Al-Shorta vs Esteghlal, 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Shorta
  • Red Card 11': Hussam Kadhim Al-Shuwaili
FT
0 - 3
Esteghlal
  • 44': Mohammad Naderi
  • 55': Farshid Esmaeili
  • 65': Cheick Diabate

About

Al-Shorta 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.
  • 2': Foul by Alaa Ali Mhawi (Al-Shorta).
  • 2': Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic.
  • 11': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Hussam Kadhim (Al-Shorta).
  • 11': Hussam Kadhim (Al-Shorta) is shown the red card.
  • 15': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ali Faez Atiyah.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic.
  • 16': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ahmed Basil.
  • 18': Fahad Youssef (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal).
  • 19': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Saad Natiq Naji (Al-Shorta).
  • 20': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Vorya Ghafouri is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Dawood (Al-Shorta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Husni Faisal.
  • 22': Corner, Al-Shorta. Conceded by Siavash Yazdani.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ali Husni Faisal (Al-Shorta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
  • 26': Foul by Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal).
  • 26': Mohammed Dawood (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ali Faez Atiyah (Al-Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Alaa Ali Mhawi (Al-Shorta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saad Abdulameer Luaibi.
  • 37': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Saad Abdulameer Luaibi (Al-Shorta).
  • 40': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Alaa Ali Mhawi.
  • 42': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Saad Natiq Naji (Al-Shorta).
  • 42': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Ali Faez Atiyah.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hrvoje Milic with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Goal! Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 1. Mohammad Naderi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Ghaedi.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Esteghlal. Sobhan Khaghani replaces Hrvoje Milic.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 47': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Saad Natiq Naji.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Saad Abdulameer Luaibi (Al-Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Husni Faisal.
  • 53': Amjed Attwan Kadhim (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal).
  • 55': Goal! Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 2. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
  • 56': Ali Husni Faisal (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
  • 57': Foul by Amjed Attwan Kadhim (Al-Shorta).
  • 57': Masoud Rigi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Esteghlal. Farshid Esmaeili tries a through ball, but Sobhan Khaghani is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Sobhan Khaghani (Esteghlal).
  • 60': Saad Natiq Naji (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Sobhan Khaghani (Esteghlal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Goal! Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 3. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 66': Substitution, Esteghlal. Aref Gholami replaces Mohammad Naderi.
  • 66': Substitution, Esteghlal. Saeid Mehri replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
  • 66': Substitution, Esteghlal. Seyed Ahmad Mousavi replaces Vorya Ghafouri.
  • 72': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Mazin Fayyadh replaces Ali Husni Faisal.
  • 72': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Gelmin Rivas replaces Mohammed Dawood.
  • 75': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Saeid Mehri.
  • 77': Substitution, Esteghlal. Arman Ramezani replaces Mehdi Ghaedi.
  • 78': Arman Ramezani (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Karrar Amer Al-Abba Si (Al-Shorta).
  • 79': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Murad Subeh replaces Fahad Youssef.
  • 79': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Jasim Mohammed Oglah replaces Amjed Attwan Kadhim.
  • 80': Substitution, Al-Shorta. Kudhur Ali Al-Tameemi replaces Ali Faez Atiyah.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Seyed Ahmad Mousavi with a cross.
  • 82': Offside, Al-Shorta. Kudhur Ali Al-Tameemi tries a through ball, but Mazin Fayyadh is caught offside.
  • 84': Aref Gholami (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Kudhur Ali Al-Tameemi (Al-Shorta).
  • 85': Kudhur Ali Al-Tameemi (Al-Shorta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal).
  • 87': Gelmin Rivas (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Karrar Amer Al-Abba Si.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Siavash Yazdani (Esteghlal).
  • 90'+1': Kudhur Ali Al-Tameemi (Al-Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Karrar Amer Al-Abba Si (Al-Shorta).
  • 90'+3': Karrar Amer Al-Abba Si (Al-Shorta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Shorta 0, Esteghlal 3.

Statistics

EST SHO
7 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 3
63.8 Possession 36.2
11 SHOTS 5
6 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
569 Accurate Passes 300
644 Passes 371
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
14 Crosses 1
0.3 Cross % 0.0
58 Long Balls 49
43 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 12
9 Tackles 14
0.9 Tackle % 0.9
12 Interceptions 15
2 Effective Clearances 13
2 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
Location: ,

Line-Ups

SHO Al-Shorta (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ahmed Basil (GK)
4 Suad Natiq
3 Karrar Amer Yellow Card
22 Hussam Kadhim Al-Shuwaili Red Card
17 Alaa Ali Mhawi
7 Amjad Attwan
5 Ali Faez
25 Saad Abdul-Amir
29 Mohammed Dawood
13 Ali Husni Faisal
6 Fahad Youssef
Al-Shorta Substitutes:
Mohammed Qasim, Jasim Mohammed, Kudhur Ali Hasan Al-Tameemi, Mohammed Hameed, Uday Shehab, Hashim Ali, Mazin Fayyadh, Gelmín Rivas, Murad Mohammed Subeh, Ali Mahdi.

EST Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Rashid Mazaheri (GK)
4 Siavash Yazdani
3 Mohammad Moradmand Yellow Card
2 Mohammad Naderi
21 Voria Ghafouri
8 Farshid Esmaeili
6 Masoud Rigi
88 Arash Rezavand
7 Cheick Diabate
10 Mehdi Ghayedi
33 Hrvoje Milic
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Arman Ramezani, Amir Arsalan Motahari, Babak Moradi, Mehdi Mehdipour, Seyed Ahmad Mousavi, Siena Khadempour, Saeid Mehri, Aref Gholami, Sobhan Khaghani, Hossein Hosseini.

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