Esteghlal vs Lokomotive Tashkent, 2017 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

37': Farshid Esmaeili
84': Ali Ghorbani

FT
2 - 0

About

Esteghlal are hosting Lokomotive Tashkent at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt missed. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili with a cross.
2': Foul by Islom Tukhtakhujaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
2': Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Attempt missed. Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
7': Behnam Barzay (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
8': Attempt missed. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
8': Offside, Esteghlal. Robson tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
9': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
9': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khosro Heydari.
13': Offside, Esteghlal. Robson tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
13': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
13': Salamat Kutibaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Salamat Kutibaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
14': Padovani (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
17': Foul by Salamat Kutibaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
17': Omid Noorafkan (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Delay in match Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Attempt missed. Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Timur Kapadze.
22': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
23': Attempt blocked. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
31': Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Oleg Zoteev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
36': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Boburbek Yuldashov.
37': Goal! Esteghlal 1, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
39': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
39': Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal).
44': Islom Tukhtakhujaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
45'+2': First Half ends, Esteghlal 1, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.
45': Second Half begins Esteghlal 1, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.
47': Offside, Esteghlal. Khosro Heydari tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
49': Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
50': Attempt blocked. Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timur Kapadze.
50': Foul by Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
50': Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Farshid Esmaeili (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Behnam Barzay with a headed pass.
53': Behnam Barzay (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
56': Corner, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Conceded by Khosro Heydari.
57': Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal).
57': Attempt blocked. Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaveh Rezaei.
57': Corner, Esteghlal. Conceded by Islom Tukhtakhujaev.
60': Foul by Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
60': Padovani (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt blocked. Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardor Mirzayev with a cross.
62': Corner, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Conceded by Padovani.
62': Attempt missed. Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marat Bikmaev with a cross following a corner.
64': Delay in match Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) because of an injury.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Gnohere Krizo replaces Timur Kapadze.
69': Attempt missed. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kakhi Makharadze.
71': Offside, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Islom Tukhtakhujaev tries a through ball, but Gnohere Krizo is caught offside.
72': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
72': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt saved. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Farshid Esmaeili.
74': Attempt blocked. Kakhi Makharadze (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gnohere Krizo.
76': Behnam Barzay (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
77': Delay in match Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mojtaba Haghdoost replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
79': Foul by Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal).
79': Sardor Mirzayev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Substitution, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Kuvondik Ruziev replaces Salamat Kutibaev.
82': Attempt blocked. Mojtaba Haghdoost (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Ebrahimi.
82': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
82': Mojtaba Haghdoost (Esteghlal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Goal! Esteghlal 2, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0. Ali Ghorbani (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
85': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
85': Oleg Zoteev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Offside, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Kakhi Makharadze tries a through ball, but Gnohere Krizo is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Esteghlal. Farshid Bagheri replaces Behnam Barzay.
87': Attempt missed. Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
88': Attempt blocked. Oleg Zoteev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kakhi Makharadze.
88': Attempt saved. Kaveh Rezaei (Esteghlal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farshid Bagheri.
88': Boburbek Yuldashov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal).
89': Substitution, Lokomotiv Tashkent. Murdobek Bobojonov replaces Sardor Mirzayev.
90': Attempt missed. Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shukhrat Mukhammadiev.
90'+1': Foul by Farshid Bagheri (Esteghlal).
90'+1': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Lokomotiv Tashkent) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Offside, Esteghlal. Ali Ghorbani tries a through ball, but Kaveh Rezaei is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Esteghlal. Mohsen Karimi replaces Ali Ghorbani.
90'+2': Foul by Gnohere Krizo (Lokomotiv Tashkent).
90'+2': Mojtaba Haghdoost (Esteghlal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Esteghlal 2, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Esteghlal 2, Lokomotiv Tashkent 0.

Statistics

LOK		EST
15	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	0
57.1	Possession	42.9
9	SHOTS	14
0	ON GOAL	4
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
357	Accurate Passes	232
467	Passes	347
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	74
28	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	18
18	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
24	Effective Clearances	6
24	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 42,369

AFC Champions League Elite Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vissel Kobe	4	+4	9
2	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4	+3	7
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	+2	7
4	Ulsan HD	4	+1	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Esteghlal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mehdi Rahmati (GK)
90	Padovani
3	Robson
18	Milad Zakipour
2	Khosro Heydari
88	Farshid Esmaeili
6	Omid Ebrahimi
24	Omid Norafkan
9	Kaveh Rezaei
17	Ali Ghorbani
77	Behnam Barzay

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Yagho, Mojtaba Haghdoost, Hossein Hosseini, Farshid Bagheri, Mohsen Karimi, Jaber Ansari, Majid Hosseini.

Lokomotive Tashkent (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Ignatiy Nesterov (GK)
20	Islom Tukhtahujaev
4	Boburbek Yuldoshev
5	Kakhi Makharadze
33	Oleg Zoteev
28	Shukhrat Mukhammadiev
18	Timur Kapadze
8	Salamat Kutivaev
15	Sardor Mirzayev
99	Jaloliddin Masharipov
10	Marat Bikmaev

Lokomotive Tashkent Substitutes:

Mamur Ikromov, Murdobek Bobojonov, Shershod Fayziev, Sadriddin Abdullaev, Kuvondik Ruziev, Mohamed Kone, Gnohere Krizo.

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