Al Gharafa vs Foolad, 2022 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa
  • Red Card 90'+7': Almahdi Ali Mukhtar
  • Red Card 90'+11': Gabriel
FT
0 - 1
Foolad
  • 15': Chimba

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Al Gharafa are hosting Foolad at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC).
  • 2': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Ayanda Patosi (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chimba.
  • 3': Offside, Al Gharafa. Mehdi Tahrat tries a through ball, but Ahmed Alaaeldin is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Andri Syahputra (Al Gharafa).
  • 4': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Amro Surag (Al Gharafa).
  • 5': Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Ayanda Patosi (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Foul by Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa).
  • 9': Mehdi Shiri (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Offside, Foolad FC. Sina Shahabbasi tries a through ball, but Sasan Ansari is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Almahdi Ali.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 15': Goal! Al Gharafa 0, Foolad FC 1. Chimba (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayanda Patosi.
  • 16': Andri Syahputra (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC).
  • 17': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Amro Surag.
  • 18': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 23': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa).
  • 23': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC).
  • 26': Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Foul by Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa).
  • 27': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amro Surag with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Amro Surag (Al Gharafa).
  • 29': Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC).
  • 30': Tameem Al Muhaza (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Sina Shahabbasi (Foolad FC).
  • 31': Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Chimba (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Tameem Al Muhaza (Al Gharafa).
  • 33': Tameem Al Muhaza (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Almahdi Ali (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Ayanda Patosi (Foolad FC).
  • 35': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
  • 37': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC).
  • 37': Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Shiri with a cross.
  • 43': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Ahmed Alaaeldin because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ganehi.
  • 45': Offside, Al Gharafa. Gabriel Pires tries a through ball, but Amro Surag is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Al Gharafa 0, Foolad FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Gharafa 0, Foolad FC 1.
  • 47': Hand ball by Arash Rezavand (Foolad FC).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Foul by Amro Surag (Al Gharafa).
  • 48': Mohammadreza Abbasi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Offside, Al Gharafa. Mehdi Tahrat tries a through ball, but Ahmed Al Ganehi is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC).
  • 51': Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Hanni.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Homam Ahmed with a cross.
  • 53': Aref Aghasi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa).
  • 55': Foul by Chimba (Foolad FC).
  • 55': Tameem Al Muhaza (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Offside, Foolad FC. Moussa Coulibaly tries a through ball, but Sasan Ansari is caught offside.
  • 57': Offside, Foolad FC. Arash Rezavand tries a through ball, but Chimba is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC).
  • 59': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Substitution, Foolad FC. Sina Moridi replaces Arash Rezavand.
  • 64': Substitution, Foolad FC. Alireza Kooshki replaces Mohammadreza Abbasi because of an injury.
  • 65': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Sina Shahabbasi (Foolad FC).
  • 66': Substitution, Foolad FC. Mohammad Reza Khalatbari replaces Ayanda Patosi.
  • 67': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC).
  • 67': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Andri Syahputra (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Foul by Andri Syahputra (Al Gharafa).
  • 68': Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Foolad FC. Mehdi Shiri tries a through ball, but Chimba is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa).
  • 71': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Chimba (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Al Gharafa).
  • 73': Corner, Foolad FC. Conceded by Tameem Al Muhaza.
  • 73': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Foolad FC).
  • 75': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Mohammad Abshak.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Moayed Hassan replaces Andri Syahputra.
  • 77': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Nasser Al Ahrak replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 77': Foul by Nasser Al Ahrak (Al Gharafa).
  • 77': Mohammad Abshak (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Foolad FC. Mojtaba Najarian replaces Moussa Coulibaly because of an injury.
  • 80': Aref Aghasi (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Sina Moridi (Foolad FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alireza Kooshki.
  • 86': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Mohammad Reza Khalatbari.
  • 86': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Mostafa Qadeera replaces Tameem Al Muhaza.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Hanni.
  • 87': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Sina Shahabbasi.
  • 88': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Sasan Ansari.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Tahrat (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Homam Ahmed with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofiane Hanni with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Sofiane Hanni (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amro Surag.
  • 90'+2': Alireza Kooshki (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mostafa Qadeera (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+2': Mostafa Qadeera (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Foolad FC. Chimba tries a through ball, but Alireza Kooshki is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Mojtaba Najarian (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+5': Sasan Ansari (Foolad FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Al Gharafa. Moayed Hassan tries a through ball, but Sofiane Hanni is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Foolad FC).
  • 90'+6': Homam Ahmed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Almahdi Ali (Al Gharafa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+9': Mehdi Shiri (Foolad FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Sina Moridi (Foolad FC).
  • 90'+10': Mehdi Tahrat (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Sina Moridi (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+10': Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Foolad FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Al Gharafa 0, Foolad FC 1.
  • 90'+11': Gabriel Pires (Al Gharafa) is shown the red card.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Gharafa 0, Foolad FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Gharafa 0, Foolad FC 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 17
6 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 2
5 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
50.5 Possession 49.5
7 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 305
385 Passes 374
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 68
37 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 14
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 5
13 Effective Clearances 6
13 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 55

Line-Ups

GHA Al Gharafa (5-3-2)

No. Name
21 Yousof Hassan (GK)
5 Almahdi Ali Mukhtar Red Card
91 Mehdi Jeannin
3 Tameem Al Muhaza Yellow Card
24 Homam Ahmed Yellow Card
8 Amro Abdelfatah
66 Saeid Ezatolahi
14 Andri Syahputra
10 Gabriel Yellow Card
13 Ahmed Alaaeldin Yellow Card
94 Sofiane Hanni
Al Gharafa Substitutes:
Moayad Hassan Fedaily, Nasser Al Enazi, Qasem Burhan, Ahmed Al Khanagi, Saifeldeen Fadlalla, Ahmed Al-Ganehi, Saeed El Hadj, Jassim Al Zarra, Mostafa Qadeera, Nasser Abdulsalam Alahrak.

FOO Foolad (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Shahab Gordan (GK)
33 Aref Aghasi
5 Moussa Coulibaly
6 Sina Shahabbasi
2 Mehdi Shiri
10 Ayanda Patosi
13 Mohammad Abshak
88 Arash Rezavand Yellow Card
29 Chimba
7 Mohammadreza Abbasi Yellow Card
3 Sasan Ansari
Foolad Substitutes:
Ehsan Moradiyan, Ayoub Vali, Mojtaba Najarian, Sina Moridi, Seyedmehran Mousavi, Mohammadreza Khaltbari, Ali Kooshki, Sasan Hosseini, Ahmad Jalali, Ahmad Abdollahzadeh.

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