Al Ittihad vs Sepahan, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Ittihad
  • 14': Saleh Al-Jamaan
  • 69': Jota
FT
2 - 1
Sepahan
  • 48': Ramin Rezaeian

About

Al Ittihad are hosting Sepahan at King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 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.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milad Zakipour with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Marwan Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Delay in match (Sepahan).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Foul by Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 11': Mohammad Ghorbani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Reza Asadi (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Aria Yousefi (Sepahan).
  • 13': Jota (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Goal! Al-Ittihad 1, Sepahan 0. Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 19': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Al-Ittihad).
  • 19': Reza Asadi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Luiz Felipe (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Bryan Dabo (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 24': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohammad Daneshgar.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jota with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Foul by Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad).
  • 25': Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jota.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saleh Al Amri.
  • 31': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 31': Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Fabinho.
  • 36': Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Reza Asadi (Sepahan).
  • 39': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Mohammad Daneshgar (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Aria Yousefi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jota (Al-Ittihad).
  • 44': VAR Decision: No Penalty Al-Ittihad.
  • 45': Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 45': Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reza Asadi.
  • 45'+2': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Aria Yousefi (Sepahan).
  • 45'+3': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Reza Asadi (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Bryan Dabo (Sepahan).
  • 45'+4': Marwan Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Bryan Dabo (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Al-Ittihad 1, Sepahan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Ittihad 1, Sepahan 0.
  • 48': Goal! Al-Ittihad 1, Sepahan 1. Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) header from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohammad Daneshgar.
  • 54': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi is caught offside.
  • 55': Bryan Dabo (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 58': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 61': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 61': Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Jota (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marwan Al Sahafi.
  • 67': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 68': Reza Asadi (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Goal! Al-Ittihad 2, Sepahan 1. Jota (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah with a through ball.
  • 71': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Abdulrahman Al Obud replaces Muhannad Al Shanqiti.
  • 71': Substitution, Sepahan. Kaveh Rezaei replaces Reza Asadi.
  • 71': Substitution, Sepahan. Reza Shekari replaces Milad Zakipour.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kaveh Rezaei (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aria Yousefi with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaveh Rezaei with a headed pass.
  • 75': Foul by Marwan Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 75': Reza Shekari (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from long range on the left from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Omar Hawsawi replaces Ahmed Hegazy.
  • 77': Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Mohammad Ghorbani (Sepahan).
  • 77': Substitution, Sepahan. Isa Alkasir replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  • 79': Foul by Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
  • 79': Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Mohammad Ghorbani (Sepahan).
  • 80': Jota (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Farhah Al Shamrani replaces Jota.
  • 83': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Haroune Camara replaces Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah.
  • 83': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Ahmed Bamasud replaces Saleh Al Amri.
  • 84': Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Isa Alkasir (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Abdulrahman Al Obud (Al-Ittihad).
  • 88': Payam Niazmand (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Aria Yousefi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 90': Foul by Marwan Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 90': Reza Shekari (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Sepahan).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Fabinho.
  • 90'+2': Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Sepahan. Ehsan Pahlavan replaces Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Sepahan. Siavash Yazdani replaces Aria Yousefi.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Siavash Yazdani (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Bryan Dabo.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Haroune Camara (Al-Ittihad).
  • 90'+5': Mohammad Ghorbani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Kaveh Rezaei (Sepahan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammad Ghorbani with a headed pass.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Al-Ittihad 2, Sepahan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Ittihad 2, Sepahan 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 3
63.3 Possession 36.7
12 SHOTS 6
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
430 Accurate Passes 240
484 Passes 290
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
10 Accurate Crosses 2
25 Crosses 5
0.4 Cross % 0.4
64 Long Balls 41
42 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
12 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 7
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
4 Interceptions 9
5 Effective Clearances 17
5 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 11,159

Line-Ups

ITT Al Ittihad (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
26 Ahmed Hegazi
5 Luiz Felipe Yellow Card
12 Zakaria Al Hawsawi Yellow Card
13 Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
16 Faisal Al Ghamdi Yellow Card
8 Fabinho
11 Jota
17 Marwan Al Sahafi
77 Saleh Al-Jamaan
99 Abderrazak Hamdallah Yellow Card
Al Ittihad Substitutes:
Osama Mubarak Hajaj Al Marwash, Omar Othman, Abdulrahman Al-Obud, Ahmed Bamasud, Farhah Al Shamrani, Haroune Camara, Talal Haji.

SEP Sepahan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Payam Niazmand (GK) Yellow Card
58 Mohammad Daneshgar
6 Bryan Dabo Yellow Card
18 Milad Zakipour
9 Ramin Rezaeian
8 Seyed Mohammad Karimi
66 Mohammad Ghorbani
70 Shahriar Moghanlou
5 Reza Asadi Yellow Card
14 Aria Yousefi
10 Farshad Ahmadzadeh
Sepahan Substitutes:
Ehsan Pahlevan, Iss Ale Kasir, Siavash Yazdani, Reza Shekari, Arshia Sarshogh, Kaveh Rezaei, Nima Mirzazad, Ali Ahmadi, Mohammad Salehi.

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