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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Taawoun
  • 43': Nawaf Al-Subhi
  • 46': Zé Luís
  • 77': Yazeed Al Bakr
FT
3 - 0
Sepahan
  • Red Card 10': Ezzatollah Pourghaz

About

Al Taawoun 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.
  • 3': Fahad Al Rashidi (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 4': Foul by Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
  • 4': Hassan Al Amri (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán Just following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Christian Luyindama (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Ezzatollah Pourghaz (Sepahan).
  • 9': Offside, Sepahan. Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini tries a through ball, but Farshad Ahmadzadeh is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Ezzatollah Pourghaz (Sepahan).
  • 10': Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Ezzatollah Pourghaz (Sepahan) is shown the red card.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán Just (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 12': Fahad Al Rashidi (Al-Taawon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 13': Substitution, Sepahan. Mohammad Nejad Mehdi replaces Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini.
  • 15': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 15': Saad Yaslam (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Fahad Al Rashidi (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zé Luís with a headed pass.
  • 17': Foul by Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
  • 17': Hassan Al Amri (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Faisal Mohamed (Al-Taawon).
  • 23': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Christian Luyindama.
  • 25': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Hassan Al Amri (Al-Taawon).
  • 25': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
  • 25': Hassan Al Amri (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Offside, Sepahan. Soroush Rafiei tries a through ball, but Omid Noorafkan is caught offside.
  • 35': Fahad Al Rashidi (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
  • 37': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Christian Luyindama.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danial Esmaeilifar with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Fahad Al Rashidi (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassan Al Amri.
  • 40': Faisal Mohamed (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saad Yaslam with a cross.
  • 42': Fahad Al Rashidi (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 43': Goal! Al-Taawon 1, Sepahan 0. Nawaf Al Subhi (Al-Taawon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán Just with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
  • 45': Hassan Al Amri (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Al-Taawon 1, Sepahan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Taawon 1, Sepahan 0.
  • 46': Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Faisal Mohamed (Al-Taawon).
  • 46': Goal! Al-Taawon 2, Sepahan 0. Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed.
  • 48': Foul by Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
  • 48': Álvaro Medrán Just (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan).
  • 50': Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Nawaf Al Subhi (Al-Taawon).
  • 51': Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 52': Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Danial Esmaeilifar (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Saad Yaslam (Al-Taawon).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 58': Foul by Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan).
  • 58': Nawaf Al Subhi (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Faisal Mohamed (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán Just.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed.
  • 61': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan).
  • 61': Álvaro Medrán Just (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, Al-Taawon. Abdulmalik Al Oyayari replaces Faisal Mohamed.
  • 62': Offside, Sepahan. Mohammad Nejad Mehdi tries a through ball, but Shahriyar Moghanlou is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán Just (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassan Al Amri.
  • 63': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 63': Saad Yaslam (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Nawaf Al Subhi (Al-Taawon).
  • 65': Soroush Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Sepahan. Yasin Salmani replaces Soroush Rafiei.
  • 65': Substitution, Sepahan. Milad Jahani replaces Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
  • 65': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed (Al-Taawon).
  • 68': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan).
  • 68': Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Zé Luís (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán Just.
  • 69': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
  • 69': Álvaro Medrán Just (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Substitution, Al-Taawon. Sumayhan Al Nabit replaces Fahad Al Rashidi.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán Just.
  • 73': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Christian Luyindama.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Yasin Salmani (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Farshad Ahmadzadeh with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan).
  • 76': Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Goal! Al-Taawon 3, Sepahan 0. Yazeed Al Bakr (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saad Yaslam.
  • 79': Substitution, Sepahan. Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh replaces Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
  • 79': Substitution, Sepahan. Jalalaldin Alimohammadi replaces Omid Noorafkan.
  • 81': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 81': Álvaro Medrán Just (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Abdulmalik Al Oyayari (Al-Taawon).
  • 82': Jalalaldin Alimohammadi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Christian Luyindama (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Hassan Al Amri (Al-Taawon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saad Yaslam.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danial Esmaeilifar with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan).
  • 85': Moataz Al Baqaawi (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Al-Taawon. Basil Al Mehawes replaces Hassan Al Amri.
  • 86': Substitution, Al-Taawon. Rakan Altulayhi replaces Tariq Abdullah A Mohammed.
  • 87': Foul by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan).
  • 87': Sumayhan Al Nabit (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Sumayhan Al Nabit (Al-Taawon).
  • 89': Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Yasin Salmani (Sepahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 89': Foul by Yasin Salmani (Sepahan).
  • 89': Nawaf Al Subhi (Al-Taawon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Saad Yaslam (Al-Taawon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Basil Al Mehawes.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Al-Taawon 3, Sepahan 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Taawon 3, Sepahan 0.

Statistics

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25 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 0
2 Saves 1
48.6 Possession 51.4
6 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
338 Accurate Passes 376
395 Passes 436
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.5
56 Long Balls 33
40 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 12
12 Tackles 21
0.3 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 4
5 Effective Clearances 17
5 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Location: Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 3,260

Line-Ups

TAA Al Taawoun (4-4-2)

No. Name
21 Moataz Al-Baqaawi (GK)
85 Nawaf Al-Subhi
28 Christian Luyindama
31 Saad Yaslam Balobaid
2 Yazeed Al Bakr
9 Álvaro Medrán
5 Tariq Mohammed
30 Faisal Mohamed
7 Fahad Alrashidi Yellow Card
77 Hassan Alamri
29 Zé Luís
Al Taawoun Substitutes:
Basil Al Mehawes, Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Motaz Hawsawi, Nawaf Al-Rashwodi, Sumaihan Al-Nabet, Rayan Al Johani, Khalid Almuntashiri, Rakan Altulayhi, Abdulmalik Al Oyayari.

SEP Sepahan (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
45 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
30 Giorgi Gvelesiani Yellow Card
5 Ezzatollah Pourghaz Red Card
21 Seyed Mohammad Karimi
19 Omid Norafkan Yellow Card
11 Daniel Esmaeilifar Yellow Card
73 Soroush Rafiei
10 Farshad Ahmadzadeh
9 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
7 Mohammad Hosseini
70 Shahriar Moghanlou
Sepahan Substitutes:
Jalalaldin Alimohammadi, Yasin Salmani, Mohammad Nejadmahdi, Masoud Rigi, Milad Jahani, Aria Yousefi, Reza Mirzaei, Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh, Christopher Knett, Amir Saman Ranjbar.

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