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

· AFC Champions League Elite

Esteghlal

53': Farshid Bagheri

FT
1 - 1

Al-Ain

85': Tsukasa Shiotani

About

Esteghlal are hosting Al-Ain at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, 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 Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain).
2': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt blocked. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
6': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
8': Attempt missed. Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milad Zakipour with a cross.
9': Foul by Jamal Maroof (Al Ain).
9': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal).
10': Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
13': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt saved. Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia.
16': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Mohamed Fayez (Al Ain).
17': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Godwin Mensha is caught offside.
19': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
19': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt missed. Bandar Mohamed (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
23': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
23': Attempt blocked. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pejman Montazeri.
24': Delay in match Mohamed Fayez (Al Ain) because of an injury.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain).
28': Jamal Maroof (Al Ain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ahmed Barman.
31': Attempt blocked. Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
31': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ahmed Barman.
32': Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal).
34': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt saved. Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamal Maroof.
35': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Mehdi Rahmati.
37': Attempt missed. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Esmael Gonçalves.
38': Attempt blocked. Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Yaslam with a headed pass.
38': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
38': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
40': Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
43': Offside, Esteghlal. Godwin Mensha tries a through ball, but Esmael Gonçalves is caught offside.
43': Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain).
44': Hand ball by Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal).
45': Foul by Mohnad Salem (Al Ain).
45': Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
45'+1': First Half ends, Esteghlal 0, Al Ain 0.
45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 0, Al Ain 0.
46': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Pejman Montazeri.
47': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
47': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Khalfan (Al Ain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amer Abdulrahman.
48': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
48': Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain).
50': Offside, Al Ain. Mohamed Fayez tries a through ball, but Jamal Maroof is caught offside.
52': Attempt saved. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Farshid Bagheri.
52': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
53': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 0. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt saved. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
54': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Ali Karimi.
56': Bandar Mohamed (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
57': Attempt blocked. Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Barman.
58': Attempt missed. Ali Karimi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
60': Offside, Esteghlal. Esmael Gonçalves tries a through ball, but Milad Zakipour is caught offside.
61': Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
63': Foul by Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal).
63': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain).
65': Offside, Esteghlal. Vorya Ghafouri tries a through ball, but Godwin Mensha is caught offside.
65': Attempt missed. Esmael Gonçalves (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
67': Hand ball by Godwin Mensha (Esteghlal).
68': Offside, Al Ain. Tsukasa Shiotani tries a through ball, but Bandar Mohamed is caught offside.
70': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Godwin Mensha.
71': Foul by Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain).
71': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt missed. Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bandar Mohamed.
73': Substitution, Al Ain. Marcus Berg replaces Mohammed Khalfan.
73': Substitution, Esteghlal. Humam Tariq replaces Godwin Mensha.
74': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohnad Salem.
75': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ahmed Barman.
76': Attempt saved. Humam Tariq (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
77': Delay in match Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Offside, Esteghlal. Humam Tariq tries a through ball, but Esmael Gonçalves is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohammad Daneshgar replaces Vorya Ghafouri because of an injury.
81': Delay in match Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card.
82': Substitution, Esteghlal. Seyed Karimi replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
83': Attempt blocked. Humam Tariq (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esmael Gonçalves with a cross.
83': Attempt saved. Seyed Karimi (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
83': Offside, Esteghlal. Seyed Karimi tries a through ball, but Esmael Gonçalves is caught offside.
85': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
85': Tongo Doumbia (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 1. Tsukasa Shiotani (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
87': Delay in match Rayan Yaslam (Al Ain) because of an injury.
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Substitution, Al Ain. Khaled Abdulrahman replaces Rayan Yaslam because of an injury.
88': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Marcus Berg (Al Ain).
90': Offside, Esteghlal. Humam Tariq tries a through ball, but Seyed Karimi is caught offside.
90'+1': Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain).
90'+1': Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Ayanda Patosi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Mohamed Fayez (Al Ain).
90'+2': Offside, Esteghlal. Ayanda Patosi tries a through ball, but Mohammad Daneshgar is caught offside.
90'+3': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi with a cross.
90'+4': Amer Abdulrahman (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Ali Karimi (Esteghlal).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Esteghlal 1, Al Ain 1.

Statistics

AlN		EST
12	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	8
7	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	2
47	Possession	53
9	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
248	Accurate Passes	262
327	Passes	363
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	7
10	Crosses	14
0.0	Cross %	0.5
61	Long Balls	71
22	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	14
11	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
15	Interceptions	10
26	Effective Clearances	12
26	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 65,178

Line-Ups

Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
33	Pejman Montazeri
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
3	Milad Zakipour
21	Voria Ghafouri
5	Ayanda Patosi
14	Farshid Bagheri
6	Ali Karimi
20	Esmaël Gonçalves
8	Farshid Esmaeili
90	Godwin Mensha

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Armin Sohrabian, Dariush Shojaeian, Humam Tariq Faraj, Morteza Tabrizi, Mohsen Karimi, Hossein Hosseini, Mohammad Daneshgar.

Al-Ain (4-5-1)

No.	Name
17	Khalid Eisa (GK)
19	Mohanad Salem Al-Amin
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
14	Mohammed Fayez
11	Bandar Al-Ahbabi
6	Amer Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi
3	Tongo Doumbia
13	Ahmed Barman Ali
30	Mohammed Khalfan
43	Rayan Yaslam Al-Jaberi
99	Jamal Maroof

Al-Ain Substitutes:

Mohammed Bu Sanda, Saaed Juma, Saad Mubarak Al Abadla, Saeed Mosabah Salem, Khaled Abdulrahman, Marcus Berg, Ibrahim Diaky.

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