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

· 1st Leg
Zob-Ahan
  • Red Card 90': Mohammad Nejadmahdi
  • 90'+3': Giorgi Gvelesiani (P)
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
Esteghlal

    About

    Zob-Ahan are hosting Esteghlal at Foolad Shahr stadium, Fuladshahr, , 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': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan).
    • 2': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan).
    • 4': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
    • 4': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Server Djeparov (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Armin Sohrabian with a cross.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Server Djeparov.
    • 6': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
    • 6': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan).
    • 9': Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Morteza Tabrizi (Zob Ahan).
    • 10': Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
    • 11': Kiros (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
    • 14': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Server Djeparov with a cross.
    • 16': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 17': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan).
    • 18': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
    • 18': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Ghasem Haddadifar replaces Mohammad Satari because of an injury.
    • 21': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Milad Fakhreddini.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vouria Ghafouri with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
    • 22': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Delay in match Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
    • 26': Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
    • 31': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
    • 34': Offside, Esteghlal. Seyedmajid Hosseini tries a through ball, but Armin Sohrabian is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
    • 35': Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bakhtiar Rahmani.
    • 36': Bakhtiar Rahmani (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
    • 37': Foul by Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan).
    • 37': Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Delay in match Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan).
    • 41': Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Substitution, Esteghlal. Ali Ghorbani replaces Dariush Shojaeian because of an injury.
    • 44': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri.
    • 44': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
    • 44': Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Vahid Mohammadzadeh.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Farshid Bagheri.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Zob Ahan 0, Esteghlal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Zob Ahan 0, Esteghlal 0.
    • 46': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
    • 46': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Bakhtiar Rahmani (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
    • 46': Offside, Zob Ahan. Ghasem Haddadifar tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
    • 47': Offside, Esteghlal. Vouria Ghafouri tries a through ball, but Ali Ghorbani is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, Zob Ahan. Giorgi Gvelesiani tries a through ball, but Kiros is caught offside.
    • 52': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Mohammad Nejadmahdi (Zob Ahan).
    • 52': Mohammad Nejadmahdi (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Offside, Esteghlal. Armin Sohrabian tries a through ball, but Ali Ghorbani is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamid Bouhamdan with a cross.
    • 54': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan).
    • 54': Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Armin Sohrabian with a headed pass.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Bakhtiar Rahmani (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ghasem Haddadifar.
    • 57': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
    • 62': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan).
    • 62': Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Server Djeparov.
    • 64': Foul by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
    • 64': Giorgi Gvelesiani (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Zob Ahan).
    • 64': Server Djeparov (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
    • 66': Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morteza Tabrizi.
    • 67': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Mohammad Reza Abbasi replaces Morteza Tabrizi.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Server Djeparov (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
    • 71': Foul by Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan).
    • 71': Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Hand ball by Server Djeparov (Esteghlal).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pejman Montazeri with a cross.
    • 79': Foul by Server Djeparov (Esteghlal).
    • 79': Mohammad Reza Abbasi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
    • 80': Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Hand ball by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan).
    • 81': Attempt missed. Seyedmajid Hosseini (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Server Djeparov following a set piece situation.
    • 81': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan).
    • 82': Foul by Kiros (Zob Ahan).
    • 82': Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal).
    • 84': Mohammad Reza Abbasi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Zob Ahan).
    • 84': Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Rabin Ataya replaces Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
    • 87': Foul by Server Djeparov (Esteghlal).
    • 87': Rabin Ataya (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Delay in match (Esteghlal).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Second yellow card to Mohammad Nejadmahdi (Zob Ahan).
    • 90': Attempt saved. Kiros (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Zob Ahan 1, Esteghlal 0. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Zob Ahan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match Vahid Mohammadzadeh (Zob Ahan) because of an injury.
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Zob Ahan 1, Esteghlal 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Zob Ahan 1, Esteghlal 0.

    Statistics

    EST ZOB
    19 Fouls 21
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 1
    3 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 0
    4 Saves 2
    59.5 Possession 40.5
    12 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.8
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    362 Accurate Passes 205
    432 Passes 294
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    16 Crosses 8
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    70 Long Balls 60
    43 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    11 Effective Clearances 14
    11 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Foolad Shahr stadium
    Location: Fuladshahr,
    Attendance: 10,160

    Line-Ups

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

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

    EST Esteghlal (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
    5 Majid Hosseini
    4 Roozbeh Cheshmi
    13 Armin Sohrabian
    33 Pejman Montazeri
    14 Farshid Bagheri
    6 Omid Ebrahimi
    23 Dariush Shojaeian Yellow Card
    21 Voria Ghafouri
    8 Farshid Esmaeili Yellow Card
    20 Server Djeparov
    Esteghlal Substitutes:
    Jaber Ansari, Omid Norafkan, Bojan Najdenov, Hossein Hosseini, Ali Ghorbani, Khosro Heydari, Milad Zakipour.

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