Al Hilal vs Esteghlal, 2019 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

51': Sebastian Giovinco
52': Nawaf Al-Abid

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Al Hilal are hosting Esteghlal at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 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': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal).
2': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Carlos Eduardo (Al-Hilal).
3': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
9': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
11': Offside, Esteghlal. Khosro Heydari tries a through ball, but Dariush Shojaeian is caught offside.
12': Attempt missed. Bafétimbi Gomis (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
12': Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal).
13': Hand ball by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
14': Foul by Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal).
14': Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
15': Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt saved. Ali Hadi Albulayhi (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Al-Burayk.
16': Foul by Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal).
16': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Delay in match Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Offside, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar tries a through ball, but Dariush Shojaeian is caught offside.
20': Foul by Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal).
20': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Dariush Shojaeian.
22': Attempt saved. Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Giovinco with a cross.
23': Foul by Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal).
23': Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt saved. Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bafétimbi Gomis.
23': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Seyed Hossein Hosseini.
24': Attempt missed. Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Giovinco with a cross following a corner.
25': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal).
25': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Khosro Heydari.
27': Attempt missed. Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
28': Bafétimbi Gomis (Al-Hilal) has gone down, but that's a dive.
29': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Milos Degenek (Al-Hilal).
29': Hand ball by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
30': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
34': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
34': Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Delay in match Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Foul by Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal).
37': Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt missed. Yaseer Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Jahfali with a cross.
38': Offside, Esteghlal. Godwin Mensha tries a through ball, but Omid Noorafkan is caught offside.
39': Attempt blocked. Carlos Eduardo (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bafétimbi Gomis.
39': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
40': Foul by Carlos Eduardo (Al-Hilal).
40': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Offside, Esteghlal. Khosro Heydari tries a through ball, but Ayanda Patosi is caught offside.
41': Attempt saved. Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Godwin Mensha with a cross.
43': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
43': Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt blocked. Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Attempt missed. Bafétimbi Gomis (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Al-Burayk with a cross following a set piece situation.
45': Offside, Esteghlal. Roozbeh Cheshmi tries a through ball, but Ayanda Patosi is caught offside.
45': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
45': Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 0, Esteghlal 0.
45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 0, Esteghlal 0.
47': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Ayanda Patosi is caught offside.
48': Foul by Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal).
48': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Delay in match Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Ali Hadi Albulayhi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
51': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Esteghlal 0. Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nawaf Al Abid.
52': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal).
52': Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Second yellow card to Nawaf Al Abid (Al-Hilal) for a bad foul.
53': Delay in match (Al-Hilal).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Khosro Heydari.
56': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Dariush Shojaeian.
56': Foul by Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal).
56': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Dariush Shojaeian.
57': Offside, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar tries a through ball, but Mehdi Ghayedi is caught offside.
58': Attempt blocked. Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
60': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
60': Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Foul by Milos Degenek (Al-Hilal).
62': Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Offside, Esteghlal. Khosro Heydari tries a through ball, but Mehdi Ghayedi is caught offside.
62': Offside, Al-Hilal. Sebastian Giovinco tries a through ball, but Yaseer Al-Shahrani is caught offside.
63': Substitution, Esteghlal. Vorya Ghafouri replaces Khosro Heydari.
63': Attempt blocked. Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pejman Montazeri.
64': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
65': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
65': Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Yaseer Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
66': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Offside, Esteghlal. Ayanda Patosi tries a through ball, but Omid Noorafkan is caught offside.
67': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Mehdi Ghayedi.
68': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Karimi tries a through ball, but Omid Noorafkan is caught offside.
69': Carlos Eduardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).
72': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Carlos Eduardo.
73': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
74': Yaseer Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
75': Foul by Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal).
75': Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Bafétimbi Gomis (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
76': Substitution, Esteghlal. Esmael Gonçalves replaces Roozbeh Cheshmi.
77': Offside, Esteghlal. Milad Zakipour tries a through ball, but Godwin Mensha is caught offside.
77': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Hattan Bahebri replaces Sebastian Giovinco.
78': Attempt saved. Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
81': Bafétimbi Gomis (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
84': Foul by Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (Al-Hilal).
84': Mohammad Daneshgar (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Offside, Esteghlal. Ayanda Patosi tries a through ball, but Ali Karimi is caught offside.
87': Attempt saved. Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
87': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Abdullah Al-Mayoof.
88': Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 1, Esteghlal 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Al-Hilal 1, Esteghlal 0.

Statistics

EST		HIL
16	Fouls	15
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
12	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	4
46.1	Possession	53.9
9	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
255	Accurate Passes	306
322	Passes	376
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
14	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	64
39	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	16
14	Effective Clearances	18
14	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 2,212

Line-Ups

Al Hilal (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
45	Milos Degenek
5	Ali Al-Bulayhi
70	Mohammed Jahfali
6	Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
3	Carlos Eduardo
12	Yasser Al-Shahrani
2	Mohammed Al-Burayk
18	Bafetimbi Gomis
24	Nawaf Al-Abid
9	Sebastian Giovinco

Al Hilal Substitutes:

Nasser Al-Dawsari, Abdulrahman Al-Yami, Mohammed Al-Waked, Hatan Bahbri, Mohamed Kanno, Hassan Kadesh, Mohammad Al-Shalhoub.

Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
33	Pejman Montazeri
70	Mohammad Daneshgar
3	Milad Zakipour
2	Khosro Heydari
5	Ayanda Patosi
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
6	Ali Karimi
90	Godwin Mensha
30	Omid Norafkan
23	Dariush Shojaeian

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Armin Sohrabian, Mehdi Ghayedi, Morteza Tabrizi, Voria Ghafouri, Humam Tariq Faraj, Mehdi Rahmati, Esmaël Gonçalves.

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