Shabab Al-Ahli vs Ahal, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Shabab Al-Ahli
  • 13': Fede Cartabia
  • 45': Fede Cartabia
FT
2 - 1
Ahal
  • 74': Arslanmurat Amanov (P)

About

Shabab Al-Ahli are hosting Ahal at Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport 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.
  • 4': Fede Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Resul Hojayev (Ahal).
  • 5': Foul by Amir Gurbani (Ahal).
  • 5': Majed Hassan (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Majed Hassan (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 6': Resul Hojayev (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gurbanguly Ashirov.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Harib Abdalla Suhail (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yuri César.
  • 11': Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Yuri César (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 12': Offside, Ahal. Arslanmurat Amanov tries a through ball, but Resul Hojayev is caught offside.
  • 13': Goal! Shabab Al Ahli 1, Ahal 0. Fede Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harib Abdalla Suhail.
  • 17': Amir Gurbani (Ahal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Mohammed Jaber (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 18': Corner, Ahal. Conceded by Majed Hassan.
  • 19': Foul by Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal).
  • 19': Thomas Lehne Olsen (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Bashimov Abdy (Ahal).
  • 22': Harib Abdalla Suhail (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Corner, Shabab Al Ahli. Conceded by Amir Gurbani.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Walid Abbas (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Azizjon Ganiev with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, Shabab Al Ahli. Conceded by Rasul Charyyev.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Dovran Hojamammedov.
  • 30': Foul by Bashimov Abdy (Ahal).
  • 30': Harib Abdalla Suhail (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Fede Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 33': Corner, Shabab Al Ahli. Conceded by Rasul Charyyev.
  • 36': Abdelaziz Hussain (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Rasul Charyyev (Ahal).
  • 40': Corner, Ahal. Conceded by Abdelaziz Hussain.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Gurbanguly Ashirov (Ahal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arslanmurat Amanov with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Mirza Beknazarov (Ahal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal).
  • 42': Majed Hassan (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Fede Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harib Abdalla Suhail.
  • 45': Goal! Shabab Al Ahli 2, Ahal 0. Fede Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Azizjon Ganiev (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 45'+4': Meylis Diniyev (Ahal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Shabab Al Ahli 2, Ahal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Shabab Al Ahli 2, Ahal 0.
  • 46': Azizjon Ganiev (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Meylis Diniyev (Ahal).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Yuri César (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Harib Abdalla Suhail.
  • 49': Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Majed Hassan (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 51': Foul by Dovran Hojamammedov (Ahal).
  • 51': Majed Hassan (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Walid Abbas (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 53': Resul Hojayev (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Substitution, Ahal. Ybrayym Mammedow replaces Gurbanguly Ashirov.
  • 54': Corner, Ahal. Conceded by Walid Abbas.
  • 54': Substitution, Ahal. Arzuvguly Sapargulyyev replaces Dovran Hojamammedov.
  • 55': Foul by Arzuvguly Sapargulyyev (Ahal).
  • 55': Yuri César (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Azizjon Ganiev (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 57': Foul by Ybrayym Mammedow (Ahal).
  • 57': Thomas Lehne Olsen (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Azizjon Ganiev (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Amir Gurbani (Ahal).
  • 61': Amir Gurbani (Ahal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Omar Abdulrahman replaces Yuri César.
  • 62': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Yahya Al Ghassani replaces Fede Cartabia because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Mohammad Jumaa replaces Thomas Lehne Olsen.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Mohammad Jumaa (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Omar Abdulrahman.
  • 66': Foul by Majed Hassan (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 66': Mirza Beknazarov (Ahal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Ahal. Tirkishov Shanazar replaces Amir Gurbani.
  • 67': Substitution, Ahal. Didar Durdyyew replaces Meylis Diniyev.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 69': Foul by Azizjon Ganiev (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 69': Tirkishov Shanazar (Ahal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Walid Abbas (Shabab Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Arzuvguly Sapargulyyev (Ahal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Didar Durdyyew.
  • 73': Penalty Ahal. Tirkishov Shanazar draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty conceded by Walid Abbas (Shabab Al Ahli) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Goal! Shabab Al Ahli 2, Ahal 1. Arslanmurat Amanov (Ahal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Azizjon Ganiev (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Majed Hassan.
  • 75': Corner, Shabab Al Ahli. Conceded by Arzuvguly Sapargulyyev.
  • 77': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Eid Khamis replaces Harib Abdalla Suhail.
  • 80': Foul by Eid Khamis (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 80': Resul Hojayev (Ahal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ybrayym Mammedow (Ahal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Abdelaziz Sanqour replaces Azizjon Ganiev.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Tirkishov Shanazar (Ahal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ata Geldiyew.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Ahal. Hoshgeldy Hojovov replaces Mirza Beknazarov.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Resul Hojayev (Ahal).
  • 90'+2': Omar Abdulrahman (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Bashimov Abdy (Ahal).
  • 90'+3': Yousef Jaber (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Shohrat Soyunov (Ahal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+5': Ybrayym Mammedow (Ahal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Ahal. Rasul Charyyev tries a through ball, but Ybrayym Mammedow is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Shabab Al Ahli 2, Ahal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Shabab Al Ahli 2, Ahal 1.

Statistics

AHA SAA
14 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
47.8 Possession 52.2
10 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
311 Accurate Passes 360
383 Passes 436
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.4
65 Long Balls 53
40 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 12
11 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
17 Interceptions 11
9 Effective Clearances 22
9 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 41

Line-Ups

SAA Shabab Al-Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
55 Majed Naser (GK)
5 Walid Abbas Yellow Card
21 Mohamed Jaber
20 Yousef Jaber
9 Abdulaziz Haikal Al-Balooshi
57 Yuri César
88 Majed Hassan
6 Azizjon G'aniyev
18 Thomas Lehne Olsen
34 Harib Abdalla
17 Fede Cartabia
Shabab Al-Ahli Substitutes:
Salmin Khamis, Omar Abdulrahman, Rashid Suhail, Ahmed Abdulla Jamil, Hassan Hamza, Yahya Al Ghassani, Eid Khamis, Mohammed Marzooq, Mohammed Juma, Abdulaziz Sanqour.

AHA Ahal (4-5-1)

No. Name
22 Rasul Charyyev (GK)
71 Ata Geldiyew
4 Shohrat Soyunov
3 Gurbanguly Ashirov
5 Bashimov Abdy
21 Resul Hojayev
8 Beknazarov Mirza
98 Dovran Hojamammedov Yellow Card
17 Amir Gurbani Yellow Card
7 Arslanmurat Amanov
14 Meylis Diniyev
Ahal Substitutes:
Hojamuhammedov Azatmuhammet, Tirkishov Shanazar, Elman Tagayev, Dayanch Meredov, Didar Durdyyew, Ovezmyradov Ovezmyrat, Ybrayym Mammedow, Arzuvguly Sapargulyyev, Hoshgeldy Hojovov, Dayanch Nuryyev.

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