Al Ahli vs Esteghlal, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

Al Ahli

FT
0 - 0

Esteghlal

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Al Ahli are hosting Esteghlal at , , , 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.
6': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
6': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli).
9': Attempt saved. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vorya Ghafouri.
9': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Mohammed Alowais.
9': Attempt saved. Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour with a cross.
10': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
10': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Abdullah Hassoun (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal).
12': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Mehdi Ghaedi is caught offside.
14': Foul by Aref Gholami (Esteghlal).
14': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
16': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Abdulbasit Hindi with a headed pass.
19': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Elvis Saric (Al-Ahli).
24': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi.
26': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
26': Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb with a cross.
32': Foul by Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal).
32': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi (Esteghlal).
33': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
37': Seyed Ahmad Mousavi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt blocked. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
39': Abdulbasit Hindi (Al-Ahli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range following a corner.
41': Hand ball by Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal).
43': Attempt missed. Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
44': Attempt saved. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salman Mohammed.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
45'+4': First Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
45': Second Half begins Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Dariush Shojaeian replaces Seyed Ahmad Mousavi.
46': Foul by Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli).
46': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal).
51': Salman Mohammed (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
52': Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Substitution, Esteghlal. Saeid Mehri replaces Arash Rezavand.
62': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Sultan Mandash replaces Elvis Saric.
62': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Moqahwi replaces Salman Mohammed.
62': Amir Arsalan Motahari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
63': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Mehdipour.
65': Attempt blocked. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Hassoun with a cross.
65': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
66': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Amir Arsalan Motahari.
66': Attempt missed. Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi with a cross following a corner.
67': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli).
68': Attempt saved. Driss Fettouhi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sultan Mandash.
68': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri.
68': Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al-Ahli) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Driss Fettouhi with a cross following a corner.
69': Substitution, Esteghlal. Cheick Diabaté replaces Amir Arsalan Motahari.
70': Foul by Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal).
70': Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
73': Attempt missed. Saeid Mehri (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
73': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
74': Foul by Sultan Mandash (Al-Ahli).
74': Hrvoje Milic (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Ali Alasmari replaces Driss Fettouhi.
76': Attempt blocked. Sultan Mandash (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussain Al-Moqahwi.
77': Dariush Shojaeian (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
78': Foul by Mehdi Mehdipour (Esteghlal).
78': Hussain Al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Hand ball by Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal).
81': Attempt missed. Omar Alsoma (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Mandash.
83': Substitution, Esteghlal. Masoud Rigi replaces Saeid Mehri.
83': Substitution, Esteghlal. Babak Moradi replaces Mehdi Ghaedi.
83': Offside, Esteghlal. Babak Moradi tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
86': Attempt missed. Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdulbasit Hindi.
87': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Motaz Haosawi (Al-Ahli).
88': Attempt missed. Vorya Ghafouri (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
89': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Nouh Almousa (Al-Ahli).
90'+1': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Asiri Haitham replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb because of an injury.
90'+2': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Aref Gholami.
90'+3': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Vorya Ghafouri.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.
0': Match ends, Al-Ahli 0, Esteghlal 0.

Statistics

EST		AHL
11	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	2
44.1	Possession	55.9
7	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
329	Accurate Passes	428
405	Passes	505
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	56
31	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	6
17	Tackles	8
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	6
16	Effective Clearances	14
16	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
Location: ,

Line-Ups

Al Ahli (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
33	Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
3	Mohammed Al-Fatil
25	Motaz Hawsawi
16	Nouh Al-Mousa
37	Abdulbasit Hindi
23	Abdullah Hassuna
8	Elvis Saric
21	Driss Fettouhi
29	Abdulrahman Ghareeb
10	Salman Al-Moasher
9	Omar Al-Somah

Al Ahli Substitutes:

Mohammed Khubrani, Sultan Mandash, Mohammed Al-Majhad, Haitham Asiri, Mohammed Al-Yami, Ali Alasmari, Hussain Almoqahwi, Yazeed Al Bakr, Hani Al-Subayani, Mohammad Albassas.

Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
4	Siavash Yazdani
5	Aref Gholami
33	Hrvoje Milic
21	Voria Ghafouri
72	Amir Arsalan Motahari
9	Mehdi Mehdipour
88	Arash Rezavand
10	Mehdi Ghayedi
8	Farshid Esmaeili
20	Seyed Ahmad Mousavi

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Cheick Diabaté, Hossein Hosseini, Masoud Rigi, Babak Moradi, Matin Karimzadeh, Siena Khadempour, Saeid Mehri, Mohammad Moradmand, Dariush Shojaeian, Arman Ramezani.

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