Esteghlal vs Al-Shorta, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Esteghlal
  • 4': Joel Kojo
FT
1 - 1
Al-Shorta
  • 49': Rewan Amin

About

Esteghlal are hosting Al-Shorta at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, 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.
  • 3': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Boubacar Moumouni.
  • 4': Goal! Esteghlal FC 1, Al Shorta 0. Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abolfazl Jalali with a cross.
  • 6': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Mohammad Azadi is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Ayoub Mouddne (Al Shorta).
  • 7': Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Mohammad Azadi (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Boubacar Moumouni (Al Shorta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ameer Sabah.
  • 13': Foul by Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC).
  • 13': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Foul by Mohanad Ali (Al Shorta).
  • 15': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Sajjad Jasim (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ayoub Mouddne.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Mohammad Azadi (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abolfazl Jalali with a cross.
  • 22': Offside, Al Shorta. Mohanad Ali is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hussein Ali.
  • 29': Fahd Youssef (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC).
  • 30': Foul by Hussein Ali (Al Shorta).
  • 30': Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Saleh Hardani.
  • 34': Delay in match (Al Shorta).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Hussein Ali (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Foul by Akam Hashim (Al Shorta).
  • 40': Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Offside, Al Shorta. Mahmoud Al Mawas is caught offside.
  • 45': Offside, Al Shorta. Hussein Ali is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Mohammad Azadi (Esteghlal FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Saleh Hardani following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Azadi following a fast break.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Akam Hashim.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Esteghlal FC 1, Al Shorta 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Esteghlal FC 1, Al Shorta 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Shorta. Rewan Amin replaces Sajjad Jasim.
  • 48': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
  • 49': Goal! Esteghlal FC 1, Al Shorta 1. Rewan Amin (Al Shorta) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mahmoud Al Mawas following a corner.
  • 51': Delay in match (Al Shorta).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Saleh Hardani is caught offside.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Hussein Ali (Al Shorta).
  • 58': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki replaces Mohammad Azadi.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Offside, Al Shorta. Mohanad Ali is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
  • 60': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Hand ball by Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 62': Offside, Al Shorta. Mohanad Ali is caught offside.
  • 62': Akam Hashim (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Saleh Hardani with a cross.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Ayoub Mouddne (Al Shorta).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Ramin Rezaeian is caught offside.
  • 69': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Armin Sohrabian replaces Iman Salimi.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Didier Ndong with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Mohanad Ali (Al Shorta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Substitution, Al Shorta. Bassam Shakir replaces Boubacar Moumouni.
  • 74': Fahd Youssef (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
  • 78': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Ahmed Yahia.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 79': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
  • 79': Mohammad Kareem (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Ahmed Yahia.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 83': Offside, Al Shorta. Bassam Shakir is caught offside.
  • 84': Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
  • 86': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC).
  • 87': Substitution, Al Shorta. Mohammed Dawood replaces Hussein Ali.
  • 87': Substitution, Al Shorta. Lucas replaces Mahmoud Al Mawas.
  • 87': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Masoud Juma replaces Mehran Ahmadi.
  • 88': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
  • 89': Hand ball by Masoud Juma (Esteghlal FC).
  • 90': Foul by Mohammed Dawood (Al Shorta).
  • 90': Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mohammed Dawood (Al Shorta).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Akam Hashim.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Masoud Juma is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mohammed Dawood (Al Shorta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohanad Ali with a headed pass.
  • 90'+9': Offside, Al Shorta. Mohammed Dawood is caught offside.
  • 90'+10': Akam Hashim (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC).
  • 90'+11': Fahd Youssef (Al Shorta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+11': Substitution, Al Shorta. Abdulrazzaq Qasim replaces Fahd Youssef.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Esteghlal FC 1, Al Shorta 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Esteghlal FC 1, Al Shorta 1.

Statistics

SHO EST
7 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
50.6 Possession 49.4
8 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
317 Accurate Passes 303
395 Passes 385
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 9
19 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 64
23 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 6
28 Effective Clearances 24
28 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 54,873

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 8 +11 22
2 Al Ahli 8 +12 17
3 Traktor Sazi FC 8 +8 17
4 Al Ittihad 8 +13 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

EST Esteghlal (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Hossein Hosseini (GK)
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi
6 Iman Salimi
27 Saleh Hardani
33 Abolfazl Jalali
10 Ramin Rezaeian
88 Arash Rezavand
22 Didier N'Dong
87 Mehran Ahmadi
11 Joel Kojo
9 Mohammadreza Azadi
Esteghlal Substitutes:
Armin Sohrabian, Hesam Eskandari, Mojtaba Hasheminasab, Zargham Saadavi, Raphael Silva, Mohammad Moradmand, Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs, Masoud Juma, Amirhossein Nikpour, Ali Kooshki, Amirali Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi.

SHO Al-Shorta (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
22 Mohammad Kareem Abed Al Hachami (GK)
8 Akam Hashim Rahman
23 Ayoub Mouddne
14 Abdoul Madjid Moumouni
15 Ahmed Yahia
27 Ameer Sabah
30 Fahad Youssef Yellow Card
6 Sajjad Jasim
7 Mahmoud Al-Mawas
9 Hussein Ali Al-Saedi
18 Mohannad Ali Kadhim
Al-Shorta Substitutes:
Lucas, Abdulrazzaq Qasim, Ahmed Basil Al-Fadhli, Rewan Amin, Charles Banga, Faisal Jassim, Bassam Shakir, Ahmad Farhan, Hasan Raed, Mohammed Dawood, Ahmad Zirwa, Munaf Younis Hashim.

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