Esteghlal vs Shabab Al-Ahli, 2017 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
  • 58': Kaveh Rezaei
FT
1 - 1
Shabab Al-Ahli
  • 17': Abdulaziz Sanqour

About

Esteghlal are hosting Shabab Al-Ahli at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, 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.
  • 6': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Abdulaziz Haikal (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 9': Foul by Makhete Diop (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 9': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Salmin Khamis.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ahmed Khalil (Al Ahli (UAE)) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 16': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
  • 16': Ismail Al Hammadi (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Goal! Esteghlal 0, Al Ahli (UAE) 1. Abdelaziz Sanqour (Al Ahli (UAE)) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Khalil with a headed pass.
  • 19': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Everton Ribeiro (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Khamis Esmaeel.
  • 20': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Salmin Khamis.
  • 21': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Salmin Khamis.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Khosro Heydari.
  • 22': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
  • 22': Ismail Al Hammadi (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ismail Al Hammadi (Al Ahli (UAE)) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan.
  • 27': Everton Ribeiro (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 29': Foul by Makhete Diop (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 29': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Foul by Salmin Khamis (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 31': Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Yaghoub Karimi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 38': Foul by Abdulaziz Haikal (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 38': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Everton Ribeiro (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Padovani (Esteghlal).
  • 38': Padovani (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Khalil (Al Ahli (UAE)) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Ahmed Khalil (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
  • 43': Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Habib Fardan (Al Ahli (UAE)) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Everton Ribeiro following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Abdelaziz Sanqour (Al Ahli (UAE)) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Everton Ribeiro.
  • 45': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Abdulaziz Haikal (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 45'+1': Abdulaziz Haikal (Al Ahli (UAE)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Esteghlal 0, Al Ahli (UAE) 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 0, Al Ahli (UAE) 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Khosro Heydari with a cross.
  • 46': Foul by Khamis Esmaeel (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 46': Yaghoub Karimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khosro Heydari with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Salmin Khamis.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Majed Naser.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 51': Corner, Al Ahli (UAE). Conceded by Padovani.
  • 52': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Khamis Esmaeel (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Foul by Habib Fardan (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 55': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khosro Heydari with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Khamis Esmaeel (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 56': Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Offside, Esteghlal. Mehdi Rahmati tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Esteghlal. Ali Ghorbani replaces Milad Zakipour.
  • 58': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Ahli (UAE) 1. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khosro Heydari with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ismail Al Hammadi (Al Ahli (UAE)) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaveh Rezaei.
  • 61': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
  • 61': Salmin Khamis (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Khamis Esmaeel (Al Ahli (UAE)) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Khalil.
  • 65': Dangerous play by Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal).
  • 65': Majed Naser (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdelaziz Sanqour.
  • 70': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Makhete Diop.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 72': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdelaziz Sanqour.
  • 74': Offside, Esteghlal. Omid Noorafkan tries a through ball, but Farshid Esmaeili is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Everton Ribeiro (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 76': Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
  • 76': Majed Naser (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Habib Fardan (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 77': Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Hand ball by Habib Fardan (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 79': Majed Naser (Al Ahli (UAE)) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
  • 79': Ismail Al Hammadi (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Makhete Diop (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 80': Padovani (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Makhete Diop (Al Ahli (UAE)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Esteghlal. Jaber Ansari replaces Vouria Ghafouri.
  • 83': Substitution, Al Ahli (UAE). Asamoah Gyan replaces Ahmed Khalil.
  • 85': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Abdulaziz Haikal (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 86': Foul by Padovani (Esteghlal).
  • 86': Makhete Diop (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Corner, Al Ahli (UAE). Conceded by Padovani.
  • 89': Substitution, Al Ahli (UAE). Saeed Ahmad replaces Ismail Al Hammadi.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Al Ahli (UAE). Salmin Khamis tries a through ball, but Makhete Diop is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Esteghlal. Hrayr Mkoyan replaces Yaghoub Karimi.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jaber Ansari (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Ghorbani.
  • 90'+2': Everton Ribeiro (Al Ahli (UAE)) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+3': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Salmin Khamis (Al Ahli (UAE)).
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Ahli (UAE) 1.

Statistics

SAA EST
17 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 2
38.8 Possession 61.2
8 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
204 Accurate Passes 362
296 Passes 442
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 40
0.2 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 67
28 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 4
14 Tackles 8
0.9 Tackle % 0.5
0 Interceptions 0
48 Effective Clearances 22
48 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 76,428

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gwangju FC 1 +4 3
2 Shanghai Shenhua 1 +3 3
3 Shandong Taishan 1 +2 3
4 Kawasaki Frontale 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

EST Esteghlal (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
90 Padovani Yellow Card
3 Robson
18 Milad Zakipour
21 Voria Ghafouri
24 Omid Norafkan
6 Omid Ebrahimi Yellow Card
8 Yagho
2 Khosro Heydari
9 Kaveh Rezaei
88 Farshid Esmaeili
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Jaber Ansari, Ali Ghorbani, Mohsen Karimi, Majid Hosseini, Hrayr Mkoyan, Hossein Hosseini, Behnam Barzay.

SAA Shabab Al-Ahli (4-4-2)

No. Name
55 Majed Naser (GK) Yellow Card
5 Walid Abbas
2 Salmin Khamis
62 Abdulaziz Sanqour
26 Abdulaziz Haikal Al-Balooshi Yellow Card
13 Khamis Ismail
4 Habib Al-Fardan
7 Ismail Al-Hammadi
10 Éverton Ribeiro
99 Makhete Diop Yellow Card
11 Ahmed Khalil
Shabab Al-Ahli Substitutes:
Saif Yousuf, Saeed Ahmad, Mohamed Jaber, Mohamed Sebil, Waleed Hussain, Asamoah Gyan, Saeed Jassim.

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