Al Ahli vs Al Gharafa, 2018 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Ahli
  • 58': Momen Zakaria
FT
1 - 1
Al Gharafa
  • 56': Mehdi Taremi

About

Al Ahli are hosting Al Gharafa at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, 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: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 19,020

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

AHL 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 Yellow Card
8 Taisir Al-Jassim
50 Abdullah Yahya Magrshi
19 Claudemir
15 Saleh Al-Jamaan
88 Momen Zakaria
7 Salman Al-Moasher Yellow Card
Al Ahli Substitutes:
Faisal Darisi, Abdulfattah Asiri, Ioannis Fetfatzidis, Amiri Kurdi, Hussain Almoqahwi, Basem Al Baqi, Mark Milligan.

GHA 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 Yellow Card
24 Moayad Hassan Fedaily
Al Gharafa Substitutes:
Ahmed Alaaeldin, Abdulghani Munir, Yousof Hassan, Othman Al-Yahri, Monqez Odai, Saeed El Hadj, Tameem Al Muhaza.

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