Al Duhail vs Esteghlal, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Duhail
  • 10': Michael Olunga
  • 27': Michael Olunga
  • 43': Abdullah Al Ahrak
  • 85': Michael Olunga
FT
4 - 3
Esteghlal
  • 4': Amir Arsalan Motahari
  • 34': Cheick Diabate
  • 74': Farshid Esmaeili

About

Al Duhail are hosting Esteghlal at , , , 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': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
  • 3': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 3': Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Goal! Al Duhail 0, Esteghlal FC 1. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi with a cross.
  • 6': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Seyed Ahmad Mousavi tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 8': Offside, Al Duhail. Karim Boudiaf tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
  • 9': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal FC).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdullah Al Ahrak.
  • 10': Goal! Al Duhail 1, Esteghlal FC 1. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a through ball.
  • 19': Foul by Mohammed Musa (Al Duhail).
  • 19': Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmilson Junior with a cross.
  • 22': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 22': Seyed Ahmad Mousavi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 24': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal FC).
  • 24': Medhi Benatia (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sultan Al Brake with a through ball.
  • 27': Foul by Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail).
  • 27': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Goal! Al Duhail 2, Esteghlal FC 1. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Foul by Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal FC).
  • 30': Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Medhi Benatia (Al Duhail).
  • 33': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Mohammad Naderi tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 34': Goal! Al Duhail 2, Esteghlal FC 2. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 37': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Medhi Benatia.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi with a cross.
  • 39': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 43': Goal! Al Duhail 3, Esteghlal FC 2. Abdullah Al Ahrak (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Musa with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edmilson Junior.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal FC).
  • 45'+3': Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al Duhail 3, Esteghlal FC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Duhail 3, Esteghlal FC 2.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 49': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Medhi Benatia.
  • 50': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Vorya Ghafouri replaces Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
  • 50': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Mehdi Mehdipour replaces Masoud Rigi.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
  • 51': Foul by Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
  • 51': Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Offside, Al Duhail. Karim Boudiaf tries a through ball, but Edmilson Junior is caught offside.
  • 59': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Almoez Ali (Al Duhail).
  • 59': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Hrvoje Milic replaces Mohammad Naderi.
  • 59': Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Edmilson Junior (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 66': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal FC).
  • 66': Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
  • 68': Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal FC).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Al Brake.
  • 71': Foul by Almoez Ali (Al Duhail).
  • 71': Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Goal! Al Duhail 3, Esteghlal FC 3. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amir Arsalan Motahari following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Al Duhail. Ismail Mohammad replaces Abdullah Al Ahrak.
  • 75': Substitution, Al Duhail. Ahmed Yasser replaces Mohammed Musa.
  • 77': Foul by Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail).
  • 77': Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi.
  • 81': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 82': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Sultan Al Brake.
  • 85': Goal! Al Duhail 4, Esteghlal FC 3. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismail Mohammad with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Dariush Shojaeian replaces Arash Rezavand.
  • 87': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Arman Ramezani replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari.
  • 87': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal FC).
  • 87': Ismail Mohammad (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Al Duhail. Mohammed Muntari replaces Almoez Ali.
  • 90': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Arman Ramezani (Esteghlal FC).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sultan Al Brake (Al Duhail).
  • 90'+1': Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Al Duhail. Edmilson Junior tries a through ball, but Ismail Mohammad is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Siavash Yazdani.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Mehdi Mehdipour.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Duhail 4, Esteghlal FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Duhail 4, Esteghlal FC 3.

Statistics

EST ALDhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/12008.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
8 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 3
54.7 Possession 45.3
10 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
389 Accurate Passes 324
481 Passes 397
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 65
39 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 2
12 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.2
5 Interceptions 15
8 Effective Clearances 21
8 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
Location: ,

Line-Ups

ALD Al Duhail (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Salah Zakaria (GK)
4 Medhi Benatia
5 Bassam Al-Rawi
18 Sultan Al-Brake
2 Mohammed Musa Ali
14 Abdullah Al Ahrak
24 Ali Karimi
12 Karim Boudiaf
26 Michael Olunga
19 Almoez Ali
10 Edmílson Junior
Al Duhail Substitutes:
Ismail Mohamad, Khaled Mohammed, Mohamed Al Bakri, Mohammed Muntari, Ahmed Yasser, Ali Afif, Khalifa Abu Baker, Ali Malolah Karami, Luiz Ceará , Jassim Mohammed.

EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
4 Siavash Yazdani
3 Mohammad Moradmand
2 Mohammad Naderi
20 Seyed Ahmad Mousavi
8 Farshid Esmaeili
6 Masoud Rigi
88 Arash Rezavand
7 Cheick Diabate
10 Mehdi Ghayedi
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Mehdi Mehdipour, Saeid Mehri, Arman Ramezani, Aref Gholami, Babak Moradi, Hossein Hosseini, Dariush Shojaeian, Sobhan Khaghani, Voria Ghafouri, Hrvoje Milic.

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