Al Wasl vs Persepolis, 2018 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Wasl
    FT
    0 - 1
    Persepolis
    • 37': Kamal Kamyabinia

    About

    Al Wasl are hosting Persepolis at Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 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': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
    • 1': Salem Juma Alazizi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis).
    • 4': Hazza Al Faresi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Abdalla Al Naqbi (Al Wasl) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronaldo Mendes.
    • 5': Foul by Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis).
    • 5': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Fabio Lima (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ali Saleh with a cross.
    • 8': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Hazza Al Faresi (Al Wasl).
    • 10': Fabio Lima (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
    • 11': Delay in match Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis) because of an injury.
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Siamak Nemati (Persepolis).
    • 14': Foul by Abdalla Al Naqbi (Al Wasl).
    • 14': Vahid Amiri (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Hossein Mahini (Persepolis).
    • 16': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
    • 16': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Abdalla Al Naqbi (Al Wasl).
    • 16': Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Abdalla Al Naqbi (Al Wasl) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 18': Ali Alipour (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Abdulla Jassim (Al Wasl).
    • 19': Offside, Al Wasl. Anthony Caceres tries a through ball, but Ronaldo Mendes is caught offside.
    • 21': Hand ball by Yousif Abdulla (Al Wasl).
    • 21': Yousif Abdulla (Al Wasl) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 23': Foul by Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl).
    • 23': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
    • 24': Salem Juma Alazizi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Hazza Al Faresi (Al Wasl).
    • 24': Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vahid Amiri.
    • 28': Abdalla Al Naqbi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
    • 31': Foul by Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl).
    • 31': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Abdullah Saleh (Al Wasl) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Fabio Lima (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
    • 33': Delay in match Vahid Amiri (Persepolis) because of an injury.
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Ali Alipour (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl).
    • 37': Substitution, Persepolis. Godwin Mensha replaces Vahid Amiri because of an injury.
    • 37': Goal! Al Wasl 0, Persepolis 1. Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hossein Mahini with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Foul by Ali Saleh (Al Wasl).
    • 38': Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Godwin Mensha (Persepolis).
    • 39': Abdulla Jassim (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Siamak Nemati (Persepolis).
    • 41': Foul by Mohammad Ansari (Persepolis).
    • 41': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Abdalla Al Naqbi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis).
    • 45'+2': Fabio Lima (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis).
    • 45'+2': Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Fabio Lima (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al Wasl 0, Persepolis 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Al Wasl 0, Persepolis 1.
    • 47': Hand ball by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Fabio Lima (Al Wasl) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronaldo Mendes following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Hazza Al Faresi.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hossein Mahini with a headed pass.
    • 51': Offside, Persepolis. Farshad Ahmadzadeh tries a through ball, but Siamak Nemati is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Ali Saleh (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Godwin Mensha (Persepolis) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salem Juma Alazizi.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salem Juma Alazizi with a headed pass.
    • 54': Offside, Al Wasl. Ali Salmeen Al Balushi tries a through ball, but Fabio Lima is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabio Lima.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Godwin Mensha with a headed pass.
    • 60': Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Godwin Mensha (Persepolis).
    • 61': Substitution, Persepolis. Ahmad Nourollahi replaces Siamak Nemati.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ahmad Nourollahi.
    • 64': Foul by Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl).
    • 64': Godwin Mensha (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Ali Alipour (Persepolis) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
    • 66': Abdalla Al Naqbi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdalla Al Naqbi.
    • 67': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Ali Salmeen Al Balushi.
    • 69': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Shojae Khalilzadeh.
    • 69': Substitution, Al Wasl. Khalil Khamis replaces Abdalla Al Naqbi.
    • 69': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Ahmad Nourollahi.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sadegh Moharrami with a cross.
    • 70': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Salem Juma Alazizi.
    • 72': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Sadegh Moharrami.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sadegh Moharrami with a cross.
    • 74': Foul by Mohammad Ansari (Persepolis).
    • 74': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Salmeen Al Balushi.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salem Juma Alazizi with a cross.
    • 77': Hand ball by Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis).
    • 78': Foul by Khalil Khamis (Al Wasl).
    • 78': Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Offside, Persepolis. Farshad Ahmadzadeh tries a through ball, but Ahmad Nourollahi is caught offside.
    • 80': Dangerous play by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis).
    • 80': Hazza Al Faresi (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ali Salmeen Al Balushi (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hazza Al Faresi.
    • 83': Offside, Persepolis. Godwin Mensha tries a through ball, but Sadegh Moharrami is caught offside.
    • 84': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Seyed Jalal Hosseini.
    • 86': Foul by Shojae Khalilzadeh (Persepolis).
    • 86': Ronaldo Mendes (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Substitution, Persepolis. Ali Mosleh replaces Ali Alipour.
    • 87': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
    • 87': Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Ahmad Nourollahi (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Khalil Khamis (Al Wasl).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Anthony Caceres (Al Wasl).
    • 90'+1': Sadegh Moharrami (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Godwin Mensha (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Godwin Mensha (Persepolis) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Al Wasl 0, Persepolis 1.

    Statistics

    PRS WAShttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/8365.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    22 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 6
    35.1 Possession 64.9
    13 SHOTS 13
    7 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    191 Accurate Passes 445
    279 Passes 535
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 83
    22 Accurate Long Balls 46
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    17 Effective Tackles 12
    26 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    18 Effective Clearances 29
    18 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Zabeel Stadium
    Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Attendance: 5,841

    Line-Ups

    WAS Al Wasl (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Yousif Abdulla (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Abdullah Saleh Yellow Card
    4 Abdulla Jassim
    77 Hazza Salem
    44 Salem Juma
    8 Anthony Cáceres
    5 Ali Salmin
    15 Abdalla Al Naqbi Yellow Card
    10 Fábio Lima
    99 Ali Saleh Amro
    17 Ronaldo Mendes
    Al Wasl Substitutes:
    Hamad Al-Bloushi, Saif Al Suwaidi, Ali Abdulla, Sultan Al Mantheri, Khalid Al Shaibani, Khalil Khamis, Faris Khalil.

    PRS Persepolis (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
    3 Shoja Khalilzadeh Yellow Card
    4 Seyed Jalal Hosseini
    15 Mohammad Ansari
    2 Sadegh Moharrami
    88 Siamak Nemati
    11 Kamal Kamyabinia
    13 Hossein Mahini
    70 Ali Alipour
    19 Vahid Amiri
    10 Farshad Ahmadzadeh
    Persepolis Substitutes:
    Bashar Resan Bonyan, Ahmad Noorollahi, Mohsen Mosalman, Godwin Mensha, Bozidar Radosevic, Shayan Mosleh, Mohsen Rabiekhah.

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