Sepahan vs Air Force Club, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Sepahan
  • 4': Farshad Ahmadzadeh
  • Red Card 43': Mohammad Hosseinnezhad
  • Red Card 90': Hadi Mohammadi
FT
1 - 0
Air Force Club

    About

    Sepahan are hosting Air Force Club at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, 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': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 4': Goal! Sepahan 1, Air Force Club 0. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 6': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club).
    • 7': Foul by Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club).
    • 7': Milad Zakipour (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
    • 8': Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Ruslan Hanoon.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Aria Yousefi (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
    • 11': Humam Tariq (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club).
    • 11': Mohammad Ghorbani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Mustafa Saadoun.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Hadi Mohammadi (Sepahan) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Mohammad Hosseinnezhad (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Reza Asadi (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Hosseinnezhad.
    • 16': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club).
    • 16': Milad Zakipour (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Humam Tariq.
    • 22': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Sepahan).
    • 22': Ruslan Hanoon (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Delay in match (Air Force Club).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 26': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
    • 26': Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club).
    • 27': Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Foul by Mohammad Hosseinnezhad (Sepahan).
    • 28': Hamoud Mashaan (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Reza Asadi (Sepahan).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Offside, Sepahan. Aria Yousefi tries a through ball, but Ramin Rezaeian is caught offside.
    • 33': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Aria Yousefi.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Ruslan Hanoon (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Jasim with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Reza Asadi (Sepahan).
    • 35': Hamoud Mashaan (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Daneshgar (Sepahan).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mustafa Saadoun with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustafa Saadoun.
    • 42': Foul by Mohammad Hosseinnezhad (Sepahan).
    • 42': Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Mohammad Hosseinnezhad (Sepahan) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club).
    • 45'+2': Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Sepahan. Ramin Rezaeian tries a through ball, but Milad Zakipour is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Air Force Club. Mohammed Hameed tries a through ball, but Mohannad Abdulraheem is caught offside.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Sepahan).
    • 45'+6': Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, Sepahan 1, Air Force Club 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sepahan 1, Air Force Club 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sepahan. Shahriyar Moghanlou replaces Aria Yousefi.
    • 46': Foul by Bakary N'Diaye (Air Force Club).
    • 46': Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
    • 47': Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Hand ball by Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan).
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Hamoud Mashaan (Air Force Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Jasim.
    • 50': Bakary N'Diaye (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan).
    • 50': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club).
    • 51': Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan).
    • 51': Ruslan Hanoon (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club).
    • 58': Mohammad Ghorbani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Air Force Club. Shareef Abdulkadhim replaces Humam Tariq.
    • 60': Substitution, Air Force Club. Mohammed Qasim replaces Bakary N'Diaye.
    • 61': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 66': Foul by Reza Asadi (Sepahan).
    • 66': Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Shareef Abdulkadhim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saad Abdul Ameer.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Payam Niazmand (Sepahan).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Shareef Abdulkadhim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Bayesh.
    • 71': Offside, Sepahan. Payam Niazmand tries a through ball, but Shahriyar Moghanlou is caught offside.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Mohammed Qasim (Air Force Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ali Jasim.
    • 76': Substitution, Sepahan. Bryan Dabo replaces Reza Asadi.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koffi Atchou.
    • 79': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club).
    • 80': Substitution, Air Force Club. Sampson Eduku replaces Saad Abdul Ameer.
    • 80': Bryan Dabo (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club).
    • 81': Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Qasim.
    • 85': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Mohammed Qasim (Air Force Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Koffi Atchou.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
    • 90': Hadi Mohammadi (Sepahan) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
    • 90': Hamoud Mashaan (Air Force Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Sepahan. Siavash Yazdani replaces Farshad Ahmadzadeh because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Qasim.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mustafa Saadoun.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Hanoon.
    • 90'+7': Substitution, Air Force Club. Cédric Abogo replaces Koffi Atchou.
    • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Mohammed Qasim (Air Force Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ali Jasim.
    • 90'+12': Payam Niazmand (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Sepahan 1, Air Force Club 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sepahan 1, Air Force Club 0.

    Statistics

    AFC SEP
    12 Fouls 13
    5 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 2
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 7
    70.6 Possession 29.4
    16 SHOTS 6
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    485 Accurate Passes 149
    557 Passes 234
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    33 Crosses 9
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    74 Long Balls 81
    49 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    7 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    2 Interceptions 11
    5 Effective Clearances 24
    5 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Azadi Stadium
    Location: Tehran, Iran
    Attendance: 10,450

    Line-Ups

    SEP Sepahan (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Payam Niazmand (GK) Yellow Card
    58 Mohammad Daneshgar
    2 Hadi Mohammadi Red Card
    18 Milad Zakipour
    8 Seyed Mohammad Karimi
    66 Mohammad Ghorbani
    10 Farshad Ahmadzadeh
    86 Mohammad Hosseinnezhad Red Card
    14 Aria Yousefi
    9 Ramin Rezaeian
    5 Reza Asadi
    Sepahan Substitutes:
    Arshia Sarshogh, Shahriar Moghanlou, Bryan Dabo, Reza Shekari, Iss Ale Kasir, Ehsan Pahlevan, Ali Ahmadi, Nima Mirzazad, Kaveh Rezaei, Mohammad Salehi, Siavash Yazdani.

    AFC Air Force Club (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    20 Mohammed Hameed (GK)
    40 Bakary N'Diaye
    48 Ruslan Hanoon
    44 Hamoud Mashaan Yellow Card
    11 Humam Tariq Faraj
    17 Mustafa Saadoon Yellow Card
    13 Franco Atchou Yellow Card
    25 Saad Abdul-Amir Yellow Card
    8 Ibrahim Bayesh Yellow Card
    10 Ali Jasim
    88 Mohannad Abdul-Rahim
    Air Force Club Substitutes:
    Mustafa Waleed, Klousseh Agbozo, Ghaith Maaroufi, Sampson Eduku, Mohammed Albaqer, Shihab Razzaq, Youssef Fawzi, Mohammed Sakir, Cédric Abogo, Mohammed Qasim, Hasan Raed, Shareef Abdulkadhim.

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