Al Duhail vs Sepahan, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Duhail
  • 10': Michael Olunga
  • 35': Michael Olunga
  • 41': Edmílson Junior
  • 50': Ferjani Sassi
  • 90': Edmílson Junior
FT
5 - 2
Sepahan
  • 20': Mohammad Nejadmahdi
  • 82': Soroush Rafiei

About

Al Duhail are hosting Sepahan at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, 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 blocked. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Jahani with a cross.
  • 1': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mohammed Al Naimi.
  • 5': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
  • 6': Assim Madibo (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan).
  • 9': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Ali Hassan Afif.
  • 10': Goal! Al Duhail 1, Sepahan 0. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nam Tae-Hee following a fast break.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
  • 12': Hand ball by Assim Madibo (Al Duhail).
  • 12': Assim Madibo (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Nam Tae-Hee (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edmilson Junior with a cross.
  • 16': Offside, Sepahan. Danial Esmaeilifar tries a through ball, but Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Mohammed Musa (Al Duhail).
  • 17': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Mohammed Musa (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Offside, Sepahan. Milad Jahani tries a through ball, but Omid Noorafkan is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Ismaeel Mohammad (Al Duhail).
  • 18': Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mohammed Musa.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milad Jahani with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Goal! Al Duhail 1, Sepahan 1. Mohammad Nejad Mehdi (Sepahan) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danial Esmaeilifar following a corner.
  • 21': Foul by Mohammed Musa (Al Duhail).
  • 21': Milad Jahani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Ismaeel Mohammad.
  • 25': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Michael Olunga.
  • 29': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini with a through ball.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milad Jahani with a through ball.
  • 35': Goal! Al Duhail 2, Sepahan 1. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Assim Madibo with a through ball.
  • 37': Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 38': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri.
  • 39': Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 39': Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 40': Offside, Sepahan. Soroush Rafiei tries a through ball, but Sajjad Shahbazzadeh is caught offside.
  • 41': Goal! Al Duhail 3, Sepahan 1. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ali Hassan Afif.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Milad Jahani (Sepahan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 44': Foul by Mohammed Alaa Eldin (Al Duhail).
  • 44': Milad Jahani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi (Sepahan).
  • 45': Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Duhail).
  • 45': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Mohammed Alaa Eldin (Al Duhail).
  • 45'+4': Milad Jahani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Al Duhail 3, Sepahan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Duhail 3, Sepahan 1.
  • 47': Foul by Mohammed Al Naimi (Al Duhail).
  • 47': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Hassan Afif with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
  • 50': Goal! Al Duhail 4, Sepahan 1. Ferjani Sassi (Al Duhail) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edmilson Junior following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Soroush Rafiei.
  • 51': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mohammed Al Naimi.
  • 52': Foul by Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail).
  • 52': Masoud Rigi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Milad Jahani (Sepahan) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 53': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Shehab Ellethy.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Ali Hassan Afif.
  • 55': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mohammed Alaa Eldin.
  • 57': Offside, Sepahan. Omid Noorafkan tries a through ball, but Sajjad Shahbazzadeh is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, Al Duhail. Karim Boudiaf replaces Assim Madibo.
  • 59': Foul by Mohammed Alaa Eldin (Al Duhail).
  • 59': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Milad Jahani (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mohammed Musa.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 61': Dangerous play by Mohammed Al Naimi (Al Duhail).
  • 61': Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Offside, Al Duhail. Nam Tae-Hee tries a through ball, but Michael Olunga is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Sepahan. Yasin Salmani replaces Masoud Rigi.
  • 64': Substitution, Sepahan. Reza Mirzaei replaces Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
  • 66': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi.
  • 68': Substitution, Al Duhail. Luiz Júnior replaces Mohammed Al Naimi because of an injury.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yasin Salmani.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Hassan Afif with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yasin Salmani.
  • 72': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 72': Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Sepahan. Amirmohammad Mohkamkar replaces Milad Jahani.
  • 72': Foul by Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail).
  • 72': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jalalaldin Alimohammadi.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Yasin Salmani (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Offside, Al Duhail. Nam Tae-Hee tries a through ball, but Edmilson Junior is caught offside.
  • 77': Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf following a fast break.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amirmohammad Mohkamkar with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edmilson Junior.
  • 80': Foul by Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail).
  • 80': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Al Duhail. Abdelrahman Moustafa replaces Nam Tae-Hee.
  • 81': Substitution, Al Duhail. Mubarak Hamza replaces Mohammed Alaa Eldin.
  • 82': Goal! Al Duhail 4, Sepahan 2. Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yasin Salmani.
  • 84': Foul by Amirmohammad Mohkamkar (Sepahan).
  • 84': Luiz Júnior (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Amirmohammad Mohkamkar (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mohammed Musa.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yasin Salmani.
  • 88': Offside, Sepahan. Soroush Rafiei tries a through ball, but Reza Mirzaei is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ferjani Sassi with a through ball.
  • 90': Goal! Al Duhail 5, Sepahan 2. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olunga.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reza Mirzaei.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Abdelrahman Moustafa.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Duhail 5, Sepahan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Duhail 5, Sepahan 2.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Duhail 5, Sepahan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Duhail 5, Sepahan 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
11 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 4
53.4 Possession 46.6
24 SHOTS 13
7 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 280
380 Passes 351
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
36 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 51
38 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 9
5 Effective Clearances 39
5 Clearances 39

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Location: Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 26

Line-Ups

ALD Al Duhail (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Shehab Ellethy (GK)
15 Mohammed Al Naimi
2 Mohammed Musa Ali Yellow Card
20 Ali Afif
3 Ahmed Alaaeldin
19 Nam Tae-Hee
23 Assim Madibo Yellow Card
13 Ferjani Sassi
14 Michael Olunga
10 Edmílson Junior
7 Ismail Mohamad
Al Duhail Substitutes:
Salah Zakaria, Bassam Al-Rawi, Abdelrahman Moustafa, Sultan Al-Brake, Karim Boudiaf, Mubark Shanan, Rashid Al Abdulla, Luiz Ceará , Mohamed Al Bakri.

SEP Sepahan (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
45 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
30 Giorgi Gvelesiani
2 Mohammad Nejadmahdi
6 Masoud Rigi
19 Omid Norafkan
11 Daniel Esmaeilifar
17 Jalalaldin Alimohammadi
73 Soroush Rafiei
20 Milad Jahani
7 Mohammad Hosseini
9 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
Sepahan Substitutes:
Ali Keykhosravi, Amirmohammad Mohkamkar, Hojjat Sedghi, Amir Saman Ranjbar, Christopher Knett, Reza Mirzaei, Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh, Yasin Salmani, Ezzatollah Pourghaz, Aria Yousefi.

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