Persepolis vs Al Wasl, 2018 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

36': Farshad Ahmadzadeh
41': Ali Alipour (P)

FT
2 - 0

About

Persepolis are hosting Al Wasl 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.
2': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
2': Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Ali Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis).
8': Delay in match Abdulla Jassim (Al Wasl) because of an injury.
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
10': Khalil Khamis (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Kamal Kamyabinia.
12': Offside, Persepolis. Hossein Mahini tries a through ball, but Ali Alipour is caught offside.
13': Foul by Faris Khalil (Al Wasl).
13': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Faris Khalil (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis).
14': Foul by Ali Saleh (Al Wasl).
14': Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Seyed Jalal Hosseini.
17': Offside, Persepolis. Shojae Khalilzadeh tries a through ball, but Siamak Nemati is caught offside.
18': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
18': Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt saved. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Ansari with a cross.
20': Attempt blocked. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siamak Nemati.
20': Delay in match Khalil Khamis (Al Wasl) because of an injury.
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Attempt missed. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
24': Faris Khalil (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Ali Alipour (Persepolis).
24': Ali Alipour (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Hamad Al-Bloushi (Al Wasl).
26': Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Siamak Nemati (Persepolis).
29': Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis).
30': Foul by Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl).
30': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis).
31': Yousif Abdulla (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Delay in match Yousif Abdulla (Al Wasl) because of an injury.
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Ali Abdulla (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
33': Foul by Humaid Abbas (Al Wasl).
33': Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis).
35': Khalil Khamis (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Goal! Persepolis 1, Al Wasl 0. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Seyed Jalal Hosseini with a headed pass.
38': Foul by Siamak Nemati (Persepolis).
38': Humaid Abbas (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Hand ball by Hamad Al-Bloushi (Al Wasl).
40': Penalty Persepolis. Ali Alipour draws a foul in the penalty area.
40': Penalty conceded by Yousif Abdulla (Al Wasl) after a foul in the penalty area.
41': Goal! Persepolis 2, Al Wasl 0. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
43': Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis).
43': Hand ball by Khalil Khamis (Al Wasl).
44': Attempt missed. Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammad Ansari.
45': Faris Khalil (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis).
45'+2': Foul by Hamad Al-Bloushi (Al Wasl).
45'+2': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Persepolis 2, Al Wasl 0.
45': Second Half begins Persepolis 2, Al Wasl 0.
46': Attempt saved. Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
46': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Yousif Abdulla.
50': Attempt missed. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Siamak Nemati.
51': Delay in match Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) because of an injury.
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Faris Khalil.
55': Attempt missed. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Ansari with a cross.
58': Substitution, Al Wasl. Hazza Al Faresi replaces Faris Khalil because of an injury.
60': Foul by Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis).
60': Humaid Abbas (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Hamad Al-Bloushi.
62': Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Ali Alipour (Persepolis).
63': Ali Alipour (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Ali Abdulla (Al Wasl).
65': Offside, Al Wasl. Ali Saleh tries a through ball, but Humaid Abbas is caught offside.
66': Foul by Hamad Al-Bloushi (Al Wasl).
66': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Delay in match Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) because of an injury.
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Substitution, Persepolis. Mohsen Mosalman replaces Siamak Nemati because of an injury.
70': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
71': Attempt saved. Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohsen Mosalman.
71': Foul by Ali Abdulla (Al Wasl).
71': Mohammad Ansari (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Substitution, Al Wasl. Ronaldo Mendes replaces Khalil Khamis.
73': Substitution, Al Wasl. Salem Juma Alazizi replaces Ali Abdulla.
74': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
74': Hamad Al-Bloushi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Ahmed Essa (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Ali Alipour (Persepolis).
76': Substitution, Persepolis. Godwin Mensha replaces Hossein Mahini.
78': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
79': Substitution, Persepolis. Ahmad Nourollahi replaces Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
80': Delay in match Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl) because of an injury.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
81': Attempt missed. Godwin Mensha (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmad Nourollahi.
83': Offside, Al Wasl. Ahmed Essa tries a through ball, but Ali Saleh is caught offside.
84': Ali Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis).
84': Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
84': Attempt saved. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
85': Attempt missed. Godwin Mensha (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vahid Amiri with a cross.
86': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
86': Salem Juma Alazizi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
86': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Ali Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis).
87': Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt saved. Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
88': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Alireza Beiranvand.
89': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Ali Alipour.
89': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Ahmad Nourollahi.
89': Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
90': Attempt saved. Godwin Mensha (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Alipour with a headed pass.
90'+2': Foul by Ali Saleh (Al Wasl).
90'+2': Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammad Ansari with a cross.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Persepolis 2, Al Wasl 0.

Statistics

WAS		PRS
19	Fouls	21
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	1
32.4	Possession	67.6
1	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	7
1.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
170	Accurate Passes	440
252	Passes	520
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	20
0.1	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	63
13	Accurate Long Balls	48
0.2	Long Balls %	0.8
0	Blocked Shots	1
18	Effective Tackles	18
25	Tackles	27
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	11
17	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 33,170

Line-Ups

Persepolis (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
3	Shoja Khalilzadeh
4	Seyed Jalal Hosseini
15	Mohammad Ansari
2	Sadegh Moharrami
88	Siamak Nemati
11	Kamal Kamyabinia
13	Hossein Mahini
70	Ali Alipour
19	Vahid Amiri
10	Farshad Ahmadzadeh

Persepolis Substitutes:

Mohsen Rabiekhah, Mohsen Mosalman, Godwin Mensha, Adam Hemati, Bashar Resan Bonyan, Ahmad Noorollahi, Bozidar Radosevic.

Al Wasl (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Yousif Abdulla (GK)
55	Ahmed Essaghir
3	Abdullah Saleh
4	Abdulla Jassim
20	Faris Khalil
48	Ali Abdulla
24	Hamad Al-Bloushi
78	Khalil Khamis
8	Anthony Cáceres
88	Humaid Abbas
99	Ali Saleh Amro

Al Wasl Substitutes:

Ronaldo Mendes, Salem Juma, Saif Al Suwaidi, Hassan Mohammed, Hazza Salem, Khalid Al Shaibani, Sultan Al Mantheri.

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