AFC Champions League Elite
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- Abdalla Yousif 4' (og)
- Ramin Rezaeian 79'
- A. Rezavand 88'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Esteghlal FC beat Al-Gharafa 3-0. Scorers for Esteghlal FC: Abdalla Yousif 4' (og), Ramin Rezaeian 79', A. Rezavand 88'.
Esteghlal FC
Al-Gharafa
- Full-time 3 - 0
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88'
A. Rezavand 3-0 Goal · Assist: Abolfazl Jalali · Esteghlal FC Goal for Esteghlal FC! A. Rezavand turns in the pass from Abolfazl Jalali (3-0)
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84'
A. Rezavand Out: M. Niknafas · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: A. Rezavand comes on for M. Niknafas
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84'
Gaël Kakuta Out: Jaloliddin Masharipov · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: Gaël Kakuta comes on for Jaloliddin Masharipov
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79'
Ramin Rezaeian 2-0 Goal · Assist: Mehrdad Mohammadi · Esteghlal FC Goal for Esteghlal FC! Ramin Rezaeian turns in the pass from Mehrdad Mohammadi (2-0)
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77'
Mehrdad Mohammadi Out: M. Eslami · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: Mehrdad Mohammadi comes on for M. Eslami
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74'
Rabeh Boussafi Out: Florinel Coman · Al-Gharafa Substitution for Al-Gharafa: Rabeh Boussafi comes on for Florinel Coman
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74'
Mohammed Muntari Out: Ahmed Al Ganehi · Al-Gharafa Substitution for Al-Gharafa: Mohammed Muntari comes on for Ahmed Al Ganehi
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71'
Abolfazl Jalali Out: M. Zakipour · Esteghlal FC Substitution for Esteghlal FC: Abolfazl Jalali comes on for M. Zakipour
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70'
M. Eslami Yellow card · Esteghlal FC Yellow card for M. Eslami (Esteghlal FC)
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59'
Khalifa Ababacar Yellow card · Al-Gharafa Khalifa Ababacar of Al-Gharafa is booked
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58'
Jamal Hamed Out: F. Díaz · Al-Gharafa Substitution for Al-Gharafa: Jamal Hamed comes on for F. Díaz
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53'
Roozbeh Cheshmi Yellow card · Esteghlal FC Roozbeh Cheshmi of Esteghlal FC is booked
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52'
Assim Madibo Yellow card · Al-Gharafa Yellow card for Assim Madibo (Al-Gharafa)
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46'
Saifeldeen Hassan Fadlalla Out: Abdalla Yousif · Al-Gharafa Substitution for Al-Gharafa: Saifeldeen Hassan Fadlalla comes on for Abdalla Yousif
- Half-time 1 - 0
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32'
Ahmed Al Ganehi Yellow card · Al-Gharafa Yellow card for Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al-Gharafa)
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9'
Seydou Sano Yellow card · Al-Gharafa Seydou Sano of Al-Gharafa is booked
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4'
Abdalla Yousif 1-0 Own goal · Esteghlal FC Own goal! An own goal by Abdalla Yousif counts for Esteghlal FC. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Esteghlal FC
Al-Gharafa
LDDWL
Last 5 matches LLLWW
6Position10
9Pts7
2Goals scored per match1
1.4Goals conceded per match1.7
3Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Esteghlal FC5-4-1
Al-Gharafa4-4-1-1
42
6.2
Sano
9'
Seydou Sano
- 9'Yellow card
- 4'Own goal
- 46'Out
77
7.3
Masharipov
84'
Jaloliddin Masharipov
- 84'Out
- 84'Out
- 70'Yellow card
- 77'Out
Esteghlal FC5-4-1
Coach: J. Nekounam
Starting XI
- 1GK Hossein Hosseini 6.9
- 10DF Ramin Rezaeian79' 8.7
- 55DF Raphael Silva 7.3
- 4DF Roozbeh Cheshmi53' 7.2
- 3DF Saman Fallah 6.9
- 18DF M. Zakipour71' 7.2
- 80MF M. Eslami70'77' 7.2
- 14MF M. Niknafas84' 6.7
- 22MF Didier Ndong 7.2
- 77MF Jaloliddin Masharipov84' 7.3
- 19FW G. Blanco Leschuk 7.3
Substitutes
- 33DF Abolfazl Jalali71' 7.5
- 7FW Mehrdad Mohammadi77' 7.3
- 21MF Gaël Kakuta84' 6.7
- 88MF A. Rezavand84'88' 7.3
- 6DF I. Salimi
- 12GK M. Khaledabadi
- 16MF A. Sharafi
- 2DF M. Moradmand
- 23FW A. Ramezani
- 66MF Z. Saadavi
- 70MF M. Bahraminejad
Al-Gharafa4-4-1-1
Coach: Pedro Martins
Starting XI
- 18GK Khalifa Ababacar59' 6.3
- 2DF Abdalla Yousif4'46' 6.7
- 20DF Hyun-Soo Jang 6.7
- 32DF M. Nani 6.3
- 42DF Seydou Sano9' 6.2
- 80MF Ahmed Al Ganehi32'74' 6.5
- 23MF Assim Madibo52' 6.3
- 29MF F. Díaz58' 6.5
- 7MF Florinel Coman74' 6.6
- 31FW Ferjani Sassi 6.9
- 9FW Joselu 6.6
Substitutes
- 21DF Saifeldeen Hassan Fadlalla46' 6.5
- 99FW Jamal Hamed58' 6.5
- 3FW Mohammed Muntari74' 6.6
- 26FW Rabeh Boussafi74' 6.3
- 16DF Youssef Hassan
- 25MF Ibrahim Khalid
- 14MF Andri Syahputra
- 1GK Yousef Hassan
- 6DF Dame Traoré
Esteghlal FC
Al-Gharafa
53%
47%
20
Shots
4
4
On target
1
9
Off target
2
5
Corners
2
9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
4
1
Saves
2
390
Passes
345
76%
Pass accuracy
77%
EastA
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos
|
8 | 23 | 7 | 23:7 | +16 | 21 |
| 2 |
Kawasaki Frontale
|
8 | 15 | 4 | 15:4 | +11 | 18 |
| 3 |
Johor Darul Takzim FC
|
8 | 21 | 10 | 21:10 | +11 | 17 |
| 4 |
Gwangju FC
|
8 | 17 | 11 | 17:11 | +6 | 15 |
| 5 |
Vissel Kobe
|
8 | 16 | 13 | 16:13 | +3 | 13 |
| 6 |
Buriram United
|
8 | 7 | 12 | 7:12 | -5 | 12 |
| 7 |
Shanghai Shenhua
|
8 | 13 | 12 | 13:12 | +1 | 10 |
| 8 |
Shandong Luneng
|
7 | 12 | 14 | 12:14 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 |
SHANGHAI SIPG
|
8 | 10 | 18 | 10:18 | -8 | 8 |
| 10 |
Pohang Steelers
|
8 | 11 | 22 | 11:22 | -11 | 6 |
| 11 |
Ulsan Hyundai FC
|
7 | 4 | 16 | 4:16 | -12 | 3 |
| 12 |
Central Coast Mariners
|
8 | 8 | 20 | 8:20 | -12 | 1 |
Next roundEliminated
West
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
|
8 | 26 | 7 | 26:7 | +19 | 22 |
| 2 |
Al-Ahli Jeddah
|
8 | 21 | 8 | 21:8 | +13 | 22 |
| 3 |
Al-Nassr
|
8 | 17 | 6 | 17:6 | +11 | 17 |
| 4 |
Al Sadd
|
8 | 10 | 9 | 10:9 | +1 | 12 |
| 5 |
Al-Wasl FC
|
8 | 8 | 12 | 8:12 | -4 | 11 |
| 6 |
Esteghlal FC
|
8 | 8 | 9 | 8:9 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 |
Al-Rayyan SC
|
8 | 8 | 12 | 8:12 | -4 | 8 |
| 8 |
Pakhtakor
|
8 | 4 | 6 | 4:6 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 |
Persepolis FC
|
8 | 6 | 10 | 6:10 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 |
Al-Gharafa
|
8 | 10 | 18 | 10:18 | -8 | 7 |
| 11 |
Al Shorta
|
8 | 7 | 17 | 7:17 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 |
Al Ain
|
8 | 11 | 22 | 11:22 | -11 | 2 |
Next roundEliminated