Al Sadd vs Esteghlal, 2018 AFC Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Al Sadd win 5-3 on aggregate
Al Sadd
  • 27': Akram Afif
  • 90'+2': Baghdad Bounedjah (P)
FT
2 - 2
2nd Leg - Al Sadd win 5-3 on aggregate
Esteghlal
  • 32': Rouhollah Bagheri
  • 49': Morteza Tabrizi
  • Red Card 50': Roozbeh Cheshmi

About

Al Sadd are hosting Esteghlal at Jassim Bin Hamad 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.
  • 1': Foul by Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
  • 1': Xavi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
  • 3': Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Offside, Esteghlal. Milad Zakipour tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
  • 7': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd).
  • 8': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
  • 10': Foul by Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd).
  • 10': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Hamid Ismaeil (Al Sadd).
  • 12': Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, Esteghlal. Milad Zakipour tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Mehdi Ghayedi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Humam Tareq.
  • 15': Foul by Xavi (Al Sadd).
  • 15': Humam Tareq (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd).
  • 16': Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Jung Woo-young.
  • 17': Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal).
  • 18': Foul by Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd).
  • 18': Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
  • 19': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 22': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Rouzbeh Cheshmi.
  • 22': Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hamid Ismaeil with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Foul by Humam Tareq (Esteghlal).
  • 25': Gabi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gabi.
  • 27': Goal! Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal 0. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Baghdad Bounedjah.
  • 29': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Humam Tareq (Esteghlal).
  • 31': Foul by Gabi (Al Sadd).
  • 31': Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Goal! Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal 1. Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Humam Tareq with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by Hamid Ismaeil (Al Sadd).
  • 34': Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hasan Al Haydos.
  • 36': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Mehdi Rahmati.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Xavi (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 39': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Mehdi Rahmati.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd).
  • 40': Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Pedro Ró-Ró.
  • 41': Hand ball by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
  • 43': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 43': Pedro Ró-Ró (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hasan Al Haydos.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh replaces Mehdi Ghayedi.
  • 48': Foul by Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd).
  • 48': Humam Tareq (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Xavi (Al Sadd).
  • 48': Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 49': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Meshaal Aissa.
  • 49': Goal! Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal 2. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
  • 50': Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Second yellow card to Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Xavi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Baghdad Bounedjah.
  • 55': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
  • 55': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Abdelkarim Hassan.
  • 55': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd).
  • 56': Substitution, Esteghlal. Armin Sohrabian replaces Rouhollah Bagheri.
  • 57': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 57': Pedro Ró-Ró (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xavi.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hasan Al Haydos with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Armin Sohrabian.
  • 64': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd).
  • 64': Humam Tareq (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Xavi.
  • 70': Substitution, Al Sadd. Yasser Abou Baker replaces Hasan Al Haydos.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 72': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Jung Woo-young.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Xavi.
  • 74': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
  • 74': Pedro Ró-Ró (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Hamid Ismaeil (Al Sadd).
  • 76': Substitution, Esteghlal. Vouria Ghafouri replaces Humam Tareq.
  • 77': Delay in match Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Xavi (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 80': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Yasser Abou Baker (Al Sadd).
  • 80': Yasser Abou Baker (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 84': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
  • 85': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Baghdad Bounedjah.
  • 85': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
  • 85': Pedro Ró-Ró (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 86': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Hamid Ismaeil.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamid Ismaeil with a headed pass.
  • 89': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd).
  • 90': Penalty Al Sadd. Akram Afif draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Penalty conceded by Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Al Sadd 2, Esteghlal 2. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yasser Abou Baker (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Akram Afif following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Al Sadd. Ali Asad replaces Abdelkarim Hassan.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Al Sadd. Salem Al Hajri replaces Jung Woo-young.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Pedro Ró-Ró (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+5': Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Gabi (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+5': Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Al Sadd 2, Esteghlal 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Al Sadd 2, Esteghlal 2.

Statistics

EST SADhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/7135.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
15 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 2
44.9 Possession 55.1
10 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
301 Accurate Passes 418
375 Passes 479
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
8 Accurate Crosses 5
29 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 53
34 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 8
19 Effective Clearances 37
19 Clearances 37

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 6,462

Line-Ups

SAD Al Sadd (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
2 Ró-Ró
14 Abdelkarim Hassan
12 Hamid Ismail
6 Xavi
55 Jung Woo-Young
29 Gabi
11 Baghdad Bounedjah
96 Akram Afif
10 Hassan Al-Haydos
Al Sadd Substitutes:
Yasser Aboubaker, Tarek Salman, Ahmed Sayyar, Hamza Alsenhaji, Ali Asad, Salem Al-Hajri, Jehad Mohammad.

EST Esteghlal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mehdi Rahmati (GK) Yellow Card
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi Yellow Card
33 Pejman Montazeri
18 Milad Zakipour
2 Khosro Heydari
60 Ali Karimi
17 Humam Tariq Faraj
8 Farshid Esmaeili
78 Morteza Tabrizi
91 Rouhollah Bagheri
16 Mehdi Ghayedi
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Salisu Abdullahi Gero, Voria Ghafouri, Mohammad Daneshgar, Reza Azari, Hossein Hosseini, Armin Sohrabian, Allahyar Sayyad.

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