Al-Ain vs Al Sadd, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

Al-Ain

80': Matías Palacios

FT
1 - 1

Al Sadd

45'+1': Akram Afif

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Al-Ain are hosting Al Sadd 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.
3': Attempt missed. Mateus Uribe (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Akram Afif.
3': Attempt missed. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateus Uribe.
3': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
3': Foul by Erik (Al Ain).
3': Youcef Atal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Park Yong-Woo.
13': Attempt missed. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Park Yong-Woo.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Substitution, Al Sadd. Mohammed Waad replaces Boualem Khoukhi because of an injury.
19': Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
20': Attempt saved. Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
20': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd).
20': Kaku Romero (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
21': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
22': Offside, Al Ain. Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
24': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
26': Delay in match because of an injury Yahia Nader (Al Ain).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt saved. Kaku Romero (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Al Baloushi.
29': Attempt missed. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yahia Nader.
30': Substitution, Al Ain. Abdoul Traoré replaces Yahia Nader because of an injury.
32': Attempt missed. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik.
34': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tarek Salman.
35': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tarek Salman.
35': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
36': Attempt missed. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tarek Salman following a corner.
37': Attempt missed. Kaku Romero (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Park Yong-Woo.
39': Foul by Abdoul Traoré (Al Ain).
39': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
40': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
44': Attempt missed. Guilherme (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Camara.
45': Offside, Al Ain. Mohammed Al Baloushi is caught offside.
45'+1': Goal! Al Ain 0, Al Sadd 1. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Offside, Al Sadd. Akram Afif is caught offside.
45'+4': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
45'+4': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+7': First Half ends, Al Ain 0, Al Sadd 1.
45': Second Half begins Al Ain 0, Al Sadd 1.
46': Attempt missed. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
48': Attempt missed. Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
49': Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd).
49': Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
51': Attempt missed. Fábio Cardoso (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Palacios with a cross following a corner.
51': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain).
52': Hand ball by Erik (Al Ain).
53': Substitution, Al Ain. Kodjo Laba replaces Mohammed Al Baloushi.
55': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
55': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Mohammed Waad.
56': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Fábio Cardoso (Al Ain).
57': Attempt missed. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Erik with a cross.
57': Attempt missed. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaku Romero.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Youcef Atal (Al Sadd).
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Attempt missed. Kaku Romero (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
64': Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Paulo Otávio with a cross.
65': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Kaku Romero (Al Ain).
65': Substitution, Al Sadd. Abdullah Al Yazidi replaces Youcef Atal.
66': Substitution, Al Sadd. Cristo González replaces Rafa Mújica.
67': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
68': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Traoré (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Palacios with a cross.
69': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Mateus Uribe.
71': Attempt blocked. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaku Romero.
71': Foul by Mateus Uribe (Al Sadd).
71': Kaku Romero (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
74': Attempt missed. Kodjo Laba (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kaku Romero with a cross following a set piece situation.
74': Substitution, Al Ain. Felipe Salomoni replaces Erik.
75': Substitution, Al Ain. Mateo Sanabria replaces Fábio Cardoso.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt blocked. Felipe Salomoni (Al Ain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kodjo Laba.
79': Attempt blocked. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Goal! Al Ain 1, Al Sadd 1. Matías Palacios (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
82': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Mohammed Waad.
85': Offside, Al Ain. Felipe Salomoni is caught offside.
86': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
86': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Substitution, Al Sadd. Mostafa Meshaal replaces Akram Afif.
88': Substitution, Al Sadd. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Guilherme.
90': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Abdullah Al Yazidi.
90': Attempt blocked. Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaku Romero with a cross.
90': Abdullah Al Yazidi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Kodjo Laba (Al Ain).
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
90'+4': Mateo Sanabria (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Offside, Al Ain. Kodjo Laba is caught offside.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdullah Al Yazidi.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Al Ain 1, Al Sadd 1.
0': Match ends, Al Ain 1, Al Sadd 1.

Statistics

SAD		AlN
9	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	3
36.5	Possession	63.5
12	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
211	Accurate Passes	409
285	Passes	489
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	31
0.2	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	73
21	Accurate Long Balls	45
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	18
20	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	7
32	Effective Clearances	14
32	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 18,926

AFC Champions League Elite Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	4	+11	12
2	Al Ahli	4	+8	12
3	Al Nassr	4	+6	10
4	Al Sadd	4	+3	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al-Ain (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa (GK)
3	Kouame Kouadio
4	Fábio Cardoso
5	Park Yong-Woo
15	Erik
11	Bandar Al-Ahbabi
20	Matías Palacios
6	Yahia Nader
8	Mohamed Abbas
10	Kaku
21	Soufiane Rahimi

Al-Ain Substitutes:

Ahmed Barman Ali, Dramane Koumare, Matías Segovia, Khaled Al-Blooshi, Khalid Al Zaabi, Abdoul Traoré, Mohamed Awad Alla, Mohammed Bu Sanda, Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, Mateo Sanabria, Felipe Salomoni, Sékou Gassama.

Al Sadd (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16	Boualem Khoukhi
5	Tarek Salman
2	Ró-Ró
4	Mohamed Camara
88	Mateus Uribe
18	Guilherme
6	Paulo Otávio
77	Youcef Atal
84	Akram Afif
19	Rafa Mújica

Al Sadd Substitutes:

Yousef Balideh, Giovani, Yusuf Abdurisag, Ahmed Suhail, Ali Asad, Moustafa Tarek, Saad Al-Sheeb, Hassan Al-Haydos, Mohammed Waad, Abdulla Badr Alyazidi, Hashim Ali, Cristo.

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