Air Force Club vs Al Ittihad, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Air Force Club
  • 44': Ali Jasim
  • 52': Mohannad Abdul-Rahim
FT
2 - 0
Al Ittihad

    About

    Air Force Club are hosting Al Ittihad at Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil, Iraq, 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.
    • 1': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Faisal Al Ghamdi.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Bakary N'Diaye (Air Force Club) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Jasim with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club).
    • 5': Jota (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Hassan Kadesh.
    • 8': Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
    • 9': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
    • 9': Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Bakary N'Diaye (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Haroune Camara (Al-Ittihad).
    • 17': Foul by Haroune Camara (Al-Ittihad).
    • 17': Humam Tariq (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club).
    • 17': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Jota (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ahmed Bamasud.
    • 21': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohammed Hameed.
    • 22': Foul by Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club).
    • 22': N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Romarinho (Al-Ittihad).
    • 23': Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Haroune Camara (Al-Ittihad).
    • 25': Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Humam Tariq (Air Force Club).
    • 28': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Bakary N'Diaye (Air Force Club).
    • 31': Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Jasim.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Humam Tariq (Air Force Club).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohannad Abdulraheem with a headed pass.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 40': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 41': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Abdullah Al Muaiouf.
    • 42': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
    • 42': Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Goal! Air Force Club 1, Al-Ittihad 0. Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohannad Abdulraheem.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club).
    • 45'+1': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Ahmed Bamasud (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Ali Jasim (Air Force Club).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club).
    • 45'+3': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Air Force Club 1, Al-Ittihad 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Air Force Club 1, Al-Ittihad 0.
    • 46': Hand ball by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
    • 47': Foul by Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club).
    • 47': Hassan Kadesh (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ruslan Hanoon (Air Force Club).
    • 49': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Goal! Air Force Club 2, Al-Ittihad 0. Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Bayesh with a cross.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Bamasud (Al-Ittihad).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Zakaria Al Hawsawi replaces Ahmed Bamasud because of an injury.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Bayesh.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Humam Tariq (Air Force Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Bayesh.
    • 62': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi replaces Haroune Camara.
    • 66': Foul by Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad).
    • 66': Koffi Atchou (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Mustafa Saadoun (Air Force Club).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 70': Offside, Air Force Club. Mustafa Saadoun tries a through ball, but Mohannad Abdulraheem is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club).
    • 72': Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Ali Jasim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Mohannad Abdulraheem (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romarinho.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Bakary N'Diaye (Air Force Club).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, Air Force Club. Cédric Abogo replaces Mohannad Abdulraheem.
    • 82': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Cédric Abogo (Air Force Club).
    • 84': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Romarinho tries a through ball, but Jota is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Air Force Club. Shihab Razzaq replaces Ali Jasim.
    • 88': Substitution, Air Force Club. Mohammed Qasim replaces Koffi Atchou.
    • 88': Substitution, Air Force Club. Mustafa Waleed replaces Humam Tariq.
    • 90': Foul by Shihab Razzaq (Air Force Club).
    • 90': N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club).
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jota (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+3': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
    • 90'+3': Saad Abdul Ameer (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Air Force Club 2, Al-Ittihad 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Air Force Club 2, Al-Ittihad 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/2276.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originITT AFC
    9 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 1
    50.2 Possession 49.8
    4 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 349
    454 Passes 454
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    12 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    46 Long Balls 65
    12 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    23 Effective Tackles 17
    29 Tackles 27
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 15
    12 Effective Clearances 10
    12 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Franso Hariri Stadium
    Location: Erbil, Iraq
    Attendance: 18,850

    Line-Ups

    AFC Air Force Club (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    20 Mohammed Hameed (GK)
    40 Bakary N'Diaye
    44 Hamoud Mashaan
    48 Ruslan Hanoon
    17 Mustafa Saadoon
    10 Ali Jasim
    13 Franco Atchou
    25 Saad Abdul-Amir
    88 Mohannad Abdul-Rahim
    11 Humam Tariq Faraj
    8 Ibrahim Bayesh
    Air Force Club Substitutes:
    Ghaith Maaroufi, Ahmed Al Sarori, Shihab Razzaq, Mohammed Albaqer, Youssef Fawzi, Mohammed Sakir, Cédric Abogo, Sampson Eduku, Mustafa Waleed, Hasan Raed, Shareef Abdulkadhim, Mohammed Qasim.

    ITT Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
    15 Hassan Kadesh
    4 Omar Othman
    28 Ahmed Bamasud
    33 Madallah Al-Olayan Yellow Card
    7 N'Golo Kanté Yellow Card
    16 Faisal Al Ghamdi
    90 Romarinho
    9 Karim Benzema
    11 Jota
    70 Haroune Camara
    Al Ittihad Substitutes:
    Marwan Al Sahafi, Marcelo Grohe, Muhannad Al-Shanqiti, Osama Mubarak Hajaj Al Marwash, Zakaria Al Hawsawi, Suwailem Al Menhali.

    AFC Champions League Elite News

    Shandong Taishan: Mass 'physical discomfort' reason behind abrupt AFC Champions League Elite withdrawal
    Shandong Taishan: Mass 'physical discomfort' reason behind abrupt AFC Champions League Elite withdrawal

    Shandong Taishan have provided an explanation behind their abrupt withdrawal from the AFC Champions League Elite.

    Shandong Taishan withdrawal could throw AFC Champions League Elite into disarray
    Shandong Taishan withdrawal could throw AFC Champions League Elite into disarray

    Shandong Taishan's withdrawal on the final day of the league stage could throw the ACL Elite into disarray.

    Johor Darul Ta'zim, Buriram United fly the flag for Southeast Asia with AFC Champions League Elite progress
    Johor Darul Ta'zim, Buriram United fly the flag for Southeast Asia with AFC Champions League Elite progress

    ASEAN upstarts JDT and Buriram are both through to the AFC Champions League Elite knockout round.

    Sanfrecce Hiroshima lay down a marker but are Vissel Kobe still the team to beat in J1 League?
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima lay down a marker but are Vissel Kobe still the team to beat in J1 League?

    Sanfrecce Hiroshima have started 2025 on a high -- but are Vissel Kobe still the team to beat in the J1 League?

    Japan's AFC Champions League Elite dominance continues as Vissel Kobe, Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale advance
    Japan's AFC Champions League Elite dominance continues as Vissel Kobe, Yokohama F. Marinos and Kawasaki Frontale advance

    Japanese football is dominating the East Region of the AFC Champions League Elite with all three clubs marching on.