Al Ahli vs Al Gharafa, 2018 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteAbout
Al Ahli are hosting Al Gharafa
at Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 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': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Ilyas Ahmed.
- 2': Attempt missed. Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Claudemir.
- 4': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa).
- 4': Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross.
- 9': Hand ball by Khaled Al-Zriqi (Al Gharafa).
- 11': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Rubert Quijada.
- 12': Offside, Al-Ahli. Mansour Al-Harbi tries a through ball, but Salman Muwashar is caught offside.
- 13': Offside, Al-Ahli. Salman Muwashar tries a through ball, but Saleh Al-Amri is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Saleh Al-Amri (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 16': Foul by Abdullah Magrshi (Al-Ahli).
- 16': Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Assim Madibo with a through ball.
- 21': Delay in match Abdullah Magrshi (Al-Ahli) because of an injury.
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Delay in match Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) because of an injury.
- 25': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Mark Milligan replaces Abdullah Magrshi because of an injury.
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt saved. Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam.
- 29': Offside, Al Gharafa. Wesley Sneijder tries a through ball, but Moayed Hassan is caught offside.
- 29': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Abdelaziz Hatem.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saleh Al-Amri with a cross.
- 30': Hand ball by Moamen Zakaria (Al-Ahli).
- 31': Foul by Saeed Al Muwallad (Al-Ahli).
- 31': Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Saeed Al Muwallad (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli).
- 36': Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Al-Ahli. Mark Milligan tries a through ball, but Moamen Zakaria is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Khaled Al-Zriqi (Al Gharafa).
- 39': Saleh Al-Amri (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Moamen Zakaria (Al-Ahli).
- 43': Attempt saved. Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
- 44': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Assim Madibo.
- 45': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdelaziz Hatem.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moayed Hassan.
- 45'+2': Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 45'+3': Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Al Gharafa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Al-Ahli 0, Al Gharafa 0.
- 51': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Yousuf Muftah.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Aqeel Balghaith (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salman Muwashar with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mehdi Taremi.
- 55': Foul by Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa).
- 55': Mansour Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Goal! Al-Ahli 0, Al Gharafa 1. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moayed Hassan with a cross.
- 58': Goal! Al-Ahli 1, Al Gharafa 1. Moamen Zakaria (Al-Ahli) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad with a cross.
- 59': Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli).
- 60': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Diogo Amado.
- 60': Attempt saved. Aqeel Balghaith (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam with a cross.
- 62': Delay in match Ilyas Ahmed (Al Gharafa) because of an injury.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Aaeldin replaces Mehdi Taremi because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Monqez Odai replaces Ilyas Ahmed because of an injury.
- 67': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Ioannis Fetfatzidis replaces Salman Muwashar.
- 68': Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Claudemir (Al-Ahli).
- 70': Foul by Saleh Al-Amri (Al-Ahli).
- 70': Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Hand ball by Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli).
- 73': Foul by Saleh Al-Amri (Al-Ahli).
- 73': Khaled Al-Zriqi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Delay in match Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) because of an injury.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa).
- 76': Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Claudemir (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Khaled Al-Zriqi (Al Gharafa).
- 77': Attempt saved. Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam.
- 78': Attempt missed. Moamen Zakaria (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Taiseer Al Jassam.
- 78': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Othman Al-Yahri replaces Moayed Hassan.
- 80': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Rubert Quijada.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioannis Fetfatzidis with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Mogahwi replaces Taiseer Al Jassam.
- 83': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa).
- 83': Ioannis Fetfatzidis (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
- 85': Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Hussain Al-Mogahwi (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 89': Attempt saved. Othman Al-Yahri (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Assim Madibo.
- 90': Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Foul by Motaz Hawsawi (Al-Ahli).
- 90'+1': Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Othman Al-Yahri (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Yousuf Muftah.
- 90'+3': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Assim Madibo.
- 90'+4': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
- 90'+4': Saleh Al-Amri (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Saleh Al-Amri (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Al-Ahli 1, Al Gharafa 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Al-Ahli 1, Al Gharafa 1.
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
4 | Saves | 5 |
42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
11 | SHOTS | 12 |
6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
329 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
430 | Passes | 564 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
6 | Crosses | 25 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
72 | Long Balls | 66 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
16 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
22 | Tackles | 21 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
27 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
27 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 19,020
Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 19,020
AFC Champions League Elite Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | +14 | 18 |
2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | +9 | 15 |
3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | +8 | 14 |
4 | Gwangju FC | 7 | +6 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yasser Al-Mosailem (GK) |
21 | Aqeel Al-Sahbi |
25 | Motaz Hawsawi |
31 | Mansour Al-Harbi |
23 | Saeed Al-Mowalad ![]() |
8 | Taisir Al-Jassim |
50 | Abdullah Yahya Magrshi |
19 | Claudemir |
15 | Saleh Al-Jamaan |
88 | Momen Zakaria |
7 | Salman Al-Moasher ![]() |
Al Gharafa (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Qasem Burhan (GK) |
6 | Rubert José Quijada |
25 | Diogo Amado |
80 | Ilyas Ahmed |
8 | Yousuf Muftah |
23 | Khaled Abdulraouf Al Zereiqi |
26 | Abdulaziz Hatem |
4 | Assim Madibo |
9 | Mehdi Taremi |
10 | Wesley Sneijder ![]() |
24 | Moayad Hassan Fedaily |
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