Al-Ain vs Al Fayha, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Ain
  • 36': Kouame Kouadio
  • 45'+3': Kaku
  • 67': Kaku
  • 90': Soufiane Rahimi
FT
4 - 1
Al Fayha
  • 84': Nawaf Al-Harthi

About

Al-Ain are hosting Al Fayha at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 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.
  • 2': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Sami Al Khaibari.
  • 4': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Mohammed Al Baqawi (Al-Fayha).
  • 6': Erik (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Al-Fayha).
  • 8': Erik (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Sultan Mandash (Al-Fayha).
  • 9': Offside, Al Ain. Kouame Kouadio tries a through ball, but Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Mohammed Al Baqawi (Al-Fayha) is shown the yellow card.
  • 13': Offside, Al Ain. Alejandro Romero tries a through ball, but Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Khalid Al Baloushi (Al Ain).
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Saud Zaydan (Al-Fayha).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Henry Onyekuru (Al-Fayha).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Sami Al Khaibari.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Erik (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Junior Fashion Sakala (Al-Fayha) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Henry Onyekuru following a fast break.
  • 24': Foul by Abdelhamid Sabiri (Al-Fayha).
  • 24': Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Erik (Al Ain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Soufiane Rahimi.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Sami Al Khaibari (Al-Fayha).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik.
  • 35': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Mukhir Al Rashidi.
  • 36': Goal! Al Ain 1, Al-Fayha 0. Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Romero with a cross.
  • 38': Offside, Al Ain. Yahia Nader tries a through ball, but Kodjo Laba is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Yahia Nader (Al Ain).
  • 42': Saud Zaydan (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Erik (Al Ain).
  • 43': Sultan Mandash (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Junior Fashion Sakala (Al-Fayha) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Ryller.
  • 44': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Yahia Nader (Al Ain).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Junior Fashion Sakala (Al-Fayha) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdelhamid Sabiri.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Al Ain 2, Al-Fayha 0. Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+5': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain).
  • 45'+6': Foul by Yahia Nader (Al Ain).
  • 45'+6': Saud Zaydan (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': Attempt missed. Khalid Al Baloushi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bandar Al Ahbabi.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Al Ain 2, Al-Fayha 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Ain 2, Al-Fayha 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Ain. Falah Waleed replaces Khalid Al Baloushi.
  • 47': Erik (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Sultan Mandash (Al-Fayha).
  • 48': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Sami Al Khaibari.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ricardo Ryller (Al-Fayha) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saud Zaydan.
  • 51': Delay in match (Al Ain).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Falah Waleed (Al Ain).
  • 54': Foul by Alejandro Romero (Al Ain).
  • 54': Mohammed Al Baqawi (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Junior Fashion Sakala (Al-Fayha) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Abdelhamid Sabiri with a through ball.
  • 55': Corner, Al-Fayha. Conceded by Park Yong-Woo.
  • 57': Abdelhamid Sabiri (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Junior Fashion Sakala (Al-Fayha) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Henry Onyekuru.
  • 58': Offside, Al-Fayha. Ricardo Ryller tries a through ball, but Henry Onyekuru is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
  • 61': Foul by Falah Waleed (Al Ain).
  • 61': Ricardo Ryller (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Al-Fayha) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Junior Fashion Sakala.
  • 63': Substitution, Al-Fayha. Abdulrahman Al Safari replaces Saud Zaydan.
  • 67': Goal! Al Ain 3, Al-Fayha 0. Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik.
  • 68': Henry Onyekuru (Al-Fayha) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Substitution, Al Ain. Mohammed Al Baloushi replaces Alejandro Romero.
  • 68': Substitution, Al Ain. Ahmed Barman replaces Yahia Nader.
  • 70': Hand ball by Sultan Mandash (Al-Fayha).
  • 71': Substitution, Al-Fayha. Osama Al Khalaf replaces Sultan Mandash.
  • 71': Substitution, Al-Fayha. Nawaf Al Harthi replaces Abdelhamid Sabiri.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kouame Kouadio.
  • 75': Foul by Erik (Al Ain).
  • 75': Osama Al Khalaf (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Sami Al Khaibari.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Erik (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Hussain Al Shuwaish (Al-Fayha).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Hussain Al Shuwaish (Al-Fayha).
  • 81': Substitution, Al-Fayha. Rakan Kaabi replaces Ricardo Ryller.
  • 81': Substitution, Al-Fayha. Muhannad Al Qaydhi replaces Hussain Al Shuwaish because of an injury.
  • 82': Offside, Al Ain. Khalid Al Hashemi tries a through ball, but Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
  • 83': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, Al Ain. Saeed Jumaa replaces Bandar Al Ahbabi.
  • 84': Nawaf Al Harthi (Al-Fayha) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box.
  • 84': Goal! Al Ain 3, Al-Fayha 1. Nawaf Al Harthi (Al-Fayha) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 85': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Erik (Al Ain).
  • 86': Osama Al Khalaf (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Al Ain. Khalid Al Hashemi tries a through ball, but Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Ahmed Barman (Al Ain).
  • 88': Nawaf Al Harthi (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Kodjo Laba (Al Ain).
  • 89': Vladimir Stojkovic (Al-Fayha) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Al Ain. Mansour Saeed replaces Erik.
  • 90': Goal! Al Ain 4, Al-Fayha 1. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Al Baloushi.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mukhir Al Rashidi (Al-Fayha).
  • 90'+2': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Mukhir Al Rashidi (Al-Fayha) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Al Safari (Al-Fayha) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Fashion Sakala.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Muhannad Al Qaydhi (Al-Fayha).
  • 90'+8': Saeed Jumaa (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Muhannad Al Qaydhi (Al-Fayha) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Al Ain 4, Al-Fayha 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Ain 4, Al-Fayha 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
41.7 Possession 58.3
10 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
366 Accurate Passes 531
441 Passes 601
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
4 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.2
72 Long Balls 59
36 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 15
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 16
15 Effective Clearances 6
15 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 7,126

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 +11 13
2 Gwangju FC 6 +6 13
3 Vissel Kobe 6 +4 13
4 Kawasaki Frontale 6 +7 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

AlN Al-Ain (4-3-3)

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
5 Park Yong-Woo
16 Khalid Hashemi
15 Erik
3 Kouame Kouadio
18 Khaled Al-Blooshi
6 Yahia Nader
11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi Yellow Card
9 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
21 Soufiane Rahimi Yellow Card
10 Kaku
Al-Ain Substitutes:
Mansour Alshamsi, Ahmed Barman Ali, Sultan Al Mantheri, Saaed Juma, Eisa Khalfan, Mohammed Ali Shakir, Mohammed Bu Sanda, Mohamed Abbas, Khaled Ali Al Baloushi, Falah Waleed, Sultan Al-Shamsi, Hazem Mohammad.

FAY Al Fayha (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
88 Vladimir Stojkovic (GK)
33 Hussain Al Shuwaish
4 Sami Al Khaibari
22 Mohammed Al Baqawi Yellow Card
2 Mukhir Al Rashidi Yellow Card
77 Abdelhamid Sabiri
6 Saud bin Zaydan
37 Ricardo
17 Fashion Sakala
7 Henry Onyekuru Yellow Card
27 Sultan Mandash
Al Fayha Substitutes:
Rakan Kaabi, Nawaf Al-Harthi, Khalid Al-Khabi, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Abdulraouf Al Dakheel, Yousef Hussain Haqawi, Abdulrhman Al Anzi, Mohanad Al Qaydhi, Abdulrahman Al Safari, Malek Al Abdulmonam, Osama Al Khalaf.

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