Esteghlal vs Al-Ain, 2019 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
  • 53': Farshid Bagheri
FT
1 - 1
Al-Ain
  • 85': Tsukasa Shiotani

About

Esteghlal are hosting Al-Ain 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': Foul by Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain).
  • 2': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
  • 6': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milad Zakipour with a cross.
  • 9': Foul by Jamal Maroof (Al Ain).
  • 9': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
  • 10': Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
  • 13': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia.
  • 16': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Mohamed Fayez (Al Ain).
  • 17': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Godwin Mensha is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
  • 19': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Bandar Mohamed (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 23': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pejman Montazeri.
  • 24': Delay in match Mohamed Fayez (Al Ain) because of an injury.
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain).
  • 28': Jamal Maroof (Al Ain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ahmed Barman.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
  • 31': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ahmed Barman.
  • 32': Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal).
  • 34': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamal Maroof.
  • 35': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Mehdi Rahmati.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Esmael Gonçalves.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Yaslam with a headed pass.
  • 38': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
  • 38': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
  • 40': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
  • 43': Offside, Esteghlal. Godwin Mensha tries a through ball, but Esmael Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 43': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain).
  • 44': Hand ball by Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal).
  • 45': Foul by Mohnad Salem (Al Ain).
  • 45': Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Esteghlal 0, Al Ain 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 0, Al Ain 0.
  • 46': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
  • 47': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amer Abdulrahman.
  • 48': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
  • 48': Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain).
  • 50': Offside, Al Ain. Mohamed Fayez tries a through ball, but Jamal Maroof is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Farshid Bagheri.
  • 52': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
  • 53': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 0. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
  • 54': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
  • 56': Bandar Mohamed (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Barman.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 60': Offside, Esteghlal. Esmael Gonçalves tries a through ball, but Milad Zakipour is caught offside.
  • 61': Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
  • 63': Foul by Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal).
  • 63': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain).
  • 65': Offside, Esteghlal. Vorya Ghafouri tries a through ball, but Godwin Mensha is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
  • 67': Hand ball by Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal).
  • 68': Offside, Al Ain. Tsukasa Shiotani tries a through ball, but Bandar Mohamed is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
  • 71': Foul by Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain).
  • 71': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bandar Mohamed.
  • 73': Substitution, Al Ain. Marcus Berg replaces Mohammed Khalfan.
  • 73': Substitution, Esteghlal. Humam Tariq replaces Godwin Mensha.
  • 74': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohnad Salem.
  • 75': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ahmed Barman.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Humam Tariq (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Delay in match Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Offside, Esteghlal. Humam Tariq tries a through ball, but Esmael Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar replaces Vorya Ghafouri because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay in match Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Esteghlal. Seyed Karimi replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Humam Tariq (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esmael Gonçalves with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Seyed Karimi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 83': Offside, Esteghlal. Seyed Karimi tries a through ball, but Esmael Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
  • 85': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 1. Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Delay in match Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) because of an injury.
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Substitution, Al Ain. Khaled Abdulrahman replaces Rayan Yaslam because of an injury.
  • 88': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Marcus Berg (Al Ain).
  • 90': Offside, Esteghlal. Humam Tariq tries a through ball, but Seyed Karimi is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain).
  • 90'+1': Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mohamed Fayez (Al Ain).
  • 90'+2': Offside, Esteghlal. Ayanda Patosi tries a through ball, but Mohammad Daneshgar is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 8
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
47 Possession 53
9 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
248 Accurate Passes 262
327 Passes 363
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 7
10 Crosses 14
0.0 Cross % 0.5
61 Long Balls 71
22 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 14
11 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
15 Interceptions 10
26 Effective Clearances 12
26 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 65,178

Line-Ups

EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
33 Pejman Montazeri
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi
3 Milad Zakipour
21 Voria Ghafouri
5 Ayanda Patosi
14 Farshid Bagheri Yellow Card
6 Ali Karimi
20 Esmaël Gonçalves
8 Farshid Esmaeili Yellow Card
90 Godwin Mensha
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Armin Sohrabian, Dariush Shojaeian, Humam Tariq Faraj, Morteza Tabrizi, Mohsen Karimi, Hossein Hosseini, Mohammad Daneshgar.

AlN Al-Ain (4-5-1)

No. Name
17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
19 Mohanad Salem Al-Amin
33 Tsukasa Shiotani
14 Mohammed Fayez
11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi
6 Amer Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi Yellow Card
3 Tongo Doumbia
13 Ahmed Barman Ali
30 Mohammed Khalfan
43 Rayan Yaslam Al-Jaberi
99 Jamal Maroof
Al-Ain Substitutes:
Mohammed Bu Sanda, Saaed Juma, Saad Mubarak Al Abadla, Saeed Mosabah Salem, Khaled Abdulrahman, Marcus Berg, Ibrahim Diaky.

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