Sepahan vs Al Hilal, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Sepahan
  • 37': Ramin Rezaeian
  • Red Card 76': Mohammad Daneshgar
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1st Leg
Al Hilal
  • 57': Malcom
  • 90'+4': Aleksandar Mitrovic
  • 90'+7': Abdullah Al-Hamddan

About

Sepahan are hosting Al Hilal at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, Isfahan, , 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-Hilal. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
  • 4': Offside, Sepahan. Shahriyar Moghanlou is caught offside.
  • 6': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Sepahan).
  • 10': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 18': Foul by Mohammad Ghorbani (Sepahan).
  • 18': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal).
  • 20': Offside, Sepahan. Shahriyar Moghanlou is caught offside.
  • 20': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 23': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 23': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 29': Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 30': Offside, Sepahan. Farshad Ahmadzadeh is caught offside.
  • 31': Delay in match (Al-Hilal).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Foul by Reza Shekari (Sepahan).
  • 33': Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 35': Offside, Sepahan. Shahriyar Moghanlou is caught offside.
  • 37': Goal! Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 0. Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Daneshgar with a through ball.
  • 39': Bryan Dabo (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Malcom (Al-Hilal).
  • 41': Offside, Sepahan. Reza Shekari is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+5': Reza Shekari (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 0.
  • 46': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Yasir Al Shahrani.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Siavash Yazdani (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Farshad Ahmadzadeh with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reza Shekari with a through ball.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 57': Goal! Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 1. Malcom (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 59': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
  • 61': Substitution, Sepahan. Ali Asghar Aarabi replaces Reza Shekari.
  • 64': Offside, Sepahan. Farshad Ahmadzadeh is caught offside.
  • 65': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammad Karimi with a cross following a fast break.
  • 69': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
  • 69': Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Offside, Sepahan. Farshad Ahmadzadeh is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Sepahan. Reza Asadi replaces Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
  • 71': Substitution, Sepahan. Issah Abass replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 71': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Mohamed Kanno.
  • 71': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Burayk replaces Yasir Al Shahrani.
  • 73': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Payam Niazmand.
  • 75': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Payam Niazmand (Sepahan).
  • 76': Mohammad Daneshgar (Sepahan) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 80': Substitution, Sepahan. Omid Noorafkan replaces Reza Asadi.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Al Burayk with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 84': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
  • 86': Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Malcom (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 88': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • 90'+3': Bryan Dabo (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Malcom (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+4': Goal! Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 2. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 3. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari with a through ball.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Dabo.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Sepahan 1, Al-Hilal 3.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 7
7 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 4
77 Possession 23
12 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
543 Accurate Passes 120
600 Passes 177
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.4
38 Long Balls 41
23 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
0 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 14
8 Effective Clearances 24
8 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium
Location: Isfahan,
Attendance: 61,265

Line-Ups

SEP Sepahan (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Payam Niazmand (GK)
58 Mohammad Daneshgar
99 Siavash Yazdani
18 Milad Zakipour
9 Ramin Rezaeian
66 Mohammad Ghorbani
8 Seyed Mohammad Karimi Yellow Card
6 Bryan Dabo
10 Farshad Ahmadzadeh
81 Reza Shekari
70 Shahriar Moghanlou
Sepahan Substitutes:
Reza Asadi, Omid Norafkan, Ali Ahmadi, Aria Yousefi, Issah Abass, Abbas Habibi, Ali Asghar Aarabi, Kaveh Rezaei, Mohammad Salehi, Nima Mirzazad.

HIL Al Hilal (3-2-4-1)

No. Name
37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
5 Ali Al-Bulayhi
12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
87 Hassan Al-Tambakti
28 Mohamed Kanno
8 Rúben Neves
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
66 Saud Abdulhamid
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
77 Malcom
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Salman Al-Faraj, Abdullah Al-Hamddan, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Al-Yami, Saleh Al-Shehri, Ahmad Abu Rasen, Mohammed Al-Burayk, Mohammed Jahfali.

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