': Fabinho
  • Red Card 50': Danilo Pereira
  • 60': Houssem Aouar
  • 76': Houssem Aouar

About

Al-Shorta are hosting Al Ittihad at Al-Madina International Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq, 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': Attempt blocked. Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Mendy.
  • 4': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Jan-Carlo Simic.
  • 5': Goal! Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 0. Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Ashabi with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta).
  • 6': Mario Mitaj (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta).
  • 11': Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card.
  • 12': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Foul by Boubacar Moumouni (Al Shorta).
  • 13': Roger Fernandes (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Foul by Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta).
  • 15': Jan-Carlo Simic (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Handball by Roger Fernandes (Al-Ittihad).
  • 17': Goal! Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 1. Moussa Diaby (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mahamadou Doumbia.
  • 20': Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Mario Mitaj (Al-Ittihad).
  • 20': Boubacar Moumouni (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad).
  • 20': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Munaf Younus.
  • 22': Handball by Moussa Diaby (Al-Ittihad).
  • 23': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Munaf Younus.
  • 24': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Ameer Sabah.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar with a cross.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Munaf Younus (Al Shorta).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Foul by Boubacar Moumouni (Al Shorta).
  • 28': Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Goal! Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 2. Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Roger Fernandes (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 36': Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Roger Fernandes (Al-Ittihad).
  • 37': Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 41': Foul by Roger Fernandes (Al-Ittihad).
  • 41': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Ahmed Al Julaydan (Al-Ittihad).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Hussein Ali (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Mendy.
  • 45': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Mario Mitaj.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roger Fernandes.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ahmed Basil (Al Shorta). Assisted by Mahamadou Doumbia with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Ahmed Basil.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Shorta. Mohammad Dawood replaces Boubacar Moumouni.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bassam Shakir.
  • 50': Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad).
  • 50': Second yellow card to Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad) for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Predrag Rajkovic (Al-Ittihad).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ahmed Basil (Al Shorta). Assisted by Mario Mitaj.
  • 56': Offside, Al Shorta. Mohammad Dawood is caught offside.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Predrag Rajkovic (Al-Ittihad).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Ahmed Al Ghamdi replaces Roger Fernandes.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Abdulrazzaq Qasim (Al Shorta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Dawood.
  • 60': Goal! Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 3. Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
  • 61': Substitution, Al Shorta. Hussain Jabbar replaces Abdulrazzaq Qasim.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ahmed Basil (Al Shorta). Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Dawood.
  • 64': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Jan-Carlo Simic.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahmoud Al Mawas.
  • 64': Foul by Hussain Jabbar (Al Shorta).
  • 64': Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Hussein Ali (Al Shorta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Yahia with a through ball.
  • 68': Foul by Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 68': Jan-Carlo Simic (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Al Shorta. Ahmed Farhan replaces Hussein Ali.
  • 71': Offside, Al Shorta. Mohammad Dawood is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ameer Sabah with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Mohammad Dawood (Al Shorta) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ahmed Farhan.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Farhan (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bassam Shakir.
  • 73': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Jan-Carlo Simic.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Mehdi Ashabi (Al Shorta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Farhan with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Mario Mitaj (Al-Ittihad).
  • 75': Ahmed Farhan (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Ahmed Al Julaydan (Al-Ittihad).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Hussain Jabbar (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Farhan.
  • 76': Goal! Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 4. Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
  • 78': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Ahmed Sharahili replaces Houssem Aouar.
  • 78': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Saleh Al Shehri replaces Ahmed Al Julaydan.
  • 78': Offside, Al Shorta. Ahmed Farhan is caught offside.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Hussain Jabbar (Al Shorta).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Al Shorta. Shareef Abdul Kadhim replaces Hussain Jabbar because of an injury.
  • 82': Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Saleh Al Shehri.
  • 84': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 85': Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad).
  • 85': Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Shareef Abdul Kadhim (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Predrag Rajkovic (Al-Ittihad).
  • 86': Handball by N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmed Yahia.
  • 88': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Fawaz Al Soqoor replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 88': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Mario Mitaj.
  • 89': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Mario Mitaj.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ameer Sabah following a corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bassam Shakir.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mohammad Dawood.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bassam Shakir.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mahamadou Doumbia (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Shorta 1, Al-Ittihad 4.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 3
44.3 Possession 55.7
14 SHOTS 22
7 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
314 Accurate Passes 403
378 Passes 470
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.4
47 Long Balls 36
22 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 14
20 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al-Madina International Stadium
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Attendance: 30,647

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 3 +4 9
2 Al Ahli 3 +6 7
3 Shabab Al-Ahli 3 +4 7
4 Al-Wahda 3 +3 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SHO Al-Shorta (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ahmed Basil (GK)
4 Munaf Younus
6 Mehdi Ashabi
15 Ahmed Yahia
27 Ameer Sabah
8 Dominique Mendy
25 Abdulrazzaq Qasim
14 Abdoul Madjid Moumouni
7 Mahmoud Al-Mawas Yellow Card
9 Hussein Ali Al-Saedi
11 Bassam Shakir
Al-Shorta Substitutes:
Ahmad Farhan, Mohammad Kareem Abed Al Hachami, Hussein Jabbar, Mustafa Saadoon, Atheer Salih, Rewan Amin, Abdulkhaleq Mohammad, Hasan Ahmed, Leonel Ateba, Mohammed Dawood, Hasan Raed, Shareef Abdulkadhim.

ITT Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
2 Danilo Pereira Yellow Card
4 Jan-Carlo Simic
12 Mario Mitaj
32 Ahmed Al-Julaydan
8 Fabinho
17 Mahamadou Doumbia
7 N'Golo Kanté
10 Houssem Aouar
19 Moussa Diaby
78 Roger Fernandes
Al Ittihad Substitutes:
Abdulaziz Al-Bishi, Fawaz Al Saqour, Ahmed Sharahili, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Hamed Al-Shanqiti, Hamed Alghamdi, Saleh Al-Shehri, Saad Al Mosa, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Awad Al Nashri, Mohammed Alabsi.

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