Persepolis vs Ulsan Hyundai, 2020 AFC Champions League, Final

· AFC Champions League Elite
  • 45': Mehdi Abdi Qara
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1 - 2
  • 45'+4': Júnior Negrão
  • 55': Júnior Negrão (P)

Junior'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

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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

Line-Ups

PRS 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

ULS Ulsan Hyundai

No. Name
1 Jo So-Huk (GK)
4 Davy Bulthuis Yellow Card
44 Kim Kee-Hee
16 Won Du-Jae
6 Park Joo-Ho
23 Kim Tae-Hwan Yellow Card
8 Shin Jin-Ho
10 Yun Bit-Garam
7 Kim In-Sung
72 Lee Chung-Yong
9 Júnior Negrão

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