Al-Shorta vs Al Sadd, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Shorta
  • 28': Dominique Mendy
FT
1 - 1
Al Sadd
  • 62': Hassan Al-Haydos

About

Al-Shorta are hosting Al Sadd at Al-Zawraa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq, 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': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Foul by Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta).
  • 7': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Abdulrazzaq Qasim (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
  • 12': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
  • 12': Foul by Moisés Lucas (Al Shorta).
  • 12': Mostafa Meshaal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Abdulrazzaq Qasim.
  • 17': Foul by Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta).
  • 17': Romain Saïss (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd).
  • 19': Moisés Lucas (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta).
  • 23': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hassan Al Haydos.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hussein Ali.
  • 26': Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Romain Saïss (Al Sadd).
  • 28': Goal! Al Shorta 1, Al Sadd 0. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Delay in match (Al Shorta).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Abdulrazzaq Qasim (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd).
  • 36': Foul by Hussein Ali (Al Shorta).
  • 36': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
  • 43': Foul by Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 43': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Agustín Soría with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Bassam Shakir.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Al Sadd. Akram Afif is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al Shorta 1, Al Sadd 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Shorta 1, Al Sadd 0.
  • 46': Foul by Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta).
  • 46': Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd).
  • 48': Foul by Ahmed Farhan (Al Shorta).
  • 48': Mostafa Meshaal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Ahmed Farhan (Al Shorta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Ameer Sabah (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
  • 51': Abdulrazzaq Qasim (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Agustín Soría (Al Sadd).
  • 52': Offside, Al Shorta. Leonel Ateba is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Hassan Al Haydos.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulrazzaq Qasim.
  • 57': Offside, Al Shorta. Leonel Ateba is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Al Shorta. Mahmoud Al Mawas replaces Leonel Ateba.
  • 58': Substitution, Al Shorta. Rewan Amin replaces Ahmed Farhan.
  • 58': Substitution, Al Shorta. Mustafa Sadoun replaces Ameer Sabah.
  • 60': Bassam Shakir (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Romain Saïss (Al Sadd).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Saïss.
  • 61': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Munaf Younus.
  • 62': Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Goal! Al Shorta 1, Al Sadd 1. Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa Mújica following a corner.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Al Sadd. Tarek Salman replaces Pedro Miguel because of an injury.
  • 66': Foul by Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 66': Mostafa Meshaal (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
  • 69': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 72': Substitution, Al Sadd. Mohammed Waad replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
  • 72': Substitution, Al Sadd. Giovani replaces Mostafa Meshaal.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Moisés Lucas.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Delay in match (Al Shorta).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 80': Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd).
  • 80': Moisés Lucas (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Abdulrazzaq Qasim (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominique Mendy.
  • 82': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Giovani (Al Sadd).
  • 83': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Foul by Romain Saïss (Al Sadd).
  • 85': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Al Mawas (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Substitution, Al Shorta. Shareef Abdul Kadhim replaces Bassam Shakir.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Al Sadd. Youcef Atal replaces Rafa Mújica.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Giovani (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Al Shorta. Salem Ahmed replaces Abdulrazzaq Qasim.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Shareef Abdul Kadhim (Al Shorta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salem Ahmed with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Agustín Soría.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Salem Ahmed (Al Shorta).
  • 90'+5': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Al Shorta 1, Al Sadd 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Shorta 1, Al Sadd 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 0
41.4 Possession 58.6
7 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
260 Accurate Passes 405
331 Passes 463
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.0
63 Long Balls 47
28 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 3
18 Tackles 4
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 19
24 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al-Zawraa Stadium
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Attendance: 16,117

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Full Table

Line-Ups

SHO Al-Shorta (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ahmed Basil Al-Fadhli (GK)
4 Munaf Younis Hashim
3 Moises Lucas
15 Ahmed Al-Hajjaj
27 Ameer Sabah
9 Hussein Ali Al-Saedi
25 Abdulrazzaq Qasim
8 Dominique Mendy
10 Leonel Ateba
17 Ahmad Farhan Yellow Card
11 Bassam Shakir
Al-Shorta Substitutes:
Abdulkhaleq Mohammad, Mohammed Dawood, Rewan Amin, Mehdi Ashabi, Hussein Jabbar, Mohammad Kareem Abed Al Hachami, Mahmoud Al-Mawas, Hasan Ahmed, Shareef Abdulkadhim, Atheer Salih, Salem Ahmed, Mustafa Saadoon.

SAD Al Sadd (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
29 Romain Saïss
2 Ró-Ró
4 Mohamed Camara
10 Hassan Al-Haydos
14 Moustafa Tarek Mashal
6 Paulo Otávio
80 Agustín Soría
19 Rafa Mújica
7 Akram Afif
Al Sadd Substitutes:
Pau Prim, Mohammed Waad, Tarek Salman, Youcef Atal, Abdulrahman Al-Ameen, Yousef Balideh, Saad Al-Sheeb, Yamaan Jarrar, Abdulla Badr Alyazidi, Ali Yousif Hashim, Ahmed Suhail, Giovani.

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