Zob-Ahan vs Al Ittihad, 2019 AFC Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Al Ittihad advance 6-4 on aggregate
Zob-Ahan
  • 53': Luis Jimenez (OG)
  • 72': Hadi Mohammadi
  • 83': Macauley Chrisantus
FT
3 - 4
2nd Leg - Al Ittihad advance 6-4 on aggregate
Al Ittihad
  • 45'+1': Emiliano Vecchio
  • 54': Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi (OG)
  • 64': Romarinho
  • 70': Romarinho

About

Zob-Ahan are hosting Al Ittihad at Grand Hamad stadium, Doha, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Carlos Villanueva (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khaled Al Samiri.
  • 4': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 4': Emiliano Vecchio (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Daniel Esmaeilifar (Zob Ahan).
  • 5': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Vahid Mohammadzadeh.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Ziyad Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Villanueva with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar.
  • 8': Foul by Daniel Esmaeilifar (Zob Ahan).
  • 8': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar.
  • 10': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Ziyad Al Sahafi.
  • 13': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Abdulelah Almalki (Al-Ittihad).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Abdulmohsen Fallatah.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Khaled Al Samiri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Emiliano Vecchio (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Villanueva.
  • 23': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Luis Jiménez (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Villanueva.
  • 25': Foul by Vahid Mohammadzadeh (Zob Ahan).
  • 25': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Hamdan Al Shamrani (Al-Ittihad).
  • 25': Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Hand ball by Khaled Al Samiri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Carlos Villanueva (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Jiménez.
  • 28': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Carlos Villanueva tries a through ball, but Luis Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 29': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 30': Delay in match (Zob Ahan).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Foul by Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan).
  • 34': Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Luis Jiménez (Al-Ittihad).
  • 37': Hadi Mohammadi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Emiliano Vecchio (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Luis Jiménez (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Villanueva.
  • 40': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Ziyad Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 41': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Khaled Al Samiri.
  • 41': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Luis Jiménez.
  • 42': Hand ball by Luis Jiménez (Al-Ittihad).
  • 43': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Carlos Villanueva.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ziyad Al Sahafi.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Zob Ahan 0, Al-Ittihad 1. Emiliano Vecchio (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Villanueva.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Khaled Al Samiri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 45'+3': Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Zob Ahan 0, Al-Ittihad 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Zob Ahan 0, Al-Ittihad 1.
  • 47': Emiliano Vecchio (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Hamid Maleki (Zob Ahan).
  • 48': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Abdulmohsen Fallatah (Al-Ittihad).
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Ehsan Pahlevan (Zob Ahan).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Mohammadreza Abbasi replaces Ehsan Pahlevan.
  • 50': Offside, Zob Ahan. Hadi Mohammadi tries a through ball, but Vahid Mohammadzadeh is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Ittihad).
  • 52': Mohammadreza Abbasi (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Alireza Cheraghali replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari because of an injury.
  • 53': Own Goal by Luis Jiménez, Al-Ittihad. Zob Ahan 1, Al-Ittihad 1.
  • 54': Own Goal by Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi, Zob Ahan. Zob Ahan 1, Al-Ittihad 2.
  • 55': Abdulmohsen Fallatah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan).
  • 57': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Ittihad).
  • 57': Vahid Mohammadzadeh (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Luis Jiménez tries a through ball, but Romarinho is caught offside.
  • 64': Abdulelah Almalki (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan).
  • 64': Goal! Zob Ahan 1, Al-Ittihad 3. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamdan Al Shamrani.
  • 67': Substitution, Zob Ahan. Milad Fakhreddini replaces Vahid Mohammadzadeh.
  • 67': Alireza Cheraghali (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Khaled Al Samiri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 68': Foul by Mehdi Mehdipour (Zob Ahan).
  • 68': Luis Jiménez (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Goal! Zob Ahan 1, Al-Ittihad 4. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Jiménez.
  • 72': Corner, Zob Ahan. Conceded by Hamdan Al Shamrani.
  • 72': Goal! Zob Ahan 2, Al-Ittihad 4. Hadi Mohammadi (Zob Ahan) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ghasem Hadadifar with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Delay in match (Zob Ahan).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Emiliano Vecchio (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Alireza Cheraghali (Zob Ahan).
  • 78': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Abdulrahman Alobud replaces Carlos Villanueva.
  • 79': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Abdulaziz Al-Bishi replaces Romarinho.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Daniel Esmaeilifar (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hamid Maleki with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Milad Fakhreddini with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 83': Ghasem Hadadifar (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Alireza Cheraghali (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar.
  • 83': Goal! Zob Ahan 3, Al-Ittihad 4. Macauley Chrisantus (Zob Ahan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Foul by Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 84': Milad Fakhreddini (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Alireza Cheraghali (Zob Ahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Abdulelah Almalki (Al-Ittihad).
  • 89': Abdulelah Almalki (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Mansour Al-Harbi replaces Abdulelah Almalki.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Daniel Esmaeilifar (Zob Ahan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohammadreza Abbasi.
  • 90'+2': Dangerous play by Mohammadreza Abbasi (Zob Ahan).
  • 90'+2': Khaled Al Samiri (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Abdulrahman Alobud (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Hadi Mohammadi (Zob Ahan).
  • 90'+4': Hadi Mohammadi (Zob Ahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Zob Ahan 3, Al-Ittihad 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Zob Ahan 3, Al-Ittihad 4.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
35.8 Possession 64.2
11 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
169 Accurate Passes 342
251 Passes 436
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 86
14 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 6
26 Effective Clearances 7
26 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Grand Hamad stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 700

Line-Ups

ZOB Zob-Ahan (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi (GK)
3 Vahid Mohammadzadeh
4 Hadi Mohammadi
32 Hamid Maleki
11 Daniel Esmaeilifar
8 Ghasem Haddadifar
6 Hamid Bouhamdan
15 Ehsan Pahlevan
66 Mehdi Mehdipour
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
14 Macauley Chrisantus
Zob-Ahan Substitutes:
Yousef Behzadi, Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs, Mohammad Nejadmahdi, Alireza Cheraghali, Masoud Ebrahimzadeh, Milad Fakhreddini, Mohammadreza Abbasi.

ITT Al Ittihad (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Fawaz Al-Qarni (GK)
21 Abdulmohsen Fallatah
14 Ziyad Al Sahafi
27 Hamdan Al Shamrani
66 Saud Abdulhamid
10 Carlos Villanueva
11 Emiliano Vecchio
6 Khaled Al Samiri
9 Romarinho
88 Abdulelah Al-Malki Yellow Card
16 Luis Jimenez
Al Ittihad Substitutes:
Abdulaziz Al-Bishi, Amar Al Dohaim, Essam Mohammedsaleh Al Muwallad, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Abdullah Al-Amar, Assaf Al-Qarni, Mansour Al-Harbi.

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