Esteghlal vs Lokomotive Tashkent, 2017 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
  • 37': Farshid Esmaeili
  • 84': Ali Ghorbani
FT
2 - 0
Lokomotive Tashkent

    About

    Esteghlal are hosting Lokomotive Tashkent at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili with a cross.
    • 2': Foul by Islom Tukhtakhujaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 2': Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 7': Behnam Barzay (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
    • 8': Offside, Esteghlal. Robson tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 9': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khosro Heydari.
    • 13': Offside, Esteghlal. Robson tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
    • 13': Salamat Kutibaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Salamat Kutibaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 14': Padovani (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 17': Foul by Salamat Kutibaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 17': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Delay in match Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Timur Kapadze.
    • 22': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 31': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Oleg Zoteev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 36': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Boburbek Yuldashov.
    • 37': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 39': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
    • 44': Islom Tukhtakhujaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 1, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.
    • 47': Offside, Esteghlal. Khosro Heydari tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
    • 49': Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timur Kapadze.
    • 50': Foul by Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 50': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Behnam Barzay with a headed pass.
    • 53': Behnam Barzay (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 56': Corner, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Conceded by Khosro Heydari.
    • 57': Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaveh Rezaei.
    • 57': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Islom Tukhtakhujaev.
    • 60': Foul by Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 60': Padovani (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardor Mirzayev with a cross.
    • 62': Corner, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Conceded by Padovani.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marat Bikmaev with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Delay in match Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) because of an injury.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Substitution, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Gnohere Krizo replaces Timur Kapadze.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kakhi Makharadze.
    • 71': Offside, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Islom Tukhtakhujaev tries a through ball, but Gnohere Krizo is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
    • 72': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gnohere Krizo.
    • 76': Behnam Barzay (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 77': Delay in match Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mojtaba Haghdoost replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
    • 79': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
    • 79': Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Kuvondik Ruziev replaces Salamat Kutibaev.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Mojtaba Haghdoost (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
    • 82': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 82': Mojtaba Haghdoost (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Goal! Esteghlal 2, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
    • 85': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
    • 85': Oleg Zoteev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Offside, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Kakhi Makharadze tries a through ball, but Gnohere Krizo is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Esteghlal. Farshid Bagheri replaces Behnam Barzay.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Oleg Zoteev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kakhi Makharadze.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farshid Bagheri.
    • 88': Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
    • 89': Substitution, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Murdobek Bobojonov replaces Sardor Mirzayev.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shukhrat Mukhammadiev.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
    • 90'+1': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Ghorbani tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohsen Karimi replaces Ali Ghorbani.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Gnohere Krizo (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
    • 90'+2': Mojtaba Haghdoost (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 2, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Esteghlal 2, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.

    Statistics

    LOK EST
    15 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 0
    57.1 Possession 42.9
    9 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    357 Accurate Passes 232
    467 Passes 347
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    12 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 74
    28 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 18
    18 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    24 Effective Clearances 6
    24 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Azadi Stadium
    Location: Tehran, Iran
    Attendance: 42,369

    AFC Champions League Elite Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Vissel Kobe 4 +5 10
    2 Gwangju FC 4 +5 9
    3 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 +5 7
    4 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4 +4 7
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
    90 Padovani
    3 Robson
    18 Milad Zakipour
    2 Khosro Heydari
    88 Farshid Esmaeili
    6 Omid Ebrahimi
    24 Omid Norafkan
    9 Kaveh Rezaei
    17 Ali Ghorbani
    77 Behnam Barzay
    Esteghlal Substitutes:
    Yagho, Mojtaba Haghdoost, Hossein Hosseini, Farshid Bagheri, Mohsen Karimi, Jaber Ansari, Majid Hosseini.

    LOK Lokomotive Tashkent (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ignatiy Nesterov (GK)
    20 Islom Tukhtahujaev
    4 Boburbek Yuldoshev
    5 Kakhi Makharadze
    33 Oleg Zoteev
    28 Shukhrat Mukhammadiev
    18 Timur Kapadze
    8 Salamat Kutivaev
    15 Sardor Mirzayev
    99 Jaloliddin Masharipov
    10 Marat Bikmaev
    Lokomotive Tashkent Substitutes:
    Mamur Ikromov, Murdobek Bobojonov, Shershod Fayziev, Sadriddin Abdullaev, Kuvondik Ruziev, Mohamed Kone, Gnohere Krizo.

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