Al-Jazira vs Esteghlal Khuzestan, 2017 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Jazira
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    Esteghlal Khuzestan
    • 2': Aloys Nong

    About

    Al-Jazira are hosting Esteghlal Khuzestan at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 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.
    • 2': Goal! Al Jazira 0, Esteghlal Khuzestan 1. Aloys Nong (Esteghlal Khuzestan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hassan Beit Saeid with a headed pass.
    • 6': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Peyman Shirzadi.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Sultan Al-Shamsi (Al Jazira) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Husain Al Hashmi (Al Jazira) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Sultan Al Menhali (Al Jazira).
    • 16': Foul by Yaqoub Al Hosani (Al Jazira).
    • 16': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Aílton (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Peyman Shirzadi (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 19': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Peyman Shirzadi.
    • 21': Farshad Salarvand (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Ahmed Husain Al Hashmi (Al Jazira).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arash Afshin.
    • 22': Foul by João Carlos (Al Jazira).
    • 22': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Yaqoub Al Hosani (Al Jazira).
    • 23': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Corner, Esteghlal Khuzestan. Conceded by Mohamed Jamal.
    • 26': Foul by Aloys Nong (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 26': Yaqoub Al Hosani (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, Esteghlal Khuzestan. Conceded by Salem Abdulla.
    • 28': Delay in match Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) because of an injury.
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 29': Khalid Al Senaani (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Hand ball by Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 30': Attempt missed. João Carlos (Al Jazira) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aílton with a cross.
    • 31': Aílton (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Aloys Nong (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mehdi Momeni with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Foul by Arash Afshin (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 37': Sultan Al Menhali (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Husain Al Hashmi (Al Jazira) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aílton.
    • 39': Foul by Sultan Al-Shamsi (Al Jazira).
    • 39': Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Abolfzal Allai.
    • 43': Foul by Farshad Salarvand (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 43': Sultan Al Menhali (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Esteghlal Khuzestan. Conceded by Salem Abdulla.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Aílton (Al Jazira) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Al Jazira 0, Esteghlal Khuzestan 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Al Jazira 0, Esteghlal Khuzestan 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Al Jazira. Mbark Boussoufa replaces Sultan Al Menhali.
    • 46': Foul by Mohammad Tayebi (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 46': Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Momeni with a cross.
    • 50': Farshad Salarvand (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira).
    • 51': Foul by Yaqoub Al Hosani (Al Jazira).
    • 51': Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Yaqoub Al Hosani (Al Jazira) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira).
    • 54': Farshad Salarvand (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira).
    • 55': Aílton (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Danial Mahini (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 55': Foul by Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira).
    • 55': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Mohamed Jamal (Al Jazira).
    • 57': Substitution, Al Jazira. Ali Mabkhout replaces Sultan Al-Shamsi.
    • 58': Foul by João Carlos (Al Jazira).
    • 58': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': João Carlos (Al Jazira) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Aloys Nong (Esteghlal Khuzestan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ali Mabkhout with a through ball.
    • 63': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Hassan Beit Saeid.
    • 64': Substitution, Al Jazira. Park Jong-Woo replaces Mohamed Jamal.
    • 64': Foul by Ali Ashouri (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 64': Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Musallem Fayez (Al Jazira) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mbark Boussoufa with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Husain Al Hashmi (Al Jazira) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Aloys Nong (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Musallem Fayez (Al Jazira).
    • 68': Aílton (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Peyman Shirzadi (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Momeni.
    • 70': Foul by Yaqoub Al Hosani (Al Jazira).
    • 70': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Hand ball by Aílton (Al Jazira).
    • 75': Attempt saved. Ali Mabkhout (Al Jazira) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Husain Al Hashmi with a headed pass.
    • 76': Foul by Park Jong-Woo (Al Jazira).
    • 76': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Farshad Salarvand (Esteghlal Khuzestan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Abolfzal Allai.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Aílton (Al Jazira) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mbark Boussoufa.
    • 79': Foul by Aloys Nong (Esteghlal Khuzestan).
    • 79': Musallem Fayez (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Arash Afshin (Esteghlal Khuzestan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hassan Beit Saeid with a cross.
    • 81': Substitution, Esteghlal Khuzestan. Aghil Kaabi replaces Arash Afshin.
    • 82': Foul by João Carlos (Al Jazira).
    • 82': Mehdi Momeni (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Danial Mahini (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Ali Mabkhout (Al Jazira).
    • 88': Aloys Nong (Esteghlal Khuzestan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Musallem Fayez (Al Jazira).
    • 89': Substitution, Esteghlal Khuzestan. Salman Bahrani replaces Mehdi Momeni.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Hassan Beit Saeid (Esteghlal Khuzestan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peyman Shirzadi with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match Abolfzal Allai (Esteghlal Khuzestan) because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Jazira 0, Esteghlal Khuzestan 1.
    • 90'+5': Khalid Al Senaani (Al Jazira) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Al Jazira 0, Esteghlal Khuzestan 1.

    Statistics

    KHUZ AJChttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/8364.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 20
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    38.5 Possession 61.5
    11 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    183 Accurate Passes 365
    287 Passes 461
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 51
    24 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    16 Effective Tackles 13
    17 Tackles 13
    0.9 Tackle % 1.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    20 Effective Clearances 18
    20 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
    Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Attendance: 2,322

    AFC Champions League Elite Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Al Hilal 8 +19 22
    2 Al Ahli 8 +13 22
    3 Al Nassr 8 +11 17
    4 Al Sadd 8 +1 12
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AJC Al-Jazira (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    36 Khalid Al Senaani (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Saif Khalfan
    30 João Pinto Chaves Yellow Card
    27 Salem Juma
    5 Musallem Fayez
    77 Sultan Al Menhali
    50 Mohamed Jamal
    21 Yaqoub Yousif Yellow Card
    70 Ahmed Al-Attas
    13 Sultan Al-Shamsi
    9 Ailton Jose Almeida
    Al-Jazira Substitutes:
    Mbark Boussoufa, Ali Khaseif, Fares Juma, Ali Mabkhout, Park Jong-Woo, Mohamad Al-Attas, Eissa Al Otaiba.

    KHUZ Esteghlal Khuzestan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Vahid Sheikhveisi (GK)
    30 Abolfzal Allai
    2 Mohammad Tayyebi
    3 Peyman Shirzadi
    4 Danial Mahini
    10 Arash Afshin
    24 Ali Ashouri
    23 Farshad Salarvand
    8 Aloys Nong
    7 Hassan Beit Saeid
    70 Mehdi Momeni
    Esteghlal Khuzestan Substitutes:
    Peyman Heshmati, Mostafa Ghanbari, Mostafa Mahi, Mehdi Zobeidi, Aghil Kaabi, Goodarz Davoodi, Salman Bahrani.

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