AFC Champions League Elite

FULL TIME
EST Esteghlal FC DWDLD 3
–
Al Ahli WDWWL 0
  • Mehdi Ghayedi 29'
  • Ali Karimi 38'
  • Cheick Diabaté 54'
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EST213
AHL000
Al Janoub Stadium

Team Stats

AHL EST
16
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
45
Possession
55
12
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
8
30
On Target %
60
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
381
377
Passes
464
80
Pass Completion %
80
3
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
19
20
Cross %
30
64
Long Balls
56
32
Accurate Long Balls
31
50
Long Balls %
60
1
Blocked Shots
0
12
Effective Tackles
17
18
Tackles
20
70
Tackle %
90
11
Interceptions
8
16
Effective Clearances
28
16
Clearances
28

Match Leaders

EST

  • Ali Karimi M Total Shots 5
  • Masoud Rigi M Accurate Passes 64
  • Hossein Hosseini G Saves 3

AHL

  • Omar Al-Somah F Total Shots 4
  • Hussein Al Sulaimani D Accurate Passes 54
  • Mohammed Al-Owais G Saves 5

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

Confirmed

EST · 4-2-3-1

  1. Hossein HosseiniG1
  2. Roozbeh CheshmiCD-L4
  3. Aref GholamiCD-R5
  4. Hrvoje MilicLB33
  5. Voria GhafouriRB21
  6. Cheick DiabatéAM7
  7. Ali KarimiLM6
  8. Masoud RigiRM66
  9. Amir Arsalan MotahariF72
  10. Mehdi GhayediAM-L10
  11. Farshid EsmaeiliAM-R8

Substitutes

  1. Milad ZakipourSUB3
  2. Mohammad DaneshgarSUB70
  3. Arash DajliriSUB41
  4. Farshid BagheriSUB14
  5. Hossein Pour HamidiSUB19
  6. Siena KhadempourSUB15
  7. Fardin RabetSUB42
  8. Zakaria MoradiSUB17
  9. Ali DashtiSUB9
  10. Shahin TaherkhaniSUB57

AHL · 4-2-3-1

  1. Mohammed Al-OwaisG33
  2. Mohammed Al-FatilCD-L3
  3. Talal Al-AbsiCD-R18
  4. Hani Al-SubayaniLB31
  5. Saeed Al-MowaladRB2
  6. Marko MarinAM17
  7. Hussein Al SulaimaniLM24
  8. Yousef AlharbiRM35
  9. Omar Al-SomahF9
  10. Abdulrahman GhareebAM-L29
  11. Haitham AsiriAM-R45

Substitutes

  1. Mohammed Al-YamiSUB44
  2. Albassas AhmadSUB20
  3. Mazen Ali Abu SharahSUB34
  4. Mohammad AlbassasSUB70
  5. Yazeed Al BakrSUB13
  6. Hussain AlmoqahwiSUB11
  7. Ahmed Al-NakhliSUB28
  8. Fahad MagrshiSUB39

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 84'

    Ali Dashti (Esteghlal) Substitution at 84'

    Ali Dashti
  2. Substitution 84'

    Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal) Substitution at 84'

    Shahin Taherkhani
  3. Substitution 75'

    Mazen Ali Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 75'

    Mazen Ali Abu Sharah
  4. Substitution 72'

    Substitution, Esteghlal. Milad Zakipour replaces Ali Karimi.

    Milad Zakipour
  5. Substitution 66'

    Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) Substitution at 66'

    Farshid Bagheri
  6. Substitution 65'

    Ahmed Al-Nakhli (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 65'

    Ahmed Al-Nakhli
  7. Substitution 65'

    Hussain Al-Mogahwi (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 65'

    Hussain Almoqahwi
  8. Substitution 65'

    Fahad Magrshi (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 65'

    Fahad Magrshi
  9. Goal - Header 54'

    Goal! Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 0. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ali Karimi with a cross.

    Cheick Diabaté
  10. Yellow Card 49'

    Hussein Al Sulaimani (Al-Ahli) Yellow Card at 49'

    Hussein Al Sulaimani
  11. Substitution 45'

    Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) Substitution at 45'

    Mohammad Daneshgar
  12. Substitution 45'

    Albassas Ahmad (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 45'

    Albassas Ahmad
  13. Goal - Header 38'

    Goal! Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 0. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross following a corner.

    Ali Karimi
  14. Yellow Card 30'

    Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Hrvoje Milic
  15. Goal 29'

    Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al-Ahli 0. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.

    Mehdi Ghayedi
  1. End Regular Time 90'+4'
  2. Substitution 84'

    Ali Dashti (Esteghlal) Substitution at 84'

    Ali Dashti
  3. Substitution 84'

    Shahin Taherkhani (Esteghlal) Substitution at 84'

    Shahin Taherkhani
  4. Substitution 75'

    Mazen Ali Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 75'

    Mazen Ali Abu Sharah
  5. Substitution 72'

    Substitution, Esteghlal. Milad Zakipour replaces Ali Karimi.

    Milad Zakipour
  6. Substitution 66'

    Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) Substitution at 66'

    Farshid Bagheri
  7. Substitution 65'

    Ahmed Al-Nakhli (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 65'

    Ahmed Al-Nakhli
  8. Substitution 65'

    Hussain Al-Mogahwi (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 65'

    Hussain Almoqahwi
  9. Substitution 65'

    Fahad Magrshi (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 65'

    Fahad Magrshi
  10. Goal - Header 54'

    Goal! Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 0. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ali Karimi with a cross.

    Cheick Diabaté
  11. Yellow Card 49'

    Hussein Al Sulaimani (Al-Ahli) Yellow Card at 49'

    Hussein Al Sulaimani
  12. Substitution 45'

    Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) Substitution at 45'

    Mohammad Daneshgar
  13. Start 2nd Half 45'
  14. Substitution 45'

    Albassas Ahmad (Al-Ahli) Substitution at 45'

    Albassas Ahmad
  15. Halftime 45'+2'
  16. Goal - Header 38'

    Goal! Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 0. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross following a corner.

    Ali Karimi
  17. Yellow Card 30'

    Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Hrvoje Milic
  18. Goal 29'

    Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al-Ahli 0. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.

    Mehdi Ghayedi
  19. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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