Esteghlal vs Al Ahli, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

29': Mehdi Ghayedi
38': Ali Karimi
54': Cheick Diabate

FT
3 - 0

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Esteghlal are hosting Al Ahli at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, 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': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Amir Arsalan Motahari is caught offside.
4': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
5': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
6': Attempt missed. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Talal Al-Absi following a corner.
7': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
8': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
8': Attempt blocked. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Farshid Esmaeili.
11': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
11': Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi.
16': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Hrvoje Milic.
17': Attempt missed. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Marin with a cross following a corner.
17': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli).
21': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
22': Attempt saved. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
22': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
23': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar Al Soma.
23': Hand ball by Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli).
25': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
25': Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Talal Al-Absi.
27': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross following a corner.
27': Hand ball by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
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.
30': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal).
30': Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
32': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
33': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
35': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross.
35': Attempt missed. Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hani Al-Subayani with a cross.
37': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Talal Al-Absi.
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.
40': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli).
41': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Marin.
43': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Al-Fatil.
43': Attempt saved. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic with a cross.
45': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
45': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli).
45'+2': First Half ends, Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 0.
45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 2, Al-Ahli 0.
45': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Albassas Ahmad replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar replaces Vorya Ghafouri because of an injury.
48': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Hani Al-Subayani.
49': Offside, Esteghlal. Roozbeh Cheshmi tries a through ball, but Amir Arsalan Motahari is caught offside.
49': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli).
49': Hussein Abdulghani (Al-Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt saved. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
51': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
53': Foul by Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli).
53': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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.
55': Foul by Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal).
55': Saeed Al Muwallad (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Marko Marin (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Albassas Ahmad.
58': Asiri Haitham (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
59': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Talal Al-Absi (Al-Ahli).
60': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
61': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Dangerous play by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
63': Attempt missed. Albassas Ahmad (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hussein Abdulghani.
65': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Fahad Magrshi replaces Asiri Haitham.
65': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Moqahwi replaces Marko Marin.
65': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Ahmed Al-Nakhli replaces Hani Al-Subayani.
66': Substitution, Esteghlal. Farshid Bagheri replaces Roozbeh Cheshmi because of an injury.
66': Attempt missed. Omar Al Soma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad.
67': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
67': Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
70': Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
72': Substitution, Esteghlal. Milad Zakipour replaces Ali Karimi.
74': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
74': Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Mazen Abu Sharah replaces Omar Al Soma.
75': Hand ball by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal).
79': Attempt saved. Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al-Nakhli.
79': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Seyed Hossein Hosseini.
80': Attempt missed. Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hussain Al-Moqahwi with a cross following a corner.
83': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
84': Substitution, Esteghlal. Shahin Taherkhani replaces Cheick Diabaté.
84': Substitution, Esteghlal. Ali Dashti replaces Mehdi Ghaedi.
85': Ali Dashti (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli).
86': Attempt saved. Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
87': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
88': Foul by Yousef Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli).
88': Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Mazen Abu Sharah (Al-Ahli).
90'+2': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Offside, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar tries a through ball, but Farshid Esmaeili is caught offside.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 0.
0': Match ends, Esteghlal 3, Al-Ahli 0.

Statistics

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
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
297	Accurate Passes	381
377	Passes	464
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
16	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	56
32	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	0
12	Effective Tackles	17
18	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
11	Interceptions	8
16	Effective Clearances	28
16	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar

AFC Champions League Elite Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Yokohama F. Marinos	6	+11	13
2	Gwangju FC	6	+6	13
3	Vissel Kobe	6	+4	13
4	Kawasaki Frontale	6	+7	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
5	Aref Gholami
33	Hrvoje Milic
21	Voria Ghafouri
7	Cheick Diabate
6	Ali Karimi
66	Masoud Rigi
72	Amir Arsalan Motahari
10	Mehdi Ghayedi
8	Farshid Esmaeili

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Milad Zakipour, Mohammad Daneshgar, Arash Dajliri, Farshid Bagheri, Hossein Pour Hamidi, Siena Khadempour, Fardin Rabet, Zakaria Moradi, Ali Dashti, Shahin Taherkhani.

Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
3	Mohammed Al-Fatil
18	Talal Al-Absi
31	Hani Al-Subayani
2	Saeed Al-Mowalad
17	Marko Marin
24	Hussein Al Sulaimani
35	Yousef Alharbi
9	Omar Al-Somah
29	Abdulrahman Ghareeb
45	Haitham Asiri

Al Ahli Substitutes:

Mohammed Al-Yami, Albassas Ahmad, Mazen Ali Abu Sharah, Mohammad Albassas, Yazeed Al Bakr, Hussain Almoqahwi, Ahmed Al-Nakhli, Fahad Magrshi.

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