Al Ahli vs Esteghlal, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteAbout
Al Ahli are hosting Esteghlal
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. The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
- 6': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli).
- 9': Attempt saved. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
- 9': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Alowais.
- 9': Attempt saved. Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
- 10': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Abdullah Hassoun (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal).
- 12': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Mehdi Ghaedi is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Aref Gholami (Esteghlal).
- 14': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 16': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Abdulbasit Hindi with a headed pass.
- 19': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Elvis Saric (Al-Ahli).
- 24': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi.
- 26': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
- 26': Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
- 32': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi (Esteghlal).
- 33': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
- 37': Seyed Ahmad Mousavi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
- 39': Abdulbasit Hindi (Al-Ahli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
- 41': Hand ball by Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal).
- 43': Attempt missed. Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 44': Attempt saved. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salman Mohammed.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Dariush Shojaeian replaces Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
- 46': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
- 46': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
- 51': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
- 52': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Esteghlal. Saeid Mehri replaces Arash Rezavand.
- 62': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Sultan Mandash replaces Elvis Saric.
- 62': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Moqahwi replaces Salman Mohammed.
- 62': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Hassoun with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
- 66': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
- 66': Attempt missed. Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
- 68': Attempt saved. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sultan Mandash.
- 68': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri.
- 68': Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Esteghlal. Cheick Diabaté replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari.
- 70': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
- 70': Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
- 73': Attempt missed. Saeid Mehri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
- 73': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
- 74': Foul by Sultan Mandash (Al-Ahli).
- 74': Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Ali Alasmari replaces Driss Fettouhi.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Sultan Mandash (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussain Al-Moqahwi.
- 77': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
- 78': Foul by Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal).
- 78': Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Hand ball by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal).
- 81': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Mandash.
- 83': Substitution, Esteghlal. Masoud Rigi replaces Saeid Mehri.
- 83': Substitution, Esteghlal. Babak Moradi replaces Mehdi Ghaedi.
- 83': Offside, Esteghlal. Babak Moradi tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt missed. Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdulbasit Hindi.
- 87': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Motaz Haosawi (Al-Ahli).
- 88': Attempt missed. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 89': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Asiri Haitham replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
- 90'+3': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
Statistics
AHL |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 329 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 405 | Passes | 505 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 16 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
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Line-Ups
Al Ahli (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK) |
| 3 | Mohammed Al-Fatil |
| 25 | Motaz Hawsawi |
| 16 | Nouh Al-Mousa |
| 37 | Abdulbasit Hindi |
| 23 | Abdullah Hassuna |
| 8 | Elvis Saric |
| 21 | Driss Fettouhi |
| 29 | Abdulrahman Ghareeb |
| 10 | Salman Al-Moasher |
| 9 | Omar Al-Somah |
Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Rashid Mazaheri (GK) |
| 4 | Siavash Yazdani |
| 5 | Aref Gholami |
| 33 | Hrvoje Milic |
| 21 | Voria Ghafouri |
| 72 | Amir Arsalan Motahari |
| 9 | Mehdi Mehdipour |
| 88 | Arash Rezavand |
| 10 | Mehdi Ghayedi |
| 8 | Farshid Esmaeili |
| 20 | Seyed Ahmad Mousavi |
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