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

· 1st Leg

90': Mohammad Nejadmahdi
90'+3': Giorgi Gvelesiani (P)

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

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-Ahan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
3	Vahid Mohammadzadeh
2	Mohammad Nejadmahdi
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.

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
21	Voria Ghafouri
8	Farshid Esmaeili
20	Server Djeparov

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Jaber Ansari, Omid Norafkan, Bojan Najdenov, Hossein Hosseini, Ali Ghorbani, Khosro Heydari, Milad Zakipour.

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