Persepolis vs Al Gharafa, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Persepolis
  • 53': Farshad Faraji
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1 - 1
Al Gharafa
  • 56': Ahmed Al Ganehi

About

Persepolis are hosting Al Gharafa at Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 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.
  • 1': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 4': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
  • 5': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Yacine Brahimi.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Farshad Faraji (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Omid Alishah with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabricio Díaz.
  • 8': Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis FC).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Oston Urunov (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ali Alipour (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 10': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
  • 11': Foul by Ali Alipour (Persepolis FC).
  • 11': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis FC).
  • 21': Joselu (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Farshad Faraji (Persepolis FC).
  • 24': Matías Nani (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Persepolis FC. Oston Urunov is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Abdalla Yousif (Al Gharafa).
  • 28': Vahid Amiri (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Damé Traoré replaces Seydou Sano because of an injury.
  • 36': Foul by Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa).
  • 36': Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Ali Alipour (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Damé Traoré (Al Gharafa).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Oston Urunov (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morteza Pouraliganji.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Foul by Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa).
  • 40': Omid Alishah (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa).
  • 42': Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Farshad Faraji (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi.
  • 43': Delay in match (Persepolis FC).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
  • 45': Offside, Persepolis FC. Ali Alipour is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa).
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Milad Sarlak (Persepolis FC).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Joselu (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ferjani Sassi with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Persepolis FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Persepolis FC 0, Al Gharafa 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Jamal Hamed replaces Abdalla Yousif.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Omid Alishah.
  • 52': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa).
  • 52': Omid Alishah (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Goal! Persepolis FC 1, Al Gharafa 0. Farshad Faraji (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vahid Amiri.
  • 56': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Aron Gunnarsson.
  • 56': Goal! Persepolis FC 1, Al Gharafa 1. Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC).
  • 58': Joselu (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Masoud Rigi replaces Milad Sarlak.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wajdi Kechrida.
  • 63': Foul by Damé Traoré (Al Gharafa).
  • 63': Omid Alishah (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Damé Traoré (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Morteza Pouraliganji (Persepolis FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Nani.
  • 65': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Alexis Guendouz.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Damé Traoré (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferjani Sassi.
  • 67': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC).
  • 67': Wajdi Kechrida (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Vahid Amiri (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Alipour.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ganehi.
  • 69': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Morteza Pouraliganji.
  • 70': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Ayoub El Amloud replaces Farshad Faraji.
  • 70': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Farshad Ahmadzadeh replaces Oston Urunov.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Brahimi.
  • 71': Offside, Al Gharafa. Yacine Brahimi is caught offside.
  • 72': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Ferjani Sassi.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Farshad Ahmadzadeh (Persepolis FC) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omid Alishah with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Hamed with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Masoud Rigi (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
  • 75': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Fabricio Díaz.
  • 76': Offside, Persepolis FC. Ali Alipour is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ganehi.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Hamed.
  • 81': Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Omid Alishah (Persepolis FC).
  • 82': Ali Alipour (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Damé Traoré (Al Gharafa).
  • 83': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Isa Alekasir replaces Omid Alishah.
  • 83': Substitution, Persepolis FC. Lucas João replaces Vahid Amiri.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ganehi.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Isa Alekasir (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 87': Delay in match (Persepolis FC).
  • 87': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Mohammed Muntari replaces Florinel Coman.
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Isa Alekasir (Persepolis FC) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ayoub El Amloud with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa).
  • 89': Lucas João (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Persepolis FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Persepolis FC. Conceded by Matías Nani.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC).
  • 90'+4': Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+6': Soroush Rafiei (Persepolis FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Persepolis FC. Giorgi Gvelesiani is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Persepolis FC 1, Al Gharafa 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Persepolis FC 1, Al Gharafa 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 3
42.7 Possession 57.3
17 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
233 Accurate Passes 334
303 Passes 412
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 8
18 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 48
19 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 6
10 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 9
28 Effective Clearances 25
28 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al Maktoum Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 3,941

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

PRS Persepolis (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alexis Guendouz (GK)
8 Morteza Pouraliganji
30 Giorgi Gvelesiani
4 Milad Mohammadi
3 Farshad Faraji
2 Omid Alishah
23 Milad Sarlak
7 Soroush Rafiei
9 Ali Alipour
70 Oston Urunov
19 Vahid Amiri
Persepolis Substitutes:
Lucas João, Mohammad Khodabandelou, Samir Hoboobati, Masoud Rigi, Hossein Kanani, Saeid Mehri, Saeid Sadeghi, Ayoub El Amloud, Farshad Ahmadzadeh, Soheil Sahraei, Amir Reza Rafiei, Iss Ale Kasir.

GHA Al Gharafa (4-3-3)

No. Name
15 Sergio Rico (GK)
32 Matias Nani
42 Seydou Sano
2 Abdalla Yousif
28 Wajdi Kechrida
24 Aron Gunnarsson
31 Ferjani Sassi
29 Fabricio Díaz
9 Joselu
8 Yacine Brahimi
7 Florinel Coman
Al Gharafa Substitutes:
Ibrahim Tamer Khalid, Youssef Hassan, Jamal Hamed, Rabeh Boussafi, Dame Traoré, Amine Lecomte, Khalifa Abu Baker, Ayoub Al Oui, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Andri Syahputra, Amro Abdelfatah, Mohammed Muntari.

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