Sepahan vs Al Sadd, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Sepahan
  • 14': Reza Mirzaei
  • 53': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
FT
2 - 1
Al Sadd
  • 82': Hashim Ali

About

Sepahan are hosting Al Sadd 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.
  • 1': Foul by Bahaa Mamdouh (Al Sadd).
  • 1': Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan).
  • 2': Rodrigo Tabata (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Bahaa Mamdouh.
  • 6': Foul by Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 6': Musab Al Khader (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan).
  • 8': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 10': Musab Al Khader (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hashim Ali.
  • 14': Goal! Sepahan 1, Al Sadd 0. Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar.
  • 16': Foul by Mohammed Jadoua (Al Sadd).
  • 16': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Daniel Esmaeilifar.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Mohsen Mosalman (Sepahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
  • 21': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Bahaa Mamdouh.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohsen Mosalman with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mohammed Jadoua (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan.
  • 26': Foul by Daniel Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
  • 26': Rodrigo Tabata (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Ahmed Sayyar (Al Sadd).
  • 28': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Hossam Kamal (Al Sadd).
  • 29': Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Hossam Kamal (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Soroosh Rafiei.
  • 30': Foul by Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan).
  • 30': Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Hashim Ali (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hossam Kamal.
  • 33': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Bahaa Mamdouh.
  • 35': Foul by Mohammed Jadoua (Al Sadd).
  • 35': Mohsen Mosalman (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Daniel Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Sadd).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Tabata (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Sayyar.
  • 39': Foul by Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 39': Rodrigo Tabata (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Mehdi Kiani.
  • 41': Foul by Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan).
  • 41': Mohammed Jadoua (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Ahmed Sayyar (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Musab Al Khader with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Tabata (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Jadoua.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Tabata (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hashim Ali.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ahmed Al Hamawende (Al Sadd).
  • 45'+2': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sepahan 1, Al Sadd 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sepahan 1, Al Sadd 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Sadd. Abdelkarim Hassan replaces Tarek Salman.
  • 45': Substitution, Sepahan. Mohammad Mohebbi replaces Muhsen Al Ghassani.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Hashim Ali (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bahaa Mamdouh.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Musab Al Khader.
  • 51': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 51': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Mohammed Jadoua (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 53': Goal! Sepahan 2, Al Sadd 0. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Sadd) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Tabata.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Bahaa Mamdouh (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Sayyar.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reza Mirzaei.
  • 61': Substitution, Al Sadd. Boualem Khoukhi replaces Mohammed Jadoua.
  • 62': Foul by Hashim Ali (Al Sadd).
  • 62': Payam Niazmand (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Sepahan. Reza Dehghani replaces Reza Mirzaei.
  • 64': Substitution, Sepahan. Seyed Mohammad Karimi replaces Mohsen Mosalman.
  • 65': Offside, Al Sadd. Ahmed Al Hamawende tries a through ball, but Yusuf Abdurisag is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Reza Dehghani (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Reza Dehghani.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Tabata (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Musab Al Khader with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Hossam Kamal (Al Sadd).
  • 77': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
  • 79': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Yusuf Abdurisag.
  • 80': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 80': Yusuf Abdurisag (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Sayyar.
  • 82': Goal! Sepahan 2, Al Sadd 1. Hashim Ali (Al Sadd) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag.
  • 83': Foul by Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd).
  • 83': Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan).
  • 84': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Ahmed Sayyar (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan).
  • 87': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Musab Al Khader.
  • 88': Substitution, Sepahan. Hamed Bahiraei replaces Soroosh Rafiei.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Daniel Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sepahan. Kiros replaces Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Sepahan. Omid Noorafkan tries a through ball, but Mohammad Mohebbi is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Reza Dehghani (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sepahan 2, Al Sadd 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sepahan 2, Al Sadd 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 5
53.1 Possession 46.9
17 SHOTS 14
7 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
408 Accurate Passes 344
482 Passes 422
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 18
0.4 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 61
38 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 12
12 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
16 Interceptions 16
11 Effective Clearances 16
11 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar

Line-Ups

SEP Sepahan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Payam Niazmand (GK)
30 Giorgi Gvelesiani
44 Mohammad Nejadmahdi
19 Omid Norafkan
99 Daniel Esmaeilifar
73 Soroush Rafiei
6 Mehdi Kiani
11 Mohsen Mosalman
16 Muhsen Al-Ghassani
9 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
17 Reza Mirzaei
Sepahan Substitutes:
Mohammad Mohebbi, Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Hamed Bahiraei, Shahab Adeli, Rasool Navidkia, Reza Dehghani, Shayan Mosleh, Ezzatollah Pourghaz, Morteza Mansouri, Kiros.

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

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
6 Tarek Salman
37 Ahmed Suhail
4 Ahmed Sayyar
15 Bahaa Ellethy
70 Musaab Khidir
7 Mohammed Waad
17 Rodrigo Tabata
23 Hashim Ali
96 Husam Kamal Yellow Card
27 Yusuf Abdurisag
Al Sadd Substitutes:
Saad Al-Sheeb, Nam Tae-Hee, Abdelkarim Hassan, Guilherme, Santi Cazorla, Jehad Mohammad, Boualem Khoukhi.

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