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

· AFC Champions League Elite

4': Abdalla Yousif (OG)
79': Ramin Rezaeian
88': Arash Rezavand

FT
3 - 0

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Esteghlal are hosting Al Gharafa at Shahr-e Qods Stadium, Tehran, , 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': Own Goal by Abdalla Yousif, Al Gharafa. Esteghlal FC 1, Al Gharafa 0.
9': Foul by Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa).
9': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC).
13': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdalla Yousif.
13': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Raphael Silva.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC).
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Foul by Matías Nani (Al Gharafa).
16': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Hand ball by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa).
19': Attempt blocked. Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov.
22': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Matías Nani.
24': Attempt blocked. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong with a headed pass.
27': Abdalla Yousif (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal FC).
27': Delay in match because of an injury Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal FC).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
30': Attempt saved. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferjani Sassi.
32': Foul by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa).
32': Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Foul by Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa).
34': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt missed. Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphael Silva.
36': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
41': Attempt missed. Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
42': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
42': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Jang Hyun-Soo.
44': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
44': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+5': First Half ends, Esteghlal FC 1, Al Gharafa 0.
45': Second Half begins Esteghlal FC 1, Al Gharafa 0.
45': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Saif Eldeen Hassan replaces Abdalla Yousif.
49': Foul by Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa).
49': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Delay in match (Esteghlal FC).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Foul by Jang Hyun-Soo (Al Gharafa).
50': Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt saved. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
52': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
52': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC).
53': Joselu (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt missed. Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milad Zakipour with a cross.
55': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Saif Eldeen Hassan.
58': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Jamal Hamed replaces Fabricio Díaz.
59': Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Nani (Al Gharafa).
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Attempt missed. Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
62': Foul by Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa).
62': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Attempt missed. Saman Fallah (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a set piece situation.
64': Foul by Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC).
64': Matías Nani (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC).
65': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Attempt saved. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
69': Attempt missed. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
69': Foul by Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC).
69': Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa).
70': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
70': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Abolfazl Jalali replaces Milad Zakipour.
74': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Mohammed Muntari replaces Ahmed Al Ganehi.
74': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Rabeh Boussafi replaces Florinel Coman.
77': Foul by Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC).
77': Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Mehrdad Mohammadi replaces Mohammadhossein Eslami.
79': Goal! Esteghlal FC 2, Al Gharafa 0. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehrdad Mohammadi.
80': Attempt missed. Joselu (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammed Muntari.
81': Attempt blocked. Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
81': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Saif Eldeen Hassan.
82': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov with a cross.
82': Attempt blocked. Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
83': Attempt blocked. Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov.
84': Attempt missed. Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high.
84': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Gaël Kakuta replaces Jaloliddin Masharipov.
84': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Arash Rezavand replaces Mohammad Niknafs.
87': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abolfazl Jalali.
88': Goal! Esteghlal FC 3, Al Gharafa 0. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abolfazl Jalali following a fast break.
90': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Matías Nani.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Blanco Leschuk.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Esteghlal FC 3, Al Gharafa 0.
0': Match ends, Esteghlal FC 3, Al Gharafa 0.

Statistics

GHA		EST
10	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	1
46.3	Possession	53.7
4	SHOTS	20
1	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
266	Accurate Passes	301
344	Passes	396
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	21
0.0	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	72
26	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	7
5	Effective Tackles	6
6	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	14
25	Effective Clearances	14
25	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Location: Tehran,
Attendance: 8,572

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

Esteghlal (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
3	Saman Fallah
55	Raphael Silva
18	Milad Zakipour
10	Ramin Rezaeian
22	Didier N'Dong
14	Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs
77	Jaloliddin Masharipov
80	Mohammadhossein Eslami
19	Gustavo Blanco

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Mehrdad Mohammadi, Iman Salimi, Zargham Saadavi, Mehdi Bahraminejad, Arash Rezavand, Gaël Kakuta, Abolfazl Jalali, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Arman Ramezani, Abbas Sharafi, Mohammad Moradmand.

Al Gharafa (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
18	Khalifa Abu Baker (GK)
32	Matias Nani
20	Jang Hyun-Soo
42	Seydou Sano
2	Abdalla Yousif
29	Fabricio Díaz
23	Assim Madibo
7	Florinel Coman
80	Ahmed Al Ganehi
9	Joselu
31	Ferjani Sassi

Al Gharafa Substitutes:

Jamal Hamed, Ibrahim Tamer Khalid, Rabeh Boussafi, Mohammed Muntari, Youssef Hassan, Yousof Hassan, Andri Syahputra, Dame Traoré, Saifeldeen Fadlalla.

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