Al Rayyan vs Esteghlal, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Rayyan
    FT
    0 - 2
    Esteghlal
    • 46': Mohammadreza Azadi
    • 69': Ali Kooshki

    About

    Al Rayyan are hosting Esteghlal at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar, 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.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Bareiro.
    • 5': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
    • 6': Delay in match (Esteghlal FC).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raphael Silva.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hazem Shehata.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Mohammad Azadi (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 15': Foul by Julien De Sart (Al Rayyan).
    • 15': Masoud Juma (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Masoud Juma (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Azadi.
    • 26': Mohammad Azadi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by David García (Al Rayyan).
    • 27': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
    • 27': Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Trézéguet (Al Rayyan).
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Delay in match (Al Rayyan).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romarinho.
    • 32': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. David García (Al Rayyan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murad Naji Hussein with a cross.
    • 33': Delay in match (Esteghlal FC).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki replaces Masoud Juma because of an injury.
    • 35': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC).
    • 35': Romarinho (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien De Sart.
    • 36': Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Julien De Sart (Al Rayyan).
    • 37': Foul by Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC).
    • 37': Romarinho (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC).
    • 44': Murad Naji Hussein (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Al Rayyan).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Delay in match (Al Rayyan).
    • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Al Rayyan 0, Esteghlal FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Al Rayyan 0, Esteghlal FC 0.
    • 46': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Murad Naji Hussein (Al Rayyan).
    • 46': Goal! Al Rayyan 0, Esteghlal FC 1. Mohammad Azadi (Esteghlal FC) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alireza Koushki.
    • 47': Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Julien De Sart (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
    • 53': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Al Rayyan).
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehran Ahmadi.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Hazem Shehata (Al Rayyan).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murad Naji Hussein with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alireza Koushki.
    • 59': Adam Bareiro (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Raphael Silva (Esteghlal FC).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Róger Guedes.
    • 62': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 63': Attempt missed. David García (Al Rayyan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Al Rayyan. Abdulaziz Hatem replaces Thiago Mendes.
    • 64': Substitution, Al Rayyan. Mohamed Surag replaces Romarinho.
    • 65': Offside, Al Rayyan. Róger Guedes is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Mohammad Niknafs replaces Mehran Ahmadi.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Goal! Al Rayyan 0, Esteghlal FC 2. Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 71': Foul by Julien De Sart (Al Rayyan).
    • 71': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Julien De Sart (Al Rayyan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 74': Substitution, Al Rayyan. Tameem Mansour replaces Murad Naji Hussein.
    • 74': Substitution, Al Rayyan. Rodrigo Tabata replaces Hazem Shehata.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Tabata.
    • 75': Foul by Trézéguet (Al Rayyan).
    • 75': Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by David García.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Foul by Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan).
    • 81': Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Delay in match (Al Rayyan).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Delay in match (Al Rayyan).
    • 85': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Hesam Eskandari replaces Mohammad Azadi because of an injury.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Hand ball by Rodrigo Tabata (Al Rayyan).
    • 87': Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC).
    • 87': Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC).
    • 87': Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Alireza Koushki.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Saleh Hardani.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Bareiro following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Al Rayyan. Khaled Ali replaces Julien De Sart.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khaled Ali.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
    • 90'+6': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Adam Bareiro (Al Rayyan).
    • 90'+8': Corner, Al Rayyan. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Róger Guedes (Al Rayyan).
    • 90'+9': Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+9': André Amaro (Al Rayyan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
    • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Trézéguet (Al Rayyan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tameem Mansour.
    • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Al Rayyan 0, Esteghlal FC 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Al Rayyan 0, Esteghlal FC 2.

    Statistics

    EST RAYhttps://a.espncdn.com/guid/3537b0de-4d7e-d529-f36e-58888e65e902/logos/default.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    8 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 2
    33.3 Possession 66.7
    9 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    234 Accurate Passes 537
    310 Passes 615
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    11 Crosses 26
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 42
    26 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    19 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 8
    32 Effective Clearances 14
    32 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
    Attendance: 3,712

    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

    RAY Al Rayyan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    48 Paulo Victor (GK)
    5 David García
    13 André Amaro
    3 Hazem Shehata
    2 Murad Naji
    10 Róger Guedes Yellow Card
    4 Julien de Sart Yellow Card
    23 Thiago Mendes
    92 Adam Bareiro
    8 Trézéguet
    90 Romarinho
    Al Rayyan Substitutes:
    Mohamed Surag, Hussein Bahzad, Rodrigo Tabata, Ameed Mahajna, Tameem Mansour Al Abdullah, Naif Al Hadhrami, Mohammed Saleh, Sami Habib, Fahad Younis, Abdulaziz Hatem, Joshua Brenet, Khaled Ali Binsabaa.

    EST Esteghlal (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Hossein Hosseini (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Roozbeh Cheshmi
    55 Raphael Silva
    27 Saleh Hardani
    44 Armin Sohrabian
    10 Ramin Rezaeian
    22 Didier N'Dong
    88 Arash Rezavand Yellow Card
    91 Masoud Juma
    87 Mehran Ahmadi
    9 Mohammadreza Azadi
    Esteghlal Substitutes:
    Iman Salimi, Hesam Eskandari, Amirmohammad Mardomi, Mojtaba Hasheminasab, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs, Ali Kooshki, Amirhossein Nikpour, Mehdi Bahraminejad, Zargham Saadavi.

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