Al Ittihad vs Sharjah, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Ittihad
  • 8': Steven Bergwijn
  • 66': Karim Benzema
  • 90'+4': Roger Fernandes
FT
3 - 0
Sharjah

    About

    Al Ittihad are hosting Sharjah at King Abdullah Sports 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.
    • 2': Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Fabinho.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Majid Surour (Sharjah) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 8': Goal! Al Ittihad 1, Sharjah 0. Steven Bergwijn (Al Ittihad) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Muhannad Al Shanqiti with a cross.
    • 11': Offside, Sharjah. Caio Lucas is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Ousmane Camara (Sharjah).
    • 13': Mario Mitaj (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
    • 14': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad).
    • 14': Majid Surour (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Sharjah. Caio Lucas is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Ousmane Camara (Sharjah).
    • 22': Mario Mitaj (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Majid Surour (Sharjah).
    • 24': Steven Bergwijn (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Delay in match (Al Ittihad).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross.
    • 28': Foul by Muhannad Al Shanqiti (Al Ittihad).
    • 28': Guilherme Biro (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Al Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mahamadou Doumbia with a through ball.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Muhannad Al Shanqiti with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Jan-Carlo Simic (Al Ittihad).
    • 33': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Jan-Carlo Simic (Al Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Offside, Sharjah. Majid Rashid is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Ousmane Camara (Sharjah).
    • 35': Mario Mitaj (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Al Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Corner, Al Ittihad. Conceded by Cho Yu-Min.
    • 40': Corner, Al Ittihad. Conceded by David Petrovic.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Muhannad Al Shanqiti (Al Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 43': Foul by Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad).
    • 43': Guilherme Biro (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Caio Lucas (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Al Ittihad).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Al Ittihad 1, Sharjah 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Al Ittihad 1, Sharjah 0.
    • 47': Foul by David Petrovic (Sharjah).
    • 47': Moussa Diaby (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': VAR Decision: No Penalty Al Ittihad.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Al Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
    • 50': Foul by Steven Bergwijn (Al Ittihad).
    • 50': Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Steven Bergwijn (Al Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Ousmane Camara (Sharjah) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Predrag Rajkovic (Al Ittihad). Assisted by Majid Surour.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Guilherme Biro (Sharjah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Predrag Rajkovic (Al Ittihad).
    • 53': Foul by Luanzinho (Sharjah).
    • 53': Muhannad Al Shanqiti (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Luanzinho (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Khaled Ebraheim (Sharjah).
    • 57': Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Substitution, Sharjah. Igor Coronado replaces Luanzinho.
    • 59': Substitution, Sharjah. Adel Taarabt replaces Majid Rashid.
    • 60': Delay in match (Al Ittihad).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Foul by Caio Lucas (Sharjah).
    • 63': N'Golo Kanté (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Sharjah).
    • 63': Muhannad Al Shanqiti (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Foul by Cho Yu-Min (Sharjah).
    • 64': Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Cho Yu-Min (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 66': Goal! Al Ittihad 2, Sharjah 0. Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
    • 71': Foul by Mahamadou Doumbia (Al Ittihad).
    • 71': Igor Coronado (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': VAR Decision: No Penalty Sharjah.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Igor Coronado (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Caio Lucas.
    • 75': Substitution, Sharjah. Rey Manaj replaces Caio Lucas.
    • 75': Substitution, Sharjah. Firas Ben Arbi replaces Khaled Ebraheim.
    • 77': Foul by Ousmane Camara (Sharjah).
    • 77': Mario Mitaj (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Predrag Rajkovic (Al Ittihad). Assisted by Maro Katinic.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Mahamadou Doumbia (Al Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
    • 82': Substitution, Al Ittihad. Faisal Al Ghamdi replaces Houssem Aouar.
    • 82': Substitution, Al Ittihad. Roger Fernandes replaces Steven Bergwijn.
    • 82': Substitution, Al Ittihad. Ahmed Al Julaydan replaces Muhannad Al Shanqiti.
    • 83': Handball by Jan-Carlo Simic (Al Ittihad).
    • 83': Attempt missed. Guilherme Biro (Sharjah) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
    • 84': Offside, Sharjah. Rey Manaj is caught offside.
    • 85': Foul by Rey Manaj (Sharjah).
    • 85': Mahamadou Doumbia (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Sharjah. Feta Fetai replaces Majid Surour.
    • 86': Foul by Guilherme Biro (Sharjah).
    • 86': Roger Fernandes (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Substitution, Al Ittihad. Awad Al Nashri replaces Mahamadou Doumbia.
    • 87': Offside, Al Ittihad. Karim Benzema is caught offside.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Sharjah) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
    • 90': Substitution, Al Ittihad. Ahmed Al Ghamdi replaces Moussa Diaby.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Al Ittihad).
    • 90'+1': Igor Coronado (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Al Ittihad 3, Sharjah 0. Roger Fernandes (Al Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
    • 90'+5': Cho Yu-Min (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ahmed Al Julaydan (Al Ittihad).
    • 90'+6': Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Firas Ben Arbi (Sharjah).
    • 90'+7': Foul by Awad Al Nashri (Al Ittihad).
    • 90'+7': Igor Coronado (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Al Ittihad 3, Sharjah 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Al Ittihad 3, Sharjah 0.

    Statistics

    SHA ITThttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/2276.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    14 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 3
    32.4 Possession 67.6
    7 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    237 Accurate Passes 568
    309 Passes 647
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    6 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    49 Long Balls 36
    21 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    16 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 12
    19 Effective Clearances 14
    19 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: King Abdullah Sports City
    Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 20,541

    Line-Ups

    ITT Al Ittihad (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
    8 Fabinho
    4 Jan-Carlo Simic Yellow Card
    12 Mario Mitaj
    13 Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
    10 Houssem Aouar
    17 Mahamadou Doumbia
    7 N'Golo Kanté
    9 Karim Benzema
    34 Steven Bergwijn
    19 Moussa Diaby
    Al Ittihad Substitutes:
    Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Awad Al Nashri, Hamed Alghamdi, Abdulaziz Al-Bishi, Hassan Mahbub, Ahmed Al-Julaydan, Saad Al Mosa, Hamed Al-Shanqiti, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Roger Fernandes, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdulrahman Al-Obud.

    SHA Sharjah (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    40 Adel Al-Hosani (GK)
    20 Cho Yu-Min Yellow Card
    44 David Petrovic
    5 Maro Katinic
    27 Biro
    19 Khaled Ebraheim
    24 Majid Rashid
    6 Majid Surour Salim
    11 Luan Pereira Yellow Card
    30 Ousmane Camara
    7 Caio
    Sharjah Substitutes:
    Mohamed Ben Larbi, Shahin Abdulrahman, Feta Fetai, Darwish Bin Habib, Saúl Guarirapa, Alhusain Saleh Eisa Ali, Rey Manaj, Igor Coronado, Abdullah Ghanem, Majed Hassan, Gerónimo Poblete, Adel Taarabt.

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