Persepolis vs Ulsan Hyundai, 2020 AFC Champions League, Final
· AFC Champions League EliteJunior's brace powers Ulsan Hyundai over Persepolis in Asian Champions League final
Ulsan won its first AFC Champions League final crown since 2012 in a 2-1 comeback win over Persepolis.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Kim Tae-Hwan (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 3': Milad Sarlak (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Bashar Resan (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Lee Chung-Yong (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 9': Sin Jin-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Júnior Negrão.
- 12': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 12': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Ahmad Noorollahi (Persepolis) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Shiri.
- 13': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dave Bulthuis.
- 14': Foul by Mehdi Abdi Qara (Persepolis).
- 14': Won Du-Jae (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Yun Bit-Garam (Ulsan Hyundai) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt missed. Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kim Tae-Hwan with a cross.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong.
- 22': Attempt saved. Yun Bit-Garam (Ulsan Hyundai) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Park Joo-Ho.
- 23': Attempt missed. Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kim Tae-Hwan with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Sin Jin-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 24': Saeid Aghaei (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Dave Bulthuis (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Siamak Nemati (Persepolis).
- 32': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Kim In-Sung.
- 34': Foul by Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis).
- 34': Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Omid Alishah (Persepolis).
- 35': Lee Chung-Yong (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Park Joo-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 38': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Omid Alishah (Persepolis).
- 38': Kim Tae-Hwan (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dave Bulthuis.
- 42': Foul by Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis).
- 42': Park Joo-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis).
- 45': Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Goal! Persepolis 1, Ulsan Hyundai 0. Mehdi Abdi Qara (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Penalty Ulsan Hyundai. Yun Bit-Garam draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Ahmad Noorollahi (Persepolis) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Ulsan Hyundai.
- 45'+4': Penalty saved! Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': Goal! Persepolis 1, Ulsan Hyundai 1. Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Persepolis 1, Ulsan Hyundai 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Persepolis 1, Ulsan Hyundai 1.
- 46': Foul by Kim Kee-hee (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 46': Mehdi Abdi Qara (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Penalty conceded by Mehdi Shiri (Persepolis) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 54': VAR Decision: Penalty Ulsan Hyundai.
- 55': Goal! Persepolis 1, Ulsan Hyundai 2. Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 58': Foul by Lee Chung-Yong (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 58': Omid Alishah (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Sin Jin-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong with a cross.
- 60': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 60': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Lee Chung-Yong.
- 62': Offside, Persepolis. Bashar Resan tries a through ball, but Omid Alishah is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt missed. Mehdi Abdi Qara (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saeid Aghaei with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Kim In-Sung (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 65': Mehdi Shiri (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dave Bulthuis.
- 67': Foul by Sin Jin-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 67': Saeid Aghaei (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Ahmad Noorollahi (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Foul by Kim In-Sung (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 68': Omid Alishah (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Lee Chung-Yong.
- 69': Attempt missed. Mehdi Shiri (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Kim In-Sung (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 72': Mehdi Shiri (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Ulsan Hyundai. Lee Keun-Ho replaces Lee Chung-Yong.
- 72': Substitution, Ulsan Hyundai. Hong Chul replaces Park Joo-Ho.
- 74': Substitution, Persepolis. Arman Ramezani replaces Mehdi Shiri.
- 75': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Won Du-Jae.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ahmad Noorollahi (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bashar Resan with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Kim Tae-Hwan (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 76': Omid Alishah (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Kim In-Sung (Ulsan Hyundai) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yun Bit-Garam.
- 78': Attempt missed. Bashar Resan (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Milad Sarlak.
- 79': Dave Bulthuis (Ulsan Hyundai) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Sin Jin-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 81': Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Won Du-Jae (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 81': Omid Alishah (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Júnior Negrão (Ulsan Hyundai) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Substitution, Ulsan Hyundai. Bjørn Maars Johnsen replaces Júnior Negrão.
- 83': Substitution, Ulsan Hyundai. Jung Seung-Hyun replaces Sin Jin-Ho.
- 83': Attempt missed. Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 84': VAR Decision: No Penalty Persepolis.
- 85': Corner, Ulsan Hyundai. Conceded by Seyed Jalal Hosseini.
- 86': Attempt missed. Dave Bulthuis (Ulsan Hyundai) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yun Bit-Garam with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Jung Seung-Hyun (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 87': Mehdi Abdi Qara (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Bashar Resan (Persepolis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siamak Nemati.
- 90': Foul by Bjørn Maars Johnsen (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 90': Omid Alishah (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Offside, Persepolis. Bashar Resan tries a through ball, but Ahmad Noorollahi is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Persepolis. Ali Shojaei replaces Omid Alishah.
- 90'+1': Foul by Bjørn Maars Johnsen (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 90'+1': Milad Sarlak (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Ulsan Hyundai. Seol Young-Woo replaces Kim In-Sung.
- 90'+2': Foul by Arman Ramezani (Persepolis).
- 90'+2': Jung Seung-Hyun (Ulsan Hyundai) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Yun Bit-Garam (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 90'+3': Saeid Aghaei (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Kim Tae-Hwan.
- 90'+6': Ali Shojaei (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kim Tae-Hwan (Ulsan Hyundai).
- 90'+6': Kim Tae-Hwan (Ulsan Hyundai) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Persepolis 1, Ulsan Hyundai 2.
- 0': Match ends, Persepolis 1, Ulsan Hyundai 2.
Statistics
 ULS |
PRS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 42 | Possession | 57 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 8,517
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 8,517
Line-Ups
Persepolis
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 81 | Hamed Lak (GK) |
| 4 | Seyed Jalal Hosseini |
| 6 | Hossein Kanani |
| 77 | Saeed Aghaei |
| 17 | Mehdi Shiri |
| 5 | Bashar Resan Bonyan |
| 8 | Ahmad Noorollahi |
| 66 | Milad Sarlak |
| 16 | Mehdi Abdi Qara |
| 2 | Omid Alishah |
| 88 | Siamak Nemati |
Ulsan Hyundai
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jo So-Huk (GK) |
| 4 | Davy Bulthuis  |
| 44 | Kim Kee-Hee |
| 16 | Won Du-Jae |
| 6 | Park Joo-Ho |
| 23 | Kim Tae-Hwan |
| 8 | Shin Jin-Ho |
| 10 | Yun Bit-Garam |
| 7 | Kim In-Sung |
| 72 | Lee Chung-Yong |
| 9 | Júnior Negrão |
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