Foolad vs Al Gharafa, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteAbout
Foolad are hosting Al Gharafa
at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting on
. 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.
- 2': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC).
- 2': Chimba (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa).
- 2': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Attempt missed. Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 6': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Almahdi Ali.
- 6': Foul by Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC).
- 6': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Hand ball by Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa).
- 13': Offside, Foolad FC. Arash Rezavand tries a through ball, but Mohammadreza Abbasi is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC).
- 14': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa).
- 15': Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 17': Foul by Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa).
- 17': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 22': Foul by Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa).
- 22': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa).
- 22': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC).
- 23': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
- 24': Yousef Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
- 30': Attempt saved. Chimba (Foolad FC) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vahid Heydarieh with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Yousef Hassan.
- 31': Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC).
- 31': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Chimba (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Abshak.
- 36': Attempt missed. Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chimba.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amro Surag with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Alaaeldin.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Hanni.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Alaaeldin.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
- 53': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
- 53': Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Chimba (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vahid Heydarieh with a cross.
- 55': Attempt saved. Chimba (Foolad FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasan Ansari.
- 56': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC).
- 58': Substitution, Foolad FC. Alireza Kooshki replaces Mohammadreza Abbasi.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt missed. Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 61': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
- 62': Attempt missed. Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sasan Ansari.
- 63': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC).
- 63': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 65': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa).
- 65': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Offside, Al Gharafa. Amro Surag tries a through ball, but Homam Ahmed is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC).
- 73': Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Al Gharafa. Almahdi Ali tries a through ball, but Moayed Hassan is caught offside.
- 76': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
- 77': Substitution, Foolad FC. Sina Moridi replaces Mohammad Abshak.
- 77': Attempt missed. Moussa Coulibaly (Foolad FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arash Rezavand with a headed pass following a corner.
- 79': Offside, Foolad FC. Mehdi Shiri tries a through ball, but Arash Rezavand is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Ahmed Alaaeldin.
- 80': Foul by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa).
- 80': Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
- 83': Mehdi Tahrat (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Foolad FC. Ibai Gómez replaces Sasan Ansari.
- 86': Chimba (Foolad FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alireza Kooshki with a through ball.
- 89': Attempt missed. Chimba (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Coulibaly with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC).
- 90': Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Andri Syahputra replaces Moayed Hassan.
- 90'+2': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Sina Moridi.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
Statistics
 GHA |
FOO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.5 | Possession | 67.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 226 | Accurate Passes | 559 |
| 300 | Passes | 619 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 11 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 100
Venue: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 100
Line-Ups
Foolad (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shahab Gordan (GK) |
| 33 | Aref Aghasi |
| 5 | Moussa Coulibaly |
| 50 | Vahid Heydarieh |
| 2 | Mehdi Shiri |
| 88 | Arash Rezavand |
| 8 | Hamid Bouhamdan |
| 13 | Mohammad Abshak  |
| 29 | Chimba |
| 7 | Mohammadreza Abbasi |
| 3 | Sasan Ansari |
Al Gharafa (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Yousof Hassan (GK) |
| 5 | Almahdi Ali Mukhtar |
| 91 | Mehdi Jeannin |
| 3 | Tameem Al Muhaza |
| 66 | Saeid Ezatolahi |
| 10 | Gabriel |
| 24 | Homam Ahmed |
| 8 | Amro Abdelfatah |
| 94 | Sofiane Hanni |
| 7 | Moayad Hassan Fedaily |
| 13 | Ahmed Alaaeldin |
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