Esteghlal vs Al Sadd, 2018 AFC Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Esteghlal
  • 12': Meshaal Barsham (OG)
FT
1 - 3
1st Leg
Al Sadd
  • 60': Akram Afif
  • 65': Baghdad Bounedjah
  • 74': Baghdad Bounedjah (P)

About

Esteghlal are hosting Al Sadd 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.
  • 2': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Rouzbeh Cheshmi.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Gabi (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 3': Offside, Al Sadd. Gabi tries a through ball, but Baghdad Bounedjah is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Markus Neumayr.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
  • 6': Offside, Esteghlal. Armin Sohrabian tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Pedro Ró-Ró.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Markus Neumayr with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal).
  • 12': Own Goal by Boualem Khoukhi, Al Sadd. Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 0.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabi.
  • 18': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
  • 21': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Humam Tareq (Esteghlal).
  • 23': Offside, Al Sadd. Akram Afif tries a through ball, but Baghdad Bounedjah is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd).
  • 24': Markus Neumayr (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Offside, Esteghlal. Armin Sohrabian tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
  • 29': Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Baghdad Bounedjah with a headed pass.
  • 33': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Armin Sohrabian.
  • 33': Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jung Woo-young.
  • 36': Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Markus Neumayr (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 37': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Meshaal Aissa.
  • 38': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 40': Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd).
  • 41': Foul by Markus Neumayr (Esteghlal).
  • 41': Hamid Ismaeil (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Markus Neumayr (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal).
  • 44': Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Markus Neumayr with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Baghdad Bounedjah.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 0.
  • 46': Offside, Al Sadd. Hamid Ismaeil tries a through ball, but Baghdad Bounedjah is caught offside.
  • 47': Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
  • 47': Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Xavi (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 48': Offside, Esteghlal. Alhaji Gero tries a through ball, but Humam Tareq is caught offside.
  • 49': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
  • 50': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal).
  • 51': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Armin Sohrabian.
  • 53': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Bagheri tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
  • 55': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar replaces Markus Neumayr.
  • 56': Foul by Humam Tareq (Esteghlal).
  • 56': Hamid Ismaeil (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal).
  • 58': Pedro Ró-Ró (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Al Sadd. Hasan Al Haydos replaces Yasser Abou Baker.
  • 60': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 1. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Baghdad Bounedjah.
  • 63': Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
  • 63': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Gabi (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Xavi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 2. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi with a through ball.
  • 67': Foul by Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal).
  • 67': Pedro Ró-Ró (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hamid Ismaeil.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 73': Penalty Al Sadd. Baghdad Bounedjah draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty conceded by Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 3. Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 80': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Mehdi Rahmati.
  • 81': Substitution, Esteghlal. Seyed Aghaei replaces Humam Tareq.
  • 82': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
  • 84': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Gabi (Al Sadd).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Seyed Aghaei (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Al Sadd).
  • 86': Vouria Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Xavi (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabi.
  • 86': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Vouria Ghafouri.
  • 88': Substitution, Al Sadd. Ali Asad replaces Akram Afif.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vouria Ghafouri with a cross.
  • 90': Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Alhaji Gero (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+2': Gabi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Al Sadd. Hamza Sanhaji replaces Baghdad Bounedjah.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+2': Hasan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 3.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Sadd 3.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
52.2 Possession 47.8
19 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
332 Accurate Passes 298
406 Passes 368
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
17 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.4
50 Long Balls 59
25 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 1.0
8 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 18
22 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 78,116

Line-Ups

EST Esteghlal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi
33 Pejman Montazeri
13 Armin Sohrabian Yellow Card
21 Voria Ghafouri
14 Farshid Bagheri Yellow Card
8 Farshid Esmaeili
71 Markus Neumayr Yellow Card
12 Salisu Abdullahi Gero
78 Morteza Tabrizi
17 Humam Tariq Faraj
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Seyed Aghaei, Milad Zakipour, Ali Karimi, Khosro Heydari, Rouhollah Bagheri, Mohammad Daneshgar, Hossein Hosseini.

SAD Al Sadd (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
2 Ró-Ró
14 Abdelkarim Hassan
12 Hamid Ismail
29 Gabi
55 Jung Woo-Young Yellow Card
6 Xavi
11 Baghdad Bounedjah
3 Yasser Aboubaker
96 Akram Afif
Al Sadd Substitutes:
Salem Al-Hajri, Ali Asad, Ahmed Suhail, Hamza Alsenhaji, Musaab Khidir, Saud Abdullah, Hassan Al-Haydos.

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