Al Hilal vs Persepolis, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Hilal
  • 10': Malcom
  • 25': João Cancelo
  • 38': Salem Al-Dawsari
  • 45'+1': Salem Al-Dawsari
FT
4 - 1
Persepolis
  • 90': Giorgi Gvelesiani (P)

About

Al Hilal are hosting Persepolis at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, 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. Yasin Salmani (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Yasin Salmani (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hossein Kanaani with a headed pass.
  • 2': Offside, Persepolis FC. Serdar Dursun is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Masoud Rigi.
  • 10': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Persepolis FC 0. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 11': Offside, Persepolis FC. Ali Alipour is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 16': Foul by João Cancelo (Al-Hilal).
  • 16': Yasin Salmani (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Kaio César (Al-Hilal).
  • 19': Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Kaio César (Al-Hilal).
  • 21': Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Offside, Al-Hilal. Salem Al Dawsari is caught offside.
  • 23': Offside, Persepolis FC. Ali Alipour is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Serdar Dursun (Persepolis FC).
  • 24': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Persepolis FC 0. João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 26': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC).
  • 26': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Foul by Hassan Al Tambakti (Al-Hilal).
  • 27': Serdar Dursun (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Hossein Kanaani.
  • 29': Foul by Malcom (Al-Hilal).
  • 29': Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal).
  • 30': Serdar Dursun (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Leonardo.
  • 32': Offside, Persepolis FC. Serdar Dursun is caught offside.
  • 38': Goal! Al-Hilal 3, Persepolis FC 0. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malcom with a through ball.
  • 43': Foul by João Cancelo (Al-Hilal).
  • 43': Yasin Salmani (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 45': Hand ball by Kaio César (Al-Hilal).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Al-Hilal 4, Persepolis FC 0. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Milad Mohammadi.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Yasin Salmani (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 4, Persepolis FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 4, Persepolis FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Farshad Ahmadzadeh replaces Mohammad Khodabandelou.
  • 45': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Giorgi Gvelesiani replaces Masoud Rigi.
  • 45': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Saeid Mehri replaces Yasin Salmani.
  • 47': Ali Alipour (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by João Cancelo (Al-Hilal).
  • 48': Delay in match (Al-Hilal).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Hassan Al Tambakti.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Serdar Dursun (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saeid Mehri with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Marcos Leonardo.
  • 54': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 56': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Moteb Al Harbi.
  • 57': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 57': Foul by Farshad Faraji (Persepolis FC).
  • 57': Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Ali Alipour (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 62': Offside, Persepolis FC. Farshad Faraji is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Marcos Leonardo.
  • 63': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Kaio César.
  • 64': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC).
  • 64': João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ali Alipour.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Moteb Al Harbi (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a through ball.
  • 70': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Alexis Guendouz.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malcom with a through ball.
  • 73': Hand ball by João Cancelo (Al-Hilal).
  • 73': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Isa Alekasir replaces Serdar Dursun.
  • 74': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 74': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Qahtani replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Offside, Persepolis FC. Isa Alekasir is caught offside.
  • 82': Offside, Persepolis FC. Ali Alipour is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Ali Al Bulayhi replaces Rúben Neves.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Mohammed Al Qahtani (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 85': Penalty Persepolis FC. Isa Alekasir draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Isa Alekasir (Persepolis FC).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': VAR Decision: Penalty Persepolis FC.
  • 90': Goal! Al-Hilal 4, Persepolis FC 1. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Saeid Sadeghi replaces Ali Alipour.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Alexis Guendouz (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mohammed Al Qahtani (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+2': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+2': Saeid Mehri (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Moteb Al Harbi (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 4, Persepolis FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 4, Persepolis FC 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
39.9 Possession 60.1
5 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 10
0.2 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
333 Accurate Passes 553
402 Passes 615
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 36
26 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 11
23 Effective Clearances 14
23 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Kingdom Arena
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 24,460

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 8 +19 22
2 Al Ahli 8 +13 22
3 Al Nassr 8 +11 17
4 Al Sadd 8 +1 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
87 Hassan Al-Tambakti
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
24 Moteb Alharbi
20 João Cancelo
77 Malcom
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
8 Rúben Neves
11 Marcos Leonardo
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
27 Kaio
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Ahmad Abu Rasen, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Turki Al Ghamil, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Hamad Altuhayfan, Abdullah Al-Hamddan, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Al-Owais, Mohamed Kanno, Khalid Al-Ghannam.

PRS Persepolis (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alexis Guendouz (GK)
8 Morteza Pouraliganji
6 Hossein Kanani
4 Milad Mohammadi
3 Farshad Faraji
5 Masoud Rigi
7 Soroush Rafiei
80 Yasin Salmani
77 Mohammad Khodabandelou
9 Ali Alipour
91 Serdar Dursun
Persepolis Substitutes:
Farshad Ahmadzadeh, Hossein Hajizadeh, Amir Reza Rafiei, Ayoub El Amloud, Alireza Khodadadi, Abolfazl Babaei Yekta, Alireza Enayatzadeh, Saeid Mehri, Soheil Sahraei, Iss Ale Kasir, Saeid Sadeghi, Giorgi Gvelesiani.

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