AFC Champions League Elite
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- F. Esmaeili 5'
- Mohammad Naderi 54'
- Mehdi Ghaedi 67'
- Mehdi Ghaedi 86'
- C. Diabaté 89' (pen)
- Omar Al Somah 27' (pen)
- Omar Al Somah 79'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Esteghlal FC beat Al-Ahli Jeddah 5-2. Scorers for Esteghlal FC: F. Esmaeili 5', Mohammad Naderi 54', Mehdi Ghaedi 67', Mehdi Ghaedi 86', C. Diabaté 89' (pen). Scorers for Al-Ahli Jeddah: Omar Al Somah 27' (pen), Omar Al Somah 79'. Esteghlal FC had 57% of possession.
Esteghlal FC
Al-Ahli Jeddah
- Full-time 5 - 2
Added time: 4 minutes
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90+4'
S. Khaghani Out: Mohammad Naderi · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: S. Khaghani comes on for Mohammad Naderi
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89'
C. Diabaté 5-2 Penalty goal · Esteghlal FC C. Diabaté converts from the spot for Esteghlal FC (5-2)
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87'
Sultan Mandash Out: Salman Al Moasher · Al-Ahli Jeddah Substitution for Al-Ahli Jeddah: Sultan Mandash comes on for Salman Al Moasher
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87'
Mohammed Bassas Out: Abdulbasit Al-Hindi · Al-Ahli Jeddah Substitution for Al-Ahli Jeddah: Mohammed Bassas comes on for Abdulbasit Al-Hindi
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87'
A. Mousavi Out: A. Motahari · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: A. Mousavi comes on for A. Motahari
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87'
M. Mehdipour Out: F. Esmaeili · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: M. Mehdipour comes on for F. Esmaeili
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86'
Mehdi Ghaedi 4-2 Goal · Assist: F. Esmaeili · Esteghlal FC Goal! Mehdi Ghaedi scores for Esteghlal FC, set up by F. Esmaeili. It is 4-2
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79'
Omar Al Somah 3-2 Goal · Al-Ahli Jeddah Goal for Al-Ahli Jeddah! Omar Al Somah makes it 3-2
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70'
Elvis Saric Out: Mohammed Al Fatil · Al-Ahli Jeddah Substitution for Al-Ahli Jeddah: Elvis Saric comes on for Mohammed Al Fatil
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69'
C. Diabaté Out: H. Milić · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: C. Diabaté comes on for H. Milić
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68'
Salman Al Moasher Yellow card · Al-Ahli Jeddah Yellow card for Salman Al Moasher (Al-Ahli Jeddah)
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67'
Mehdi Ghaedi 3-1 Goal · Assist: A. Motahari · Esteghlal FC A. Motahari provides, Mehdi Ghaedi finishes for Esteghlal FC (3-1)
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64'
Hussain Al Mogahwi Out: Abdulrahman Ghareeb · Al-Ahli Jeddah Substitution for Al-Ahli Jeddah: Hussain Al Mogahwi comes on for Abdulrahman Ghareeb
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54'
Mohammad Naderi 2-1 Goal · Esteghlal FC Goal for Esteghlal FC! Mohammad Naderi makes it 2-1
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46'
Ali Al Asmari Out: Nouh Al Mousa · Al-Ahli Jeddah Substitution for Al-Ahli Jeddah: Ali Al Asmari comes on for Nouh Al Mousa
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46'
A. Rezavand Out: Saeid Mehri · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: A. Rezavand comes on for Saeid Mehri
- Half-time 1 - 1
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37'
Omar Al Somah Yellow card · Al-Ahli Jeddah Yellow card for Omar Al Somah (Al-Ahli Jeddah)
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27'
Omar Al Somah 1-1 Penalty goal · Al-Ahli Jeddah Omar Al Somah converts from the spot for Al-Ahli Jeddah (1-1)
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5'
F. Esmaeili 1-0 Goal · Esteghlal FC Goal! F. Esmaeili scores for Esteghlal FC. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
Esteghlal FC4-2-3-1
Al-Ahli Jeddah4-2-3-1
37
6.5
Al-Hindi
87'
Abdulbasit Al-Hindi
- 87'Out
- 70'Out
10
6.6
Al Moasher
68'87'
Salman Al Moasher
- 68'Yellow card
- 87'Out
72
7.3
Motahari
87'
A. Motahari
- 87'Out
- 46'Out
- 5'Goal
- 87'Out
Esteghlal FC4-2-3-1
Coach: F. Majidi
Starting XI
- 12GK M. Mazaheri 7.2
- 33MF H. Milić69' 6.9
- 4DF S. Yazdani Moghadam 6.9
- 5DF Aaref Gholami 6.3
- 2DF Mohammad Naderi54'90+4' 7.7
- 21DF V. Ghafouri 6.6
- 6MF M. Rigi 7.3
- 8MF F. Esmaeili5'87' 8.2
- 66MF Saeid Mehri46' 6.7
- 72FW A. Motahari87' 7.3
- 10MF Mehdi Ghaedi67'86' 7.9
Substitutes
- 88MF A. Rezavand46' 6.9
- 7FW C. Diabaté69'89' 7.5
- 9MF M. Mehdipour87' 6.5
- 20DF A. Mousavi87' 6.2
- 79MF S. Khaghani90+4'
- 22MF B. Moradi
- 3DF M. Moradmand
- 1GK Hossein Hosseini
- 23FW A. Ramezani
Al-Ahli Jeddah4-2-3-1
Coach: L. Reghecampf
Starting XI
- 33GK Mohammed Al Owais 5.2
- 3DF Mohammed Al Fatil70' 6.5
- 25DF Motaz Hawsawi 6.3
- 23DF Abdullah Hassoun 6.5
- 37DF Abdulbasit Al-Hindi87' 6.5
- 21MF D. Fettouhi 6.3
- 10MF Salman Al Moasher68'87' 6.6
- 16MF Nouh Al Mousa46' 6.3
- 29MF Abdulrahman Ghareeb64' 6.5
- 28MF Alexandru Mitriță 5.9
- 9FW Omar Al Somah27'37'79' 8.2
Substitutes
- 40MF Ali Al Asmari46' 7.3
- 11MF Hussain Al Mogahwi64' 6.7
- 8MF Elvis Saric70' 6.7
- 70DF Mohammed Bassas87' 5.2
- 27FW Sultan Mandash87' 6.9
- 31DF Hani Al-Sebyani
- 44GK Mohammed Al Yami
- 14FW Mohanad Aseri
- 35MF Yousef Saad Al Harbi
- 13DF Yazeed Al Bakr
Esteghlal FC
Al-Ahli Jeddah
57%
43%
21
Shots
16
6
On target
5
10
Off target
3
8
Corners
5
7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
2
4
Saves
1
482
Passes
357
88%
Pass accuracy
84%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Istiqlol
|
6 | 10 | 8 | 10:8 | +2 | 10 |
| 2 |
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
|
6 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 |
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
|
6 | 6 | 6 | 6:6 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |
Olmaliq
|
6 | 9 | 13 | 9:13 | -4 | 7 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sharjah FC
|
6 | 9 | 6 | 9:6 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 |
Tractor Sazi
|
6 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 |
Pakhtakor
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
|
6 | 2 | 6 | 2:6 | -4 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Esteghlal FC
|
6 | 14 | 8 | 14:8 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 |
Al-Duhail SC
|
6 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 |
Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
6 | 9 | 8 | 9:8 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 |
Al Shorta
|
6 | 3 | 12 | 3:12 | -9 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Al-Nassr
|
6 | 9 | 5 | 9:5 | +4 | 11 |
| 2 |
Al Sadd
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 9:7 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 |
Al Wihdat
|
6 | 4 | 7 | 4:7 | -3 | 7 |
| 4 |
Foolad FC
|
6 | 3 | 6 | 3:6 | -3 | 5 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Persepolis FC
|
6 | 14 | 5 | 14:5 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 |
Al Wehda Club
|
6 | 7 | 3 | 7:3 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 |
Goa
|
6 | 2 | 9 | 2:9 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 |
Al-Rayyan SC
|
6 | 6 | 12 | 6:12 | -6 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ulsan Hyundai FC
|
6 | 13 | 1 | 13:1 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 |
BG Pathum United
|
6 | 10 | 6 | 10:6 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 |
Viettel
|
6 | 7 | 9 | 7:9 | -2 | 6 |
| 4 |
Kaya
|
6 | 2 | 16 | 2:16 | -14 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nagoya Grampus
|
6 | 14 | 2 | 14:2 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 |
Pohang Steelers
|
6 | 9 | 5 | 9:5 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 |
Johor Darul Takzim FC
|
6 | 3 | 9 | 3:9 | -6 | 4 |
| 4 |
Ratchaburi
|
6 | 0 | 10 | 0:10 | -10 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jeonbuk Motors
|
6 | 22 | 5 | 22:5 | +17 | 16 |
| 2 |
Gamba Osaka
|
6 | 15 | 7 | 15:7 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 |
Chiangrai United
|
6 | 8 | 7 | 8:7 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 |
Tampines Rovers
|
6 | 1 | 27 | 1:27 | -26 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group I
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kawasaki Frontale
|
6 | 27 | 3 | 27:3 | +24 | 18 |
| 2 |
Daegu FC
|
6 | 22 | 6 | 22:6 | +16 | 12 |
| 3 |
Ceres
|
6 | 4 | 24 | 4:24 | -20 | 4 |
| 4 |
Beijing Guoan
|
6 | 3 | 23 | 3:23 | -20 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group J
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cerezo Osaka
|
6 | 13 | 2 | 13:2 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 |
Kitchee
|
6 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 |
Port FC
|
6 | 10 | 8 | 10:8 | +2 | 8 |
| 4 |
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
|
6 | 1 | 17 | 1:17 | -16 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Third-placed teams
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Al Wehda Club
|
6 | 7 | 3 | 7:3 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 |
Daegu FC
|
6 | 22 | 6 | 22:6 | +16 | 12 |
| 3 |
BG Pathum United
|
6 | 10 | 6 | 10:6 | +4 | 12 |
| 4 |
Pohang Steelers
|
6 | 9 | 5 | 9:5 | +4 | 11 |
| 5 |
Kitchee
|
6 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | +3 | 11 |
| 6 |
Tractor Sazi
|
6 | 6 | 3 | 6:3 | +3 | 10 |
| 7 |
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
|
6 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 |
Al Sadd
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 9:7 | +2 | 10 |
| 9 |
Gamba Osaka
|
6 | 15 | 7 | 15:7 | +8 | 9 |
| 10 |
Al-Duhail SC
|
6 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 9 |
Next round
The best 4 third-placed teams advance to the next round.