Al Ahli vs Johor Darul Ta'zim, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, Quarterfinals

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Ahli
  • Red Card 37': Ali Majrashi
  • 45'+3': Franck Kessié
  • 54': Galeno
FT
2 - 1
Johor Darul Ta'zim
  • 19': Ali Majrashi (OG)

About

Al Ahli are hosting Johor Darul Ta'zim at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Al Ahli. Matheus Gonçalves is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Ibañez (Al Ahli).
  • 4': Óscar Arribas (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Nené (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al Ahli).
  • 5': Galeno (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Raúl Parra (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 6': Offside, Al Ahli. Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Al Ahli. Conceded by Eddy Israfilov.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Franck Kessie (Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 14': Cristian Glauder (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Matheus Gonçalves (Al Ahli).
  • 15': Foul by Jairo (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 15': Ibañez (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Own Goal by Ali Majrashi, Al Ahli. Al Ahli 0, Johor Darul Ta'zim 1.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Ibañez (Al Ahli).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Corner, Al Ahli. Conceded by Jonathan Silva.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andoni Zubiaurre (Johor Darul Ta'zim). Assisted by Matheus Gonçalves.
  • 29': Foul by Marcos Guilherme (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 29': Ali Majrashi (Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Marcos Guilherme (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Ali Majrashi (Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Natxo Insa (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Óscar Arribas (Johor Darul Ta'zim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jairo.
  • 33': Foul by Nené (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 33': Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ali Majrashi.
  • 37': Foul by Ali Majrashi (Al Ahli).
  • 37': Jairo (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Jairo (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 37': Ali Majrashi (Al Ahli) is shown the red card.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Jonathan Silva (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Natxo Insa (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Ager Aketxe replaces Jairo because of an injury.
  • 45': Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Galeno (Al Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rayan Hamed (Al Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Matheus Gonçalves (Al Ahli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andoni Zubiaurre (Johor Darul Ta'zim). Assisted by Galeno.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Al Ahli. Conceded by Andoni Zubiaurre.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Al Ahli 1, Johor Darul Ta'zim 1. Franck Kessie (Al Ahli) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Galeno with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+6': Eddy Israfilov (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al Ahli).
  • 45'+6': Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Ager Aketxe (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 45'+7': Enzo Millot (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Al Ahli 1, Johor Darul Ta'zim 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Ahli 1, Johor Darul Ta'zim 1.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Gonçalves.
  • 54': Goal! Al Ahli 2, Johor Darul Ta'zim 1. Galeno (Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zakaria Hawsawi.
  • 57': Ager Aketxe (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Rayan Hamed (Al Ahli).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ager Aketxe (Johor Darul Ta'zim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Natxo Insa (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Gonçalves.
  • 63': Foul by Óscar Arribas (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 63': Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Al Ahli. Valentin Atangana replaces Matheus Gonçalves.
  • 67': Corner, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Conceded by Valentin Atangana.
  • 67': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Yago César replaces Natxo Insa.
  • 68': Corner, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Conceded by Zakaria Hawsawi.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Nené (Johor Darul Ta'zim) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ager Aketxe with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Raúl Parra (Johor Darul Ta'zim) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yago César.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Rayan Hamed (Al Ahli).
  • 72': Substitution, Al Ahli. Feras Al Brikan replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Marcos Guilherme (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Valentin Atangana (Al Ahli).
  • 73': Valentin Atangana (Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Feras Al Brikan (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Nené (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 75': Nené (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Yago César (Johor Darul Ta'zim) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Édouard Mendy (Al Ahli). Assisted by Raúl Parra.
  • 76': Corner, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
  • 76': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Bérgson replaces Raúl Parra.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Eddy Israfilov (Johor Darul Ta'zim) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Édouard Mendy (Al Ahli). Assisted by Ager Aketxe with a cross.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Atangana (Al Ahli).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Bérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nené with a headed pass.
  • 80': Foul by Yago César (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 80': Zakaria Hawsawi (Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Nené (Johor Darul Ta'zim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Guilherme.
  • 84': Édouard Mendy (Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Foul by Bérgson (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 85': Enzo Millot (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Corner, Al Ahli. Conceded by Óscar Arribas.
  • 86': Foul by Ager Aketxe (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 86': Enzo Millot (Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Ager Aketxe (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Nené (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 87': Enzo Millot (Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Manuel Hidalgo replaces Marcos Guilherme.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Eddy Israfilov (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Al Ahli).
  • 90'+1': Galeno (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Yago César (Johor Darul Ta'zim).
  • 90'+1': Yago César (Johor Darul Ta'zim) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Óscar Arribas (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al Ahli).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Al Ahli. Merih Demiral replaces Zakaria Hawsawi because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Óscar Arribas (Johor Darul Ta'zim) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Édouard Mendy (Al Ahli). Assisted by Nené.
  • 90'+4': Óscar Arribas (Johor Darul Ta'zim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Enzo Millot (Al Ahli).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ager Aketxe (Johor Darul Ta'zim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ager Aketxe (Johor Darul Ta'zim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Conceded by Feras Al Brikan.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Johor Darul Ta'zim. Conceded by Galeno.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Al Ahli 2, Johor Darul Ta'zim 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Ahli 2, Johor Darul Ta'zim 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
53 Possession 47
11 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
267 Accurate Passes 240
338 Passes 298
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.2
39 Long Balls 59
10 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 26
21 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 40,506

Line-Ups

AHL Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK) Yellow Card
3 Ibañez
46 Rayane Hamidou
2 Zakaria Al Hawsawi
27 Ali Majrashi
20 Matheus Gonçalves
10 Enzo Millot
79 Franck Kessié
17 Ivan Toney Yellow Card
13 Galeno
7 Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli Substitutes:
Mohammed Yousef, Ziyad Aljohani, Waheb Saleh, Ricardo Mathias, Valentin Atangana, Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Matteo Dams, Eid Al Muwallad, Mohammed Sulaiman, Feras Al-Brikan, Merih Demiral, Abdullah Abdo.

DAR Johor Darul Ta'zim (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
58 Andoni Zubiaurre (GK)
5 Antonio Cristian
23 Eddy Silvestre
33 Jonathan Silva Yellow Card
36 Raúl Parra
28 Ignacio Méndez
30 Natxo Insa Yellow Card
18 Nené Yellow Card
11 Jairo
95 Marcao Yellow Card
24 Oscar Arribas
Johor Darul Ta'zim Substitutes:
Christian Abad, Shane Lowry, Afiq Fazail, Yago, Celso Bermejo, Manuel Hidalgo, Ager Aketxe, Nazmi Faiz, Teto, Jun-Hyung Park, Syihan Hazmi, Bergson.

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