Al Ahli vs Zob-Ahan, 2017 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

63': Abdulfattah Asiri
84': Amiri Kurdi

FT
2 - 0

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Al Ahli are hosting Zob-Ahan at Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli).
1': Mohammad Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Attempt missed. Jerry Bengtson (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morteza Tabrizi.
7': Foul by Daniel Esmaeilifar (Zob Ahan).
7': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt saved. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad.
9': Attempt blocked. Abdulafttah Asiri (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Attempt missed. Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mahdi Mahdipour.
13': Attempt saved. Mahdi Mahdipour (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammad Hosseini.
16': Foul by Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli).
16': Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Mohamed Shafy (Al-Ahli).
21': Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Offside, Zob Ahan. Jerry Bengtson tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
25': Attempt blocked. Mohannad Aseri (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam.
25': Foul by Aqeel Al-Sahbi (Al-Ahli).
25': Morteza Tabrizi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Attempt missed. Mohammad Hosseini (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ehsan Pahlevan.
27': Foul by Saad Abdulameer (Al-Ahli).
27': Mohammad Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Attempt saved. Mohammad Nejadmahdi (Zob Ahan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mahdi Mahdipour with a cross.
28': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Yasser Al-Mosailem.
28': Foul by Mahdi Mahdipour (Zob Ahan).
28': Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
31': Delay in match Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan) because of an injury.
31': Delay in match Mohannad Aseri (Al-Ahli) because of an injury.
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Foul by Mahdi Mahdipour (Zob Ahan).
37': Mohamed Shafy (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Mogahwi replaces Mohannad Aseri because of an injury.
39': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Taiseer Al Jassam.
39': Attempt missed. Vahid Mohammadzadeh (Zob Ahan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mahdi Mahdipour with a cross following a corner.
41': Abdulafttah Asiri (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Mahdi Mahdipour (Zob Ahan).
42': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli).
42': Mehran Derakhshanfar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan).
42': Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt blocked. Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad.
45'+1': Foul by Vahid Mohammadzadeh (Zob Ahan).
45'+1': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam with a through ball.
45'+2': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mehran Derakhshanfar.
45'+2': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mahdi Mahdipour.
45'+2': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mahdi Mahdipour.
45'+3': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mehran Derakhshanfar.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+3': Foul by Saad Abdulameer (Al-Ahli).
45'+3': Jerry Bengtson (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Zob Ahan 0.
45': Second Half begins Al-Ahli 0, Zob Ahan 0.
47': Offside, Zob Ahan. Mohammad Hosseini tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
50': Foul by Hussain Al-Mogahwi (Al-Ahli).
50': Mohammad Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Attempt missed. Mohammad Nejadmahdi (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vahid Mohammadzadeh with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
52': Foul by Waleed Bakhashwain (Al-Ahli).
52': Mohammad Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli).
53': Mohammad Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Attempt saved. Mahdi Mahdipour (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
54': Foul by Mohammad Nejadmahdi (Zob Ahan).
54': Yasser Al-Mosailem (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Aqeel Al-Sahbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan).
56': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mahdi Mahdipour.
57': Attempt missed. Saad Abdulameer (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Shafy with a cross following a corner.
57': Delay in match Saad Abdulameer (Al-Ahli) because of an injury.
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Attempt blocked. Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Bengtson with a headed pass.
59': Attempt blocked. Mehran Derakhshanfar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Abdulafttah Asiri (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan).
63': Goal! Al-Ahli 1, Zob Ahan 0. Abdulafttah Asiri (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ioannis Fetfatzidis.
65': Offside, Al-Ahli. Salman Muwashar tries a through ball, but Hussain Al-Mogahwi is caught offside.
66': Foul by Saad Abdulameer (Al-Ahli).
66': Jerry Bengtson (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Morteza Tabrizi (Zob Ahan).
67': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt blocked. Daniel Esmaeilifar (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Pahlevan.
71': Daniel Esmaeilifar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli).
73': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Mohamed Shafy.
74': Foul by Vahid Mohammadzadeh (Zob Ahan).
74': Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Rabin Ataya replaces Ehsan Pahlevan.
78': Attempt saved. Rabin Ataya (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jerry Bengtson.
78': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Yasser Al-Mosailem.
79': Foul by Mahdi Mahdipour (Zob Ahan).
79': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt missed. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam following a set piece situation.
81': Attempt saved. Morteza Tabrizi (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rabin Ataya.
82': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Amiri Kurdi replaces Ioannis Fetfatzidis.
84': Goal! Al-Ahli 2, Zob Ahan 0. Amiri Kurdi (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdulafttah Asiri with a cross following a fast break.
87': Offside, Zob Ahan. Mohammad Hosseini tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
88': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Yaser Feizi replaces Jerry Bengtson.
88': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Ghasem Haddadifar replaces Daniel Esmaeilifar.
90': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Mansour Al-Harbi replaces Abdulafttah Asiri.
90'+1': Hand ball by Aqeel Al-Sahbi (Al-Ahli).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mohammad Hosseini (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Al-Ahli 2, Zob Ahan 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Al-Ahli 2, Zob Ahan 0.

Statistics

ZOB		AHL
12	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	5
43.7	Possession	56.3
14	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
330	Accurate Passes	465
412	Passes	549
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
22	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.2
47	Long Balls	63
27	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	17
0.9	Tackle %	0.4
0	Interceptions	0
13	Effective Clearances	27
13	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 260

Line-Ups

Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Yasser Al-Mosailem (GK)
55	Saad Abdul-Amir Al-Zirjawi
21	Aqeel Al-Sahbi
13	Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
23	Saeed Al-Mowalad
45	Abdulfattah Asiri
8	Taisir Al-Jassim
4	Waleed Bakhashwain
14	Muhannad Assiri
7	Salman Al-Moasher
10	Ioannis Fetfatzidis

Al Ahli Substitutes:

Hussain Almoqahwi, Motaz Hawsawi, Omar Al-Somah, Amiri Kurdi, Mansour Al-Harbi, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Ahmad Al-Harbi.

Zob-Ahan (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
3	Vahid Mohammadzadeh
2	Mohammad Nejadmahdi
24	Mehran Derakhshan
30	Mehdi Rajabzadeh
23	Daniel Esmaeilifar
6	Mahdi Mahdipour
10	Ehsan Pahlevan
7	Mohammad Hosseini
11	Morteza Tabrizi
27	Jerry Bengtson

Zob-Ahan Substitutes:

Mehrdad Ghanbarisarvinehbaghi, Rabih Ataya, Ghasem Haddadifar, Hojjat Haghverdi, Hamid Erfani, Mohammad Satari, Yaser Feizi.

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