Al Sadd vs Esteghlal, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

40': Hossein Hosseini (OG)
68': Akram Afif (P)

FT
2 - 0

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Al Sadd are hosting Esteghlal at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar, 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 Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
2': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
4': Attempt missed. Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross following a corner.
4': Foul by Guilherme (Al Sadd).
4': Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov with a cross.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Ramin Rezaeian.
12': Offside, Al Sadd. Rafa Mújica is caught offside.
13': Attempt saved. Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Abolfazl Jalali with a cross.
13': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
14': Attempt missed. Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
15': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
15': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Substitution, Al Sadd. Tarek Salman replaces Pedro Miguel because of an injury.
22': Attempt blocked. Saman Fallah (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Youcef Atal (Al Sadd).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Substitution, Al Sadd. Abdullah Al Yazidi replaces Youcef Atal because of an injury.
26': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC).
26': Mateus Uribe (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC).
29': Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd).
30': Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov from a direct free kick.
33': Offside, Al Sadd. Rafa Mújica is caught offside.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Iman Salimi (Esteghlal FC).
34': Delay in match because of an injury Mateus Uribe (Al Sadd).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
40': Attempt saved. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Saïss.
40': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
40': Own Goal by Hossein Hosseini, Esteghlal FC. Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal FC 0.
43': Foul by Romain Saïss (Al Sadd).
43': Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Hand ball by Saman Fallah (Esteghlal FC).
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Abdullah Al Yazidi.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Iman Salimi (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abolfazl Jalali with a cross.
45'+4': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
45'+6': First Half ends, Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Al Sadd 1, Esteghlal FC 0.
45': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Mohammadhossein Eslami replaces Mehrdad Mohammadi.
45': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Raphael Silva replaces Iman Salimi.
46': Foul by Abdullah Al Yazidi (Al Sadd).
46': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt saved. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Afif.
48': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
48': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
50': Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
51': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
51': Mateus Uribe (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt saved. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
57': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
57': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Raphael Silva.
62': Attempt saved. Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
62': Attempt saved. Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateus Uribe.
65': Penalty Al Sadd. Akram Afif draws a foul in the penalty area.
65': Penalty conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
65': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
66': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Gaël Kakuta replaces Arash Rezavand.
66': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Milad Zakipour replaces Abolfazl Jalali.
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Arman Ramezani replaces Roozbeh Cheshmi.
68': Goal! Al Sadd 2, Esteghlal FC 0. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
69': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Guilherme.
70': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Mohamed Camara.
71': Attempt blocked. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Blanco Leschuk.
71': Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd).
71': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
72': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
73': Attempt saved. Saman Fallah (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphael Silva.
73': Hand ball by Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC).
74': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Attempt missed. Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
77': Hand ball by Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC).
78': Substitution, Al Sadd. Mohammed Waad replaces Guilherme.
78': Substitution, Al Sadd. Cristo González replaces Rafa Mújica.
79': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
80': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Saïss (Al Sadd).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Cristo González (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
83': Delay in match because of an injury Abdullah Al Yazidi (Al Sadd).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Abdullah Al Yazidi.
87': Attempt blocked. Cristo González (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
87': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
87': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Delay in match because of an injury Abdullah Al Yazidi (Al Sadd).
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Al Sadd. Ahmed Suhail replaces Abdullah Al Yazidi because of an injury.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
90'+4': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki replaces Jaloliddin Masharipov.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Cristo González (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Afif.
90'+5': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd).
90'+7': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Saman Fallah.
90'+8': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Foul by Cristo González (Al Sadd).
90'+8': Cristo González (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+10': Attempt saved. Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
90'+12': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Al Sadd 2, Esteghlal FC 0.
0': Match ends, Al Sadd 2, Esteghlal FC 0.

Statistics

EST		SAD
12	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
13	Corner Kicks	5
7	Saves	3
57.1	Possession	42.9
13	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
381	Accurate Passes	306
452	Passes	362
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	3
39	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.3
34	Long Balls	46
12	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	7
9	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	17
10	Effective Clearances	35
10	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 6,599

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Al Sadd (3-5-2)

No.	Name
22	Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16	Boualem Khoukhi
29	Romain Saïss
2	Ró-Ró
4	Mohamed Camara
88	Mateus Uribe
18	Guilherme
6	Paulo Otávio
77	Youcef Atal
84	Akram Afif
19	Rafa Mújica

Al Sadd Substitutes:

Abdulla Badr Alyazidi, Moustafa Tarek, Yusuf Abdurisag, Tarek Salman, Saad Al-Sheeb, Cristo, Hassan Al-Haydos, Mohammed Waad, Ali Asad, Giovani, Yousef Balideh, Ahmed Suhail.

Esteghlal (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
3	Saman Fallah
6	Iman Salimi
33	Abolfazl Jalali
10	Ramin Rezaeian
88	Arash Rezavand
77	Jaloliddin Masharipov
22	Didier N'Dong
19	Gustavo Blanco
7	Mehrdad Mohammadi

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Milad Zakipour, Amirhossein Nikpour, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Mohammad Moradmand, Arman Ramezani, Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs, Raphael Silva, Gaël Kakuta, Mehdi Bahraminejad, Zargham Saadavi, Mohammadhossein Eslami, Ali Kooshki.

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