Air Force Club vs Mumbai City FC, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteAFC Champions League: Mumbai City FC earn historic 2-1 win over Air Force Club
Mumbai City FC became the first Indian team to win an AFC Champions League encounter, with Rahul Bheke scoring the winner.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Roderick Miller.
- 5': Foul by Bipin Singh (Mumbai City).
- 5': Ibrahim Bayesh (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Alaa Abbas (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
- 14': Substitution, Air Force Club. Shareef Abdulkadhim replaces Ibrahim Bayesh because of an injury.
- 16': Attempt missed. Alaa Abbas (Air Force Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 17': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Mourtada Fall.
- 17': Attempt missed. Safaa Hadi (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Mourtada Fall.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ahmed Ibrahim (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Ahmed Jahouh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Hussein Jabbar (Air Force Club).
- 22': Hussein Jabbar (Air Force Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Ahmed Jahouh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Mustafa Mohammed (Air Force Club).
- 24': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Mourtada Fall.
- 27': Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Jahouh.
- 28': Attempt missed. Alaa Abbas (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail with a cross.
- 29': Attempt saved. Dhurgham Ismail (Air Force Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mustafa Mohammed with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Phurba Lachenpa.
- 30': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Ahmed Ibrahim.
- 31': Attempt missed. Diego Maurício (Mumbai City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmed Jahouh with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Mandar Rao Dessai (Mumbai City).
- 31': Hussein Jabbar (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Diego Maurício (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ali Kadhim (Air Force Club).
- 33': Foul by Amey Ranawade (Mumbai City).
- 33': Roderick Miller (Air Force Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. Dhurgham Ismail (Air Force Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alaa Abbas with a headed pass.
- 34': Attempt missed. Hussein Jabbar (Air Force Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail.
- 35': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Dhurgham Ismail.
- 37': Attempt saved. Alaa Abbas (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Phurba Lachenpa.
- 39': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Mandar Rao Dessai.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Safaa Hadi (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shareef Abdulkadhim with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Mourtada Fall.
- 40': Foul by Vikram Singh (Mumbai City).
- 40': Mohammed Ali Abbood (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Vikram Singh (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
- 43': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Ahmed Ibrahim.
- 45': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Mustafa Mohammed.
- 45'+2': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Amey Ranawade.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Air Force Club 0, Mumbai City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Air Force Club 0, Mumbai City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Air Force Club. Ahmed Lafta replaces Hussein Jabbar.
- 45': Substitution, Air Force Club. Hammadi Ahmad replaces Alaa Abbas.
- 45': Substitution, Mumbai City. Bradden Inman replaces Vikram Singh.
- 46': Attempt saved. Hammadi Ahmad (Air Force Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shareef Abdulkadhim.
- 48': Foul by Safaa Hadi (Air Force Club).
- 48': Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Safaa Hadi (Air Force Club) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shareef Abdulkadhim.
- 51': Dhurgham Ismail (Air Force Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City).
- 54': Attempt missed. Shareef Abdulkadhim (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail.
- 56': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Amey Ranawade.
- 57': Attempt missed. Roderick Miller (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Ali Abbood (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hammadi Ahmad.
- 59': Goal! Air Force Club 1, Mumbai City 0. Hammadi Ahmad (Air Force Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
- 60': Foul by Shareef Abdulkadhim (Air Force Club).
- 60': Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Mourtada Fall.
- 62': Ahmed Jahouh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Shareef Abdulkadhim (Air Force Club).
- 63': Offside, Mumbai City. Lallianzuala Chhangte tries a through ball, but Ahmed Jahouh is caught offside.
- 64': Hand ball by Hammadi Ahmad (Air Force Club).
- 68': Penalty Mumbai City. Diego Maurício draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Ali Kadhim (Air Force Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Goal! Air Force Club 1, Mumbai City 1. Diego Maurício (Mumbai City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 71': Foul by Hammadi Ahmad (Air Force Club).
- 71': Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Diego Maurício (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Ahmed Ibrahim (Air Force Club).
- 74': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Ahmed Ibrahim.
- 75': Goal! Air Force Club 1, Mumbai City 2. Rahul Bheke (Mumbai City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Jahouh with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Offside, Air Force Club. Ahmed Ibrahim tries a through ball, but Dhurgham Ismail is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Air Force Club. Mehdi Boukassi replaces Mustafa Mohammed.
- 77': Substitution, Air Force Club. Muntadher Abdulameer replaces Mohammed Ali Abbood.
- 78': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Mandar Rao Dessai.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Boukassi (Air Force Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Muntadher Abdulameer.
- 80': Diego Maurício (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Ahmed Ibrahim (Air Force Club).
- 82': Substitution, Mumbai City. Vinit Rai replaces Diego Maurício.
- 84': Ahmed Ibrahim (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Bipin Singh (Mumbai City).
- 85': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Amey Ranawade.
- 85': Attempt missed. Hammadi Ahmad (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dhurgham Ismail with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Bradden Inman (Mumbai City).
- 86': Roderick Miller (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Mumbai City. Mehtab Singh replaces Amey Ranawade.
- 89': Substitution, Mumbai City. Raynier Fernandes replaces Bradden Inman.
- 90'+2': Foul by Vinit Rai (Mumbai City).
- 90'+2': Mehdi Boukassi (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Offside, Air Force Club. Safaa Hadi tries a through ball, but Mehdi Boukassi is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Phurba Lachenpa (Mumbai City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Hammadi Ahmad (Air Force Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shareef Abdulkadhim with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City).
- 90'+5': Roderick Miller (Air Force Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Air Force Club. Conceded by Vinit Rai.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Air Force Club 1, Mumbai City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Air Force Club 1, Mumbai City 2.
Statistics
 MCFC |
AFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.8 | Possession | 54.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 360 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 14 | Crosses | 47 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 30 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: King Fahd Stadium
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 41
Venue: King Fahd Stadium
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 41
AFC Champions League Elite Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hilal | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Al Ahli | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Nassr | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 4 | +3 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Air Force Club (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Mohammed Salih (GK) |
| 2 | Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf |
| 17 | Roderick Miller |
| 20 | Ali Adnan Kadhim |
| 15 | Dhurgham Ismail |
| 22 | Mustafa Mohammed |
| 55 | Safaa Hadi Al-Furaiji |
| 25 | Mohammed Ali Abbood |
| 14 | Hussein Jabbar  |
| 8 | Ibrahim Bayesh |
| 9 | Alaa Abbas |
Mumbai City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Phurba Lachenpa (GK) |
| 2 | Rahul Bheke |
| 25 | Mourtada Fall |
| 77 | Mandar Dessai |
| 4 | Amey Ranawade |
| 43 | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
| 10 | Ahmed Jahouh |
| 45 | Apuia |
| 33 | Diego Maurício |
| 29 | Bipin Singh |
| 6 | Vikram Lahkbir Singh |
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