Foolad vs Al Gharafa, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

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Foolad are hosting Al Gharafa at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 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': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC).
2': Chimba (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa).
2': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4': Attempt missed. Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
6': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Almahdi Ali.
6': Foul by Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC).
6': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Hand ball by Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa).
13': Offside, Foolad FC. Arash Rezavand tries a through ball, but Mohammadreza Abbasi is caught offside.
14': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC).
14': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa).
15': Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
17': Foul by Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa).
17': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt missed. Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
22': Foul by Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa).
22': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa).
22': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC).
23': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
24': Yousef Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
30': Attempt saved. Chimba (Foolad FC) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vahid Heydarieh with a cross.
30': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Yousef Hassan.
31': Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC).
31': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt blocked. Chimba (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Abshak.
36': Attempt missed. Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chimba.
36': Attempt blocked. Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amro Surag with a through ball.
37': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Alaaeldin.
44': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Hanni.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Alaaeldin.
45'+3': First Half ends, Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
45': Second Half begins Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
53': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
53': Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Chimba (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Attempt missed. Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vahid Heydarieh with a cross.
55': Attempt saved. Chimba (Foolad FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasan Ansari.
56': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC).
58': Substitution, Foolad FC. Alireza Kooshki replaces Mohammadreza Abbasi.
59': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Attempt missed. Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
61': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
61': Attempt blocked. Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arash Rezavand.
62': Attempt missed. Vahid Heydarieh (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sasan Ansari.
63': Foul by Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC).
63': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt saved. Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
65': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa).
65': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Offside, Al Gharafa. Amro Surag tries a through ball, but Homam Ahmed is caught offside.
73': Foul by Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC).
73': Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Offside, Al Gharafa. Almahdi Ali tries a through ball, but Moayed Hassan is caught offside.
76': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
77': Substitution, Foolad FC. Sina Moridi replaces Mohammad Abshak.
77': Attempt missed. Moussa Coulibaly (Foolad FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arash Rezavand with a headed pass following a corner.
79': Offside, Foolad FC. Mehdi Shiri tries a through ball, but Arash Rezavand is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Ahmed Alaaeldin.
80': Foul by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa).
80': Hamid Bouhamdan (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
83': Mehdi Tahrat (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Foolad FC. Ibai Gómez replaces Sasan Ansari.
86': Chimba (Foolad FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alireza Kooshki with a through ball.
89': Attempt missed. Chimba (Foolad FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Coulibaly with a cross.
90': Foul by Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC).
90': Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Andri Syahputra replaces Moayed Hassan.
90'+2': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Sina Moridi.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
0': Match ends, Foolad FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.

Statistics

GHA		FOO
8	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	1
32.5	Possession	67.5
6	SHOTS	14
1	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
226	Accurate Passes	559
300	Passes	619
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	4
5	Crosses	21
0.0	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	51
30	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
3	Effective Tackles	6
11	Tackles	11
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	9
11	Effective Clearances	9
11	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 100

Line-Ups

Foolad (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Shahab Gordan (GK)
33	Aref Aghasi
5	Moussa Coulibaly
50	Vahid Heydarieh
2	Mehdi Shiri
88	Arash Rezavand
8	Hamid Bouhamdan
13	Mohammad Abshak
29	Chimba
7	Mohammadreza Abbasi
3	Sasan Ansari

Foolad Substitutes:

Ali Kooshki, Ibai Gómez, Sina Moridi, Ayoub Vali, Ahmad Abdollahzadeh, Mohammadreza Khaltbari, Ehsan Moradiyan, Mojtaba Najarian, Sasan Hosseini, Sina Shahabbasi.

Al Gharafa (3-4-3)

No.	Name
21	Yousof Hassan (GK)
5	Almahdi Ali Mukhtar
91	Mehdi Tahrat
3	Tameem Al Muhaza
66	Saeid Ezatolahi
10	Gabriel
24	Homam Ahmed
8	Amro Abdelfatah
94	Sofiane Hanni
7	Moayad Hassan Fedaily
13	Ahmed Alaaeldin

Al Gharafa Substitutes:

Saifeldeen Fadlalla, Nasser Abdulsalam Alahrak, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Saeed El Hadj, Ahmed Al Khanagi, Andri Syahputra, Mostafa Qadeera, Qasem Burhan, Jassim Al Zarra.

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