Esteghlal vs Zob-Ahan, 2018 AFC Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Esteghlal win 3-2 on aggregate
Esteghlal
  • 11': Mame Thiam (P)
  • 41': Mame Thiam
  • 64': Mame Thiam
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Esteghlal win 3-2 on aggregate
Zob-Ahan
  • 65': Ghasem Haddadifar

About

Esteghlal are hosting Zob-Ahan 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.
  • 1': Foul by Mame Thiam (Esteghlal).
  • 1': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 2': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
  • 2': Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Esteghlal. Mame Thiam tries a through ball, but Server Djeparov is caught offside.
  • 6': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan).
  • 7': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Akbar Imani (Zob Ahan).
  • 8': Hand ball by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 10': Penalty Esteghlal. Armin Sohrabian draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': Penalty conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Zob Ahan) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Zob Ahan 0. Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 12': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Majid Hosseini.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Kiros (Zob Ahan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milad Fakhreddini with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 13': Morteza Tabrizi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Zob Ahan) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Milad Fakhreddini with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Foul by Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal).
  • 17': Kiros (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Server Djeparov (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 20': Offside, Esteghlal. Mame Thiam tries a through ball, but Server Djeparov is caught offside.
  • 23': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
  • 24': Kiros (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal).
  • 26': Kiros (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mame Thiam.
  • 27': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
  • 27': Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 28': Foul by Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
  • 28': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Akbar Imani.
  • 30': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
  • 30': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 32': Offside, Esteghlal. Server Djeparov tries a through ball, but Mame Thiam is caught offside.
  • 34': Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Akbar Imani (Zob Ahan).
  • 38': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
  • 38': Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
  • 40': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! Esteghlal 2, Zob Ahan 0. Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 43': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Armin Sohrabian.
  • 44': Foul by Morteza Tabrizi (Zob Ahan).
  • 44': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Omid Noorafkan replaces Armin Sohrabian.
  • 45': Foul by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 45': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiros with a headed pass.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Esteghlal 2, Zob Ahan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 2, Zob Ahan 0.
  • 46': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal).
  • 46': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bakhtiar Rahmani.
  • 47': Bakhtiar Rahmani (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kiros.
  • 49': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Foul by Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan).
  • 50': Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
  • 53': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
  • 55': Server Djeparov (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
  • 58': Server Djeparov (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Rabin Ataya replaces Morteza Tabrizi.
  • 61': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan).
  • 61': Delay in match Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 63': Rabin Ataya (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Goal! Esteghlal 3, Zob Ahan 0. Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Server Djeparov.
  • 65': Foul by Server Djeparov (Esteghlal).
  • 65': Rabin Ataya (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Goal! Esteghlal 3, Zob Ahan 1. Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milad Fakhreddini.
  • 67': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
  • 67': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Server Djeparov.
  • 71': Foul by Server Djeparov (Esteghlal).
  • 71': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
  • 71': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Mehdi Rajabzadeh replaces Ghasem Haddadifar.
  • 72': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 72': Rabin Ataya (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 72': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Hand ball by Mame Thiam (Esteghlal).
  • 73': Delay in match Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Delay in match Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
  • 78': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Mohammad Reza Abbasi replaces Bakhtiar Rahmani.
  • 81': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
  • 81': Mohammad Reza Abbasi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Delay in match Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Akbar Imani.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 84': Mohammad Reza Abbasi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Esteghlal. Jaber Ansari replaces Khosro Heydari.
  • 86': Foul by Akbar Imani (Zob Ahan).
  • 86': Jaber Ansari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Esteghlal. Mame Thiam tries a through ball, but Farshid Esmaeili is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Mame Thiam (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaber Ansari.
  • 89': Foul by Akbar Imani (Zob Ahan).
  • 89': Server Djeparov (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Esteghlal. Ali Ghorbani replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 90': Foul by Server Djeparov (Esteghlal).
  • 90': Rabin Ataya (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kiros (Zob Ahan) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milad Fakhreddini.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hamid Bouhamdan with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+3': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Kiros (Zob Ahan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Milad Fakhreddini.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Rabin Ataya (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 3, Zob Ahan 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Esteghlal 3, Zob Ahan 1.

Statistics

ZOB EST
15 Fouls 27
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 1
56.7 Possession 43.3
12 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
361 Accurate Passes 267
450 Passes 345
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
19 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.0
56 Long Balls 64
28 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 14
15 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
16 Effective Clearances 25
16 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 75,680

Line-Ups

EST Esteghlal (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
5 Majid Hosseini
33 Pejman Montazeri
13 Armin Sohrabian
21 Voria Ghafouri
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi
14 Farshid Bagheri Yellow Card
8 Farshid Esmaeili
2 Khosro Heydari Yellow Card
7 Mame Thiam Yellow Card
20 Server Djeparov
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Ali Ghorbani, Behnam Barzay, Mehdi Ghayedi, Hossein Hosseini, Omid Norafkan, Jaber Ansari, Bojan Najdenov.

ZOB Zob-Ahan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
3 Vahid Mohammadzadeh
5 Giorgi Gvelesiani
88 Hamid Bouhamdan
34 Milad Fakhreddini Yellow Card
10 Bakhtiar Rahmani
8 Ghasem Haddadifar
4 Akbar Imani
99 Kiros
11 Morteza Tabrizi
7 Mohammad Hosseini Yellow Card
Zob-Ahan Substitutes:
Meraj Esmaeili, Mehdi Rajabzadeh, Mohammad Satari, Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi, Mohammad Amini, Mohammadreza Abbasi, Rabih Ataya.

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