Sepahan vs Al-Ain, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

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Sepahan are hosting Al-Ain at Jassim Bin 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.
2': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi.
4': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Kiros (Sepahan).
5': Attempt saved. Caio Canedo (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kodjo Laba.
5': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Payam Niazmand.
6': Attempt missed. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salem Abdullah with a cross following a corner.
9': Foul by Kiros (Sepahan).
9': Ismael Ahmed (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Ahmed Barman (Al Ain).
10': Rasool Navidkia (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Ahmed Barman (Al Ain).
12': Rasool Navidkia (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Saeed Al Blooshi (Al Ain).
13': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
15': Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Al Ain).
17': Rasool Navidkia (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Ahmed Barman (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
22': Foul by Ismael Ahmed (Al Ain).
22': Kiros (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Caio Canedo (Al Ain).
24': Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Ahmed Barman (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Kiros (Sepahan).
31': Foul by Saeed Al Blooshi (Al Ain).
31': Kiros (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Caio Canedo (Al Ain).
32': Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain).
37': Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Rasool Navidkia (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Seyed Mohammad Karimi.
43': Offside, Sepahan. Ezzatollah Pourghaz tries a through ball, but Kiros is caught offside.
45': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Mehdi Torkaman (Sepahan).
45'+1': Foul by Ismael Ahmed (Al Ain).
45'+1': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Sepahan 0, Al Ain 0.
45': Second Half begins Sepahan 0, Al Ain 0.
45': Substitution, Sepahan. Daniel Esmaeilifar replaces Reza Mirzaei.
45': Substitution, Sepahan. Soroosh Rafiei replaces Yasin Salmani.
47': Caio Canedo (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
48': Attempt missed. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Caio Canedo with a cross.
50': Caio Canedo (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan).
51': Offside, Sepahan. Seyed Mohammad Karimi tries a through ball, but Muhsen Al Ghassani is caught offside.
52': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Salem Abdullah.
53': Attempt missed. Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Torkaman with a cross following a corner.
54': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
55': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
56': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Saeed Al Blooshi.
57': Substitution, Sepahan. Omid Noorafkan replaces Mehdi Torkaman because of an injury.
57': Attempt missed. Kiros (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Soroosh Rafiei with a cross following a corner.
58': Foul by Caio Canedo (Al Ain).
58': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Al Ain. Fahad Hadeed replaces Salem Abdullah.
61': Substitution, Al Ain. Mohsen Abdullah replaces Rayan Yaslam.
61': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain).
61': Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
62': Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Kodjo Laba (Al Ain).
63': Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Ismael Ahmed (Al Ain).
65': Kiros (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan).
66': Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Saeed Al Blooshi (Al Ain).
67': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Hand ball by Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan).
70': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Foul by Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan).
70': Offside, Al Ain. Mohsen Abdullah tries a through ball, but Caio Canedo is caught offside.
72': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Bandar Al Ahbabi.
72': Substitution, Sepahan. Mehdi Kiani replaces Rasool Navidkia.
72': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
74': Caio Canedo (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Ezzatollah Pourghaz (Sepahan).
78': Attempt missed. Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan.
81': Foul by Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan).
81': Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Sepahan. Abolfazl Babadi Akasheh replaces Muhsen Al Ghassani.
83': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
84': Attempt missed. Kiros (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Seyed Mohammad Karimi with a cross following a corner.
85': Substitution, Al Ain. Mohammed Khalfan replaces Bandar Al Ahbabi.
85': Substitution, Al Ain. Jamal Maroof replaces Caio Canedo.
86': Ahmed Barman (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan).
87': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
88': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Attempt missed. Fahad Hadeed (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
89': Foul by Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan).
89': Ismael Ahmed (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Fahad Hadeed (Al Ain).
90': Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fahad Hadeed (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Foul by Mohsen Abdullah (Al Ain).
90'+2': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Kodjo Laba (Al Ain).
90'+3': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Sepahan 0, Al Ain 0.
0': Match ends, Sepahan 0, Al Ain 0.

Statistics

AlN		SEP
18	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	1
47.6	Possession	52.4
4	SHOTS	5
1	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	365
416	Passes	453
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
25	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	68
40	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	0
9	Effective Tackles	12
12	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	9
17	Effective Clearances	9
17	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar

Line-Ups

Sepahan (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Payam Niazmand (GK)
44	Mohammad Nejadmahdi
5	Ezzatollah Pourghaz
67	Mehdi Torkaman
17	Reza Mirzaei
38	Yasin Salmani
8	Rasool Navidkia
21	Seyed Mohammad Karimi
20	Mohammad Mohebbi
16	Muhsen Al Ghassani
88	Kiros

Sepahan Substitutes:

Reza Dehghani, Mehdi Kiani, Daniel Esmaeilifar, Mohsen Mosalman, Omid Norafkan, Sajjad Shahbazzadeh, Abolfazl Babadi Akasheh, Soroush Rafiei, Shahab Adeli, Mohammad Tayyebi.

Al-Ain (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa (GK)
5	Mohamed Ismail Ahmed
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
25	Saeed Al Blooshi
13	Ahmed Barman Ali
8	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
14	Rayan Yaslam Al-Jaberi
3	Salem Abdulla Salmeen Mubarak Al-Jaberi
11	Bandar Al-Ahbabi
7	Caio Canedo
9	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba

Al-Ain Substitutes:

Mohammed Hilal Khalifa, Saoud Al-Mahri, Saif Al Harthi, Mohsen Abdullah, Hamad Almansoori, Fahad Hadeed, Mohammed Khalfan, Jamal Maroof.

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