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

· AFC Champions League Elite

Al-Ain

13': Marcus Berg

FT
1 - 2

Esteghlal

22': Mohammad Daneshgar
45'+1': Morteza Tabrizi

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Al-Ain are hosting Esteghlal at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 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': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohnad Salem.
3': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Khaled Abdulrahman.
3': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghayedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
5': Attempt missed. Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Daneshgar.
6': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
7': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain).
7': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
10': Attempt missed. Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amer Abdulrahman.
13': Goal! Al Ain 1, Esteghlal 0. Marcus Berg (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bandar Al Ahbabi.
15': Foul by Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain).
15': Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, Al Ain. Saaed Juma tries a through ball, but Caio is caught offside.
18': Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal).
21': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohnad Salem.
22': Goal! Al Ain 1, Esteghlal 1. Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri with a cross following a corner.
25': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bandar Al Ahbabi with a cross.
26': Attempt saved. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rouhollah Bagheri.
26': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
29': Attempt missed. Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
31': Attempt saved. Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Ghayedi.
33': Attempt missed. Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan.
34': Foul by Caio (Al Ain).
34': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Caio (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Offside, Esteghlal. Ayanda Patosi tries a through ball, but Mehdi Ghayedi is caught offside.
36': Foul by Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal).
36': Marcus Berg (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Tongo Doumbia.
38': Foul by Marcus Berg (Al Ain).
38': Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Marcus Berg (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Attempt blocked. Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morteza Tabrizi.
45': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain).
45': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Goal! Al Ain 1, Esteghlal 2. Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
45'+2': First Half ends, Al Ain 1, Esteghlal 2.
45': Second Half begins Al Ain 1, Esteghlal 2.
47': Penalty Esteghlal. Mehdi Ghayedi draws a foul in the penalty area.
47': Penalty conceded by Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) after a foul in the penalty area.
48': Penalty saved! Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
49': Attempt missed. Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Ghayedi.
50': Foul by Saaed Juma (Al Ain).
50': Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Caio (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
50': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
53': Foul by Khaled Al-Blooshi (Al Ain).
53': Mehdi Ghayedi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Delay in match because of an injury Mehdi Ghayedi (Esteghlal).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt saved. Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
54': Attempt blocked. Marcus Berg (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
54': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Rouhollah Bagheri.
56': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
57': Attempt saved. Caio (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
58': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Omid Noorafkan.
59': Attempt blocked. Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Caio with a cross.
63': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
60': Foul by Rouhollah Bagheri (Esteghlal).
60': Saaed Juma (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Caio (Al Ain).
61': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Esteghlal. Godwin Mensha replaces Rouhollah Bagheri.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Mehdi Ghayedi (Esteghlal).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Morteza Tabrizi.
66': Attempt blocked. Marcus Berg (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Caio (Al Ain).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
73': Attempt missed. Saaed Juma (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
74': Substitution, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi replaces Ayanda Patosi.
75': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Morteza Tabrizi is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Al Ain. Mohammed Khalfan replaces Marcus Berg.
76': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Saaed Juma.
78': Attempt saved. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Caio (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
78': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Al Ain. Falah Al Jneibi replaces Khaled Al-Blooshi.
80': Substitution, Al Ain. Mohamed Fayez replaces Khaled Abdulrahman.
80': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
80': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Offside, Al Ain. Bandar Al Ahbabi tries a through ball, but Caio is caught offside.
84': Attempt blocked. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan.
84': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Saaed Juma.
85': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Attempt missed. Mehdi Ghayedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high. Assisted by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
86': Substitution, Esteghlal. Seyed Karimi replaces Mehdi Ghayedi because of an injury.
86': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain).
86': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Saaed Juma (Al Ain).
89': Morteza Tabrizi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Foul by Saaed Juma (Al Ain).
90'+3': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Saaed Juma (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Caio (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Al Ain 1, Esteghlal 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Al Ain 1, Esteghlal 2.

Statistics

EST		AlN
9	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
47.2	Possession	52.8
14	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
350	Accurate Passes	389
414	Passes	460
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	47
23	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
16	Interceptions	14
8	Effective Clearances	14
8	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 1,126

Line-Ups

Al-Ain (4-4-2)

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa (GK)
19	Mohanad Salem Al-Amin
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
15	Khaled Abdulrahman
44	Saaed Juma
3	Tongo Doumbia
6	Amer Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi
7	Caio
11	Bandar Al-Ahbabi
9	Marcus Berg
51	Khaled Al-Blooshi

Al-Ain Substitutes:

Saeed Mosabah Salem, Salem Abdulla Salmeen Mubarak Al-Jaberi, Mohammed Fayez, Mohammed Bu Sanda, Mohammed Khalfan, Falah Waleed, Mohammed Al Haidhani.

Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
33	Pejman Montazeri
70	Mohammad Daneshgar
3	Milad Zakipour
21	Voria Ghafouri
5	Ayanda Patosi
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
30	Omid Norafkan
10	Rouhollah Bagheri
11	Morteza Tabrizi
25	Mehdi Ghayedi

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Mehdi Rahmati, Shahin Taherkhani, Mohsen Karimi, Farshad Mohammadi, Godwin Mensha, Meysam Teymourie, Ali Karimi.

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