Esteghlal vs Al Duhail, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
  • 27': Cheick Diabaté (P)
  • 61': Mehdi Ghayedi
FT
2 - 2
Al Duhail
  • 45'+3': Michael Olunga (P)
  • 58': Michael Olunga

About

Esteghlal are hosting Al Duhail at , , , 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': Attempt saved. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammad Naderi.
  • 2': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Musa.
  • 3': Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal).
  • 6': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Ali Karimi (Al Duhail).
  • 9': Offside, Esteghlal. Arash Rezavand tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 12': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail).
  • 12': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 14': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail).
  • 14': Ali Karimi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Mohammad with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdullah Al Ahrak following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ali Karimi.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olunga.
  • 20': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edmilson Junior with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Karimi.
  • 24': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
  • 24': Substitution, Esteghlal. Hrvoje Milic replaces Mohammad Naderi because of an injury.
  • 26': Penalty Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': Penalty conceded by Ali Karimi (Al Duhail) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 27': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Duhail 0. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 31': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
  • 37': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Salah Zakaria.
  • 39': Offside, Al Duhail. Almoez Ali tries a through ball, but Ismail Mohammad is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Musa.
  • 43': Offside, Esteghlal. Aref Gholami tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 45': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Hrvoje Milic.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sultan Al Brake following a corner.
  • 45': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 45'+1': Sultan Al Brake (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Penalty Al Duhail. Michael Olunga draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Duhail 1. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Duhail 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 1, Al Duhail 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Masoud Rigi replaces Arash Rezavand.
  • 47': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Ali Karimi (Al Duhail).
  • 49': Offside, Al Duhail. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Edmilson Junior is caught offside.
  • 51': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aref Gholami.
  • 53': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Sultan Al Brake (Al Duhail).
  • 57': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal).
  • 57': Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Duhail 2. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmilson Junior with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Substitution, Esteghlal. Dariush Shojaeian replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 61': Goal! Esteghlal 2, Al Duhail 2. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri with a cross.
  • 62': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal).
  • 62': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
  • 63': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Hrvoje Milic.
  • 65': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
  • 65': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Substitution, Al Duhail. Karim Boudiaf replaces Almoez Ali.
  • 70': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 70': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Ismail Mohammad (Al Duhail).
  • 73': Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 74': Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmilson Junior.
  • 77': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohammad Moradmand replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 79': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail).
  • 79': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Mohammad Moradmand.
  • 86': Substitution, Al Duhail. Mohammed Muntari replaces Ismail Mohammad.
  • 88': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 88': Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+5': Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 2, Al Duhail 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Esteghlal 2, Al Duhail 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 3
51.1 Possession 48.9
11 SHOTS 6
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
357 Accurate Passes 341
428 Passes 420
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
19 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 51
35 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 12
10 Effective Clearances 12
10 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
Location: ,

Line-Ups

EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
4 Siavash Yazdani
5 Aref Gholami
2 Mohammad Naderi
21 Voria Ghafouri
8 Farshid Esmaeili
9 Mehdi Mehdipour
88 Arash Rezavand
7 Cheick Diabaté
10 Mehdi Ghayedi Yellow Card
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Hrvoje Milic, Mohammad Moradmand, Babak Moradi, Saeid Mehri, Arman Ramezani, Dariush Shojaeian, Siena Khadempour, Hossein Hosseini, Seyed Ahmad Mousavi, Masoud Rigi.

ALD Al Duhail (5-4-1)

No. Name
21 Salah Zakaria (GK)
4 Medhi Benatia
2 Mohammed Musa Ali
5 Bassam Al-Rawi Yellow Card
18 Sultan Al-Brake
7 Ismail Mohamad
14 Abdullah Al Ahrak Yellow Card
24 Ali Karimi
10 Edmílson Junior
19 Almoez Ali
26 Michael Olunga
Al Duhail Substitutes:
Ali Afif, Luiz Ceará , Ahmed Yasser, Mohammed Muntari, Karim Boudiaf, Jassim Mohammed, Khaled Mohammed, Mohamed Al Bakri, Khalifa Abu Baker, Ali Malolah Karami.

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