Persepolis vs FC Goa, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Persepolis
  • 18': Mehdi Torabi (P)
  • 24': Seyed Jalal Hosseini
FT
2 - 1
FC Goa
  • 14': Edu Bedia

Persepolis come from behind to hand FC Goa first Champions League loss

Goa suffered their first defeat of the AFC Champions League campaign against last season's runners-up

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 10': Seriton Fernandes (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Goal! Persepolis 0, Goa 1. Edu Bedia (Goa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Saviour Gama (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Iván González.
  • 17': Penalty Persepolis. Isa Alkasir draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Penalty conceded by James Donachie (Goa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Goal! Persepolis 1, Goa 1. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Foul by Jorge Ortíz (Goa).
  • 21': Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Saviour Gama (Goa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes.
  • 23': Foul by Brandon Fernandes (Goa).
  • 23': Isa Alkasir (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmad Noorollahi with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Goal! Persepolis 2, Goa 1. Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Offside, Persepolis. Kamal Kamyabinia tries a through ball, but Siamak Nemati is caught offside.
  • 29': Substitution, Goa. Amarjit Singh replaces Adil Khan because of an injury.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmad Noorollahi.
  • 31': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
  • 31': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Offside, Goa. Brandon Fernandes tries a through ball, but Edu Bedia is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
  • 36': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Vahid Amiri (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi.
  • 41': Penalty Persepolis. Ehsan Pahlavan draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Iván González (Goa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': Penalty saved! Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 42': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Ahmad Noorollahi (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vahid Amiri.
  • 44': Foul by Edu Bedia (Goa).
  • 44': Vahid Amiri (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Goa. Devendra Murgaokar replaces Saviour Gama.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 46': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Shahriyar Moghanlou with a headed pass.
  • 48': Offside, Persepolis. Ehsan Pahlavan tries a through ball, but Isa Alkasir is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Devendra Murgaokar (Goa).
  • 52': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Iván González.
  • 55': Dheeraj Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Shahriyar Moghanlou (Persepolis).
  • 56': Substitution, Persepolis. Milad Sarlak replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
  • 56': Substitution, Persepolis. Omid Alishah replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 57': Foul by Devendra Murgaokar (Goa).
  • 57': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Edu Bedia (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
  • 58': Substitution, Goa. Princeton Rebello replaces Glan Martins.
  • 58': Substitution, Goa. Ishan Pandita replaces Brandon Fernandes.
  • 64': Edu Bedia (Goa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Substitution, Goa. Redeem Tlang replaces Edu Bedia because of an injury.
  • 68': Hand ball by Seriton Fernandes (Goa).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Omid Alishah (Persepolis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 70': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Dheeraj Singh.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omid Alishah following a corner.
  • 72': Foul by Amarjit Singh (Goa).
  • 72': Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Devendra Murgaokar (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Kamal Kamyabinia (Persepolis).
  • 77': Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Mehdikhani replaces Isa Alkasir.
  • 77': Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Abdi replaces Mahdi Torabi.
  • 79': Foul by Mehdi Abdi (Persepolis).
  • 79': Redeem Tlang (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Devendra Murgaokar (Goa).
  • 81': Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Ehsan Pahlavan (Persepolis).
  • 82': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Redeem Tlang (Goa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Princeton Rebello.
  • 85': Amarjit Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).
  • 87': Corner, Persepolis. Conceded by Princeton Rebello.
  • 89': Foul by Milad Sarlak (Persepolis).
  • 89': Jorge Ortíz (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Redeem Tlang (Goa).
  • 90'+1': Siamak Nemati (Persepolis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Amarjit Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mehdi Mehdikhani (Persepolis).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 1
37 Possession 63
3 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 7
0.7 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
248 Accurate Passes 450
298 Passes 507
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
2 Crosses 10
0.0 Cross % 0.5
40 Long Balls 42
19 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 0
13 Effective Tackles 6
17 Tackles 8
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 9
12 Effective Clearances 2
12 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

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Line-Ups

PRS Persepolis (4-4-2)

No. Name
81 Hamed Lak (GK)
4 Seyed Jalal Hosseini
6 Hossein Kanani
19 Vahid Amiri
88 Siamak Nemati
8 Ahmad Noorollahi
11 Kamal Kamyabinia
9 Mehdi Torabi
14 Ehsan Pahlevan
72 Iss Ale Kasir
70 Shahriar Moghanlou
Persepolis Substitutes:
Alireza Khodaei, Mehdi Shiri, Omid Alishah, Bozidar Radosevic, Ali Shojaei, Mehdi Abdi Qara, Milad Sarlak, Amir Mohammad Yousefi, Mohammadmehdi Mehdikhani, Mohammad Sharifi.

GOA FC Goa (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Dheeraj Moirangthem (GK)
4 Iván Garrido
8 James Donachie
2 Sanson Pereira
20 Seriton Fernandes Yellow Card
50 Adil Khan
25 Glan Martins
23 Edu Bedia
21 Saviour Gama Yellow Card
10 Brandon Fernandes
9 Jorge Ortíz
FC Goa Substitutes:
Devendra Murgaokar, Makan Chote, Aibanbha Dohling, Kiyam Amarjit Singh, Ishan Pandita, Leander D'Cunha, Mohamed Ali, Redeem Tlang, Naveen Kumar, Princeton Rebello.

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