Al Gharafa vs Traktor Sazi FC, 2018 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

11': Mehdi Taremi
21': Sime Gregov (OG)
90'+4': Mehdi Taremi

FT
3 - 0

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Al Gharafa are hosting Traktor Sazi FC 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.
2': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
2': Reza Sharbati (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Sime Gregov (Tractor Sazi).
5': Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a set piece situation.
7': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Mehdi Mehdipour.
11': Goal! Al Gharafa 1, Tractor Sazi 0. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Othman Al-Yahri with a cross.
13': Foul by Fahid Al-Shammari (Al Gharafa).
13': Mehdi Kiani (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt saved. Othman Al-Yahri (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
16': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Fahid Al-Shammari (Al Gharafa).
20': Offside, Tractor Sazi. Mehdi Kiani tries a through ball, but Ehsan Pahlevan is caught offside.
21': Own Goal by Sime Gregov, Tractor Sazi. Al Gharafa 2, Tractor Sazi 0.
23': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
23': Reza Sharbati (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Mohammad Naderi (Tractor Sazi).
25': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
26': Attempt missed. Mohammad Ebrahimi (Tractor Sazi) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
28': Hand ball by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
29': Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Reza Sharbati (Tractor Sazi).
32': Offside, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Aaeldin tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
32': Substitution, Tractor Sazi. Mohammad Iranpourian replaces Sime Gregov.
33': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa).
33': Mohammad Naderi (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Diogo Amado.
35': Offside, Al Gharafa. Wesley Sneijder tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
36': Offside, Tractor Sazi. Mohammad Iranpourian tries a through ball, but Mohammad Ebrahimi is caught offside.
38': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Assim Madibo.
39': Penalty Tractor Sazi. Mohammad Naderi draws a foul in the penalty area.
39': Penalty conceded by Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa) after a foul in the penalty area.
40': Penalty saved! Mehdi Mehdipour (Tractor Sazi) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
40': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Yousuf Muftah.
41': Attempt missed. Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh (Tractor Sazi) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ehsan Pahlevan with a cross following a corner.
44': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Mehdipour (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Pahlevan.
44': Attempt missed. Mohammad Iranpourian (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Ebrahimi.
45'+1': Othman Al-Yahri (Al Gharafa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
45'+1': Othman Al-Yahri (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Foul by Fahid Al-Shammari (Al Gharafa).
45'+1': Mohammad Ebrahimi (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Al Gharafa 2, Tractor Sazi 0.
45': Second Half begins Al Gharafa 2, Tractor Sazi 0.
46': Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Mohammad Ebrahimi (Tractor Sazi).
46': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Mohammad Naderi.
48': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa).
48': Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Fahid Al-Shammari.
50': Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
51': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
51': Mohammad Ebrahimi (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa).
51': Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Assim Madibo.
53': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Jordi.
53': Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a corner.
53': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Othman Al-Yahri.
54': Attempt blocked. Ehsan Pahlevan (Tractor Sazi) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Naderi.
55': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa).
55': Mohammad Ebrahimi (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Offside, Al Gharafa. Wesley Sneijder tries a through ball, but Othman Al-Yahri is caught offside.
57': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
57': Mehdi Kiani (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt missed. Mohammad Iranpourian (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari with a headed pass.
59': Delay in match Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa) because of an injury.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Attempt saved. Mohammad Iranpourian (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ehsan Pahlevan with a cross.
64': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Yousef Hassan.
64': Attempt blocked. Sulejman Krpic (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
64': Attempt blocked. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Moayed Hassan replaces Othman Al-Yahri.
68': Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Amir Arsalan Motahari (Tractor Sazi).
68': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Khaled Al-Zriqi replaces Ahmed Al Aaeldin.
68': Substitution, Tractor Sazi. Daniel Esmaeilifar replaces Mohammad Ebrahimi.
69': Foul by Mohammad Iranpourian (Tractor Sazi).
69': Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Mohammad Iranpourian (Tractor Sazi) is shown the yellow card.
70': Foul by Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa).
70': Sulejman Krpic (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Diogo Amado.
72': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Khaled Al-Zriqi.
72': Attempt missed. Mohammad Naderi (Tractor Sazi) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour with a cross following a corner.
73': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Assim Madibo.
73': Attempt saved. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Tractor Sazi) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammad Iranpourian.
74': Attempt saved. Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
76': Penalty Al Gharafa. Mehdi Taremi draws a foul in the penalty area.
76': Penalty conceded by Mohammad Iranpourian (Tractor Sazi) after a foul in the penalty area.
77': Penalty saved! Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
77': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa).
78': Substitution, Tractor Sazi. Mohammadreza Azadi replaces Sulejman Krpic.
79': Attempt blocked. Ehsan Pahlevan (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
79': Attempt missed. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Tractor Sazi) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reza Sharbati with a cross.
79': Attempt missed. Mohammadreza Azadi (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar.
85': Attempt saved. Mohammadreza Azadi (Tractor Sazi) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ehsan Pahlevan.
85': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Fahid Al-Shammari.
86': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Monqez Odai replaces Assim Madibo.
86': Attempt missed. Daniel Esmaeilifar (Tractor Sazi) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour with a cross following a corner.
90': Attempt missed. Daniel Esmaeilifar (Tractor Sazi) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Iranpourian with a cross.
90': Foul by Mohammadreza Azadi (Tractor Sazi).
90': Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Mehdi Kiani (Tractor Sazi) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ehsan Pahlevan.
90'+4': Goal! Al Gharafa 3, Tractor Sazi 0. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+5': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Tractor Sazi) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Fahid Al-Shammari (Al Gharafa).
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Mehdipour (Tractor Sazi) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+6': Corner, Tractor Sazi. Conceded by Diogo Amado.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Al Gharafa 3, Tractor Sazi 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Al Gharafa 3, Tractor Sazi 0.

Statistics

TSA		GHA
8	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
11	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	6
66.3	Possession	33.7
20	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
479	Accurate Passes	200
568	Passes	297
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
10	Accurate Crosses	3
42	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.3
65	Long Balls	62
44	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.7	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	17
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
15	Effective Clearances	51
15	Clearances	51

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 2,833

AFC Champions League Elite Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vissel Kobe	4	+5	10
2	Gwangju FC	4	+5	9
3	Yokohama F. Marinos	4	+5	7
4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4	+4	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Gharafa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Yousof Hassan (GK)
6	Rubert José Quijada
25	Diogo Amado
7	Fahad Al-Shammari
8	Yousuf Muftah
10	Wesley Sneijder
4	Assim Madibo
26	Abdulaziz Hatem
9	Mehdi Taremi
17	Ahmed Alaaeldin
11	Othman Al-Yahri

Al Gharafa Substitutes:

Hassan Waleed, Moayad Hassan Fedaily, Monqez Odai, Khaled Abdulraouf Al Zereiqi, Qasem Burhan, Ilyas Ahmed, Muath Salemi.

Traktor Sazi FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
44	Jordi (GK)
28	Mohammad Naderi
5	Sime Gregov
3	Reza Sharbati
16	Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh
10	Mohammad Ebrahimi
6	Mehdi Kiani
9	Mehdi Mehdipour
18	Sulejman Krpic
15	Ehsan Pahlevan
17	Amir Arsalan Motahari

Traktor Sazi FC Substitutes:

Mohammad Iranpourian, Mohammadreza Azadi, Farzin Karousian, Mohammad Moslemipour, Aref Aghasi, Daniel Esmaeilifar, Ali Taheran.

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