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

· AFC Champions League Elite

15': Aleksandar Mitrovic
33': Aleksandar Mitrovic
74': Aleksandar Mitrovic

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Al Hilal are hosting Esteghlal at Kingdom Arena, King Fahd International Stadium, 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': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross.
4': Attempt blocked. Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
5': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC).
9': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC).
10': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki replaces Ramin Rezaeian because of an injury.
11': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Hassan Tambakti (Al-Hilal).
12': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
15': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Esteghlal FC 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari with a cross.
17': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal).
17': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by João Cancelo (Al-Hilal).
18': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
19': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt blocked. Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
22': João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Milad Zakipour.
25': Attempt saved. Hassan Tambakti (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
28': Attempt missed. Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammadhossein Eslami with a cross.
31': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
31': Attempt saved. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
32': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
32': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal).
33': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Esteghlal FC 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
36': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
36': Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Abolfazl Zamani.
38': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Malcom with a cross following a corner.
39': Attempt blocked. Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov.
39': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Nasser Al Dawsari.
40': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Milad Zakipour (Esteghlal FC).
42': Delay in match because of an injury Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Al-Hilal. João Cancelo is caught offside.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
45'+4': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC).
45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+7': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 2, Esteghlal FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 2, Esteghlal FC 0.
48': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
48': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Hand ball by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
49': Hand ball by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
50': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
51': Foul by Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC).
51': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
55': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC).
55': João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
58': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Neymar replaces Abdullah Al Hamddan.
58': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Nasser Al Dawsari.
63': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
63': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card.
66': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Saman Fallah.
66': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC).
66': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Arman Ramezani replaces Alireza Koushki because of an injury.
71': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
71': Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
72': Attempt saved. Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arman Ramezani with a headed pass.
74': Goal! Al-Hilal 3, Esteghlal FC 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
75': Foul by Neymar (Al-Hilal).
75': Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
75': Gaël Kakuta (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC).
76': Neymar (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Attempt saved. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
78': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
78': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
79': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Arman Ramezani is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Marcos Leonardo replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
79': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Moteb Al Harbi replaces Renan Lodi.
80': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
81': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Mohammadhossein Eslami.
81': Attempt missed. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross following a corner.
82': Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
84': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Zargham Saadavi replaces Abolfazl Zamani.
84': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Amirali Sadeghi replaces Gaël Kakuta.
85': Attempt blocked. Amirali Sadeghi (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milad Zakipour.
87': Attempt saved. Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammad Niknafs.
87': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
87': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Qahtani replaces Neymar because of an injury.
87': Attempt blocked. Zargham Saadavi (Esteghlal FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov with a cross.
88': Offside, Al-Hilal. Malcom is caught offside.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 3, Esteghlal FC 0.
0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 3, Esteghlal FC 0.

Statistics

EST		HIL
12	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	4
35.1	Possession	64.9
13	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
265	Accurate Passes	555
326	Passes	618
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	8
18	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.5
54	Long Balls	24
25	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	14
18	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	7
21	Effective Clearances	17
21	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Kingdom Arena
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 17,840

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

Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
37	Yassine Bounou (GK)
87	Hassan Al-Tambakti
3	Kalidou Koulibaly
6	Renan Lodi
20	João Cancelo
99	Abdullah Al-Hamdan
22	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
16	Nasser Al-Dawsari
9	Aleksandar Mitrovic
29	Salem Al-Dawsari
77	Malcom

Al Hilal Substitutes:

Khalid Al-Ghannam, Mohammed Al-Yami, Abdulilah Al Ghamdi, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Neymar, Hamad Al-Yami, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Marcos Leonardo, Mohamed Kanno, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Moteb Al-Harbi.

Esteghlal (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
18	Milad Zakipour
3	Saman Fallah
15	Abolfazl Zamani
10	Ramin Rezaeian
14	Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs
22	Didier N'Dong
77	Jaloliddin Masharipov
21	Gaël Kakuta
80	Mohammadhossein Eslami

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Arash Rezavand, Ali Kooshki, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Arman Ramezani, Zargham Saadavi, Amirhossein Nikpour, Gustavo Blanco, Amirali Sadeghi.

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