FC Goa vs Persepolis, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
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0 - 4
  • 24': Shahriar Moghanlou
  • 43': Mehdi Torabi (P)
  • 47': Iss Ale Kasir
  • 58': Kamal Kamyabinia

AFC Champions League: FC Goa lose 4-0 to Persepolis

Goa took to the pitch with eight changes, but nerves at the back cost them the match.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ishan Pandita (FC Goa).
  • 1': Milad Sarlak (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Princeton Rebello (FC Goa).
  • 3': Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by James Donachie.
  • 7': Offside, FC Goa. Ishan Pandita tries a through ball, but Devendra Murgaokar is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Devendra Murgaokar (FC Goa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sanson Pereira with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Amarjit Singh (FC Goa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Iván González.
  • 15': Foul by Leander D'Cunha (FC Goa).
  • 15': Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Leander D'Cunha (FC Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Foul by Amarjit Singh (FC Goa).
  • 17': Milad Sarlak (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by James Donachie (FC Goa).
  • 18': Isa Alkasir (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omid Alishah with a cross.
  • 21': Offside, Persepolis FC. Mahdi Torabi tries a through ball, but Isa Alkasir is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Isa Alkasir (Persepolis FC) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Shiri with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Milad Sarlak (Persepolis FC).
  • 23': Ishan Pandita (FC Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Goal! FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 1. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Persepolis FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi.
  • 28': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Leander D'Cunha.
  • 29': Foul by James Donachie (FC Goa).
  • 29': Isa Alkasir (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Milad Sarlak (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Alexander Romario Jesuraj (FC Goa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sanson Pereira.
  • 38': Offside, Persepolis FC. Mahdi Torabi tries a through ball, but Ali Shojaei is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Amarjit Singh (FC Goa).
  • 39': Isa Alkasir (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Redeem Tlang (FC Goa).
  • 40': Mehdi Shiri (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Penalty Persepolis FC. Isa Alkasir draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Naveen Kumar (FC Goa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Goal! FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 2. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Amarjit Singh.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Sanson Pereira.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Ehsan Pahlavan replaces Seyed Jalal Hosseini.
  • 45': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Kamal Kamyabinia replaces Mahdi Torabi.
  • 47': Goal! FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 3. Isa Alkasir (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Sanson Pereira (FC Goa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Devendra Murgaokar.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Ishan Pandita (FC Goa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Iván González.
  • 57': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Mehdi Abdi replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 57': Substitution, FC Goa. Mohamed Ali replaces Iván González because of an injury.
  • 57': Substitution, FC Goa. Glan Martins replaces Amarjit Singh.
  • 57': Substitution, FC Goa. Jorge Ortíz replaces Devendra Murgaokar.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ali Shojaei (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Alishah with a cross.
  • 58': Goal! FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 4. Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Isa Alkasir (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Abdi.
  • 60': Corner, FC Goa. Conceded by Kamal Kamyabinia.
  • 61': Offside, FC Goa. Princeton Rebello tries a through ball, but Jorge Ortíz is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, FC Goa. Conceded by Kamal Kamyabinia.
  • 63': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Mehdi Mehdikhani replaces Isa Alkasir.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Glan Martins (FC Goa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Princeton Rebello with a headed pass.
  • 65': Offside, FC Goa. Glan Martins tries a through ball, but Ishan Pandita is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Goa. Makan Chote replaces Redeem Tlang.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Goa. Brandon Fernandes replaces Ishan Pandita.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Omid Alishah (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Abdi with a headed pass.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Milad Sarlak (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mehdi Shiri with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Mehdi Abdi (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Naveen Kumar.
  • 71': Foul by Sanson Pereira (FC Goa).
  • 71': Omid Alishah (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Vahid Amiri replaces Hossein Kanaani.
  • 73': Mehdi Mehdikhani (Persepolis FC) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vahid Amiri with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Makan Chote.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Ali Shojaei (Persepolis FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vahid Amiri following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Brandon Fernandes (FC Goa).
  • 78': Omid Alishah (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Makan Chote (FC Goa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leander D'Cunha with a cross.
  • 82': Foul by Makan Chote (FC Goa).
  • 82': Milad Sarlak (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Abdi (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Alishah.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Mehdi Mehdikhani (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Vahid Amiri (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omid Alishah with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jorge Ortíz (FC Goa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Glan Martins.
  • 90'+4': Corner, FC Goa. Conceded by Bozidar Radosevic.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jorge Ortíz (FC Goa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 4.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Goa 0, Persepolis FC 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Goa 0, Persepolis 4.

Statistics

PRS GOAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/18003.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
1 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
8 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
57.9 Possession 42.1
17 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 265
432 Passes 325
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
11 Accurate Crosses 3
28 Crosses 7
0.4 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 47
46 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 12
8 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
15 Interceptions 7
4 Effective Clearances 20
4 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

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Line-Ups

GOA FC Goa (4-5-1)

No. Name
32 Naveen Kumar (GK)
4 Iván Garrido
8 James Donachie
2 Sanson Pereira
6 Leander D'Cunha Yellow Card
26 Ishan Pandita
15 Kiyam Amarjit Singh
11 Princeton Rebello
22 Redeem Tlang
14 Alexander Jesuraj
29 Devendra Murgaokar

PRS Persepolis (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Bozidar Radosevic (GK)
4 Seyed Jalal Hosseini
6 Hossein Kanani
23 Ali Shojaei
17 Mehdi Shiri
10 Milad Sarlak
18 Mohammad Sharifi
9 Mehdi Torabi
2 Omid Alishah
72 Iss Ale Kasir
70 Shahriar Moghanlou

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