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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Sadd
  • 75': Rafa Mújica
  • 90'+5': Tarek Salman
  • 90'+11': Rafa Mújica
  • 90'+13': Rafa Mújica
FT
4 - 2
Shabab Al-Ahli
  • 47': Fede Cartabia
  • 70': Yahya Al Ghassani (P)

About

Al Sadd are hosting Shabab Al-Ahli at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar, 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.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Substitution, Al Sadd. Tarek Salman replaces Ahmed Suhail because of an injury.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri César.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Giovani (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Mateusão (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Bogdan Planic (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Yuri César (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Guilherme Bala.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
  • 17': Bogdan Planic (Shabab Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Federico Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 20': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Kauan Santos.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Federico Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breno Cascardo.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Mateusão (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kauan Santos.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kauan Santos following a fast break.
  • 29': Delay in match (Al Sadd).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Bogdan Planic.
  • 32': Federico Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Yuri César (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pau Prim.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Giovani (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Pau Prim (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Yuri César (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guilherme Bala.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Shabab Al Ahli. Mateusão is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Mateusão (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Guilherme Bala.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 45'+3': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al Sadd 0, Shabab Al Ahli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Sadd 0, Shabab Al Ahli 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Nemanja Maksimovic replaces Gastón Álvarez Suárez.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pau Prim.
  • 47': Goal! Al Sadd 0, Shabab Al Ahli 1. Federico Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mersad Seifi with a cross.
  • 48': Foul by Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 48': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Mersad Seifi (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Mateusão (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Yuri César.
  • 54': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
  • 54': Mersad Seifi (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Yuri César (Shabab Al Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 55': Corner, Shabab Al Ahli. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 59': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Breno Cascardo.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Pau Prim (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 61': Federico Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Agustín Soría (Al Sadd).
  • 61': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Yahya Al Ghassani replaces Yuri César.
  • 62': Offside, Shabab Al Ahli. Yahya Al Ghassani is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Agustín Soría following a fast break.
  • 66': Penalty Shabab Al Ahli. Federico Cartabia draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Penalty conceded by Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': VAR Decision: Penalty Shabab Al Ahli.
  • 67': Hamad Al Meqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Goal! Al Sadd 0, Shabab Al Ahli 2. Yahya Al Ghassani (Shabab Al Ahli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Al Sadd. Rafa Mújica replaces Pau Prim.
  • 72': Delay in match (Al Sadd).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Mersad Seifi (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Hamad Al Meqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli). Assisted by Tarek Salman with a cross.
  • 75': Goal! Al Sadd 1, Shabab Al Ahli 2. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross.
  • 75': Nemanja Maksimovic (Shabab Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Kauan Santos (Shabab Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Igor Gomes replaces Mersad Seifi because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Saeid Ezatolahi replaces Breno Cascardo.
  • 78': Federico Cartabia (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hamad Al Meqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli). Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 81': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 81': Substitution, Al Sadd. Hashim Ali replaces Giovani.
  • 82': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Mateus Henrique replaces Federico Cartabia.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Agustín Soría (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  • 86': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Mateus Henrique.
  • 87': Offside, Al Sadd. Pedro Miguel is caught offside.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Hamad Al Meqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Hamad Al Meqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Igor Gomes.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Hamad Al Meqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 90'+5': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Hamad Al Meqbaali.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Claudinho following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Al Sadd 2, Shabab Al Ahli 2. Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino following a corner.
  • 90'+11': Goal! Al Sadd 3, Shabab Al Ahli 2. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+11': Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+13': Goal! Al Sadd 4, Shabab Al Ahli 2. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Al Sadd 4, Shabab Al Ahli 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Sadd 4, Shabab Al Ahli 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
42.8 Possession 57.2
12 SHOTS 20
5 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 415
380 Passes 486
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
5 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 54
27 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 7
33 Effective Clearances 7
33 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 4,937

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 6 +10 18
2 Traktor Sazi FC 6 +8 14
3 Al Ahli 6 +11 13
4 Al-Wahda 6 +5 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAD Al Sadd (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
37 Ahmed Suhail
16 Boualem Khoukhi
6 Paulo Otávio
2 Ró-Ró Yellow Card
33 Claudinho
80 Agustín Soría
26 Pau Prim
9 Roberto Firmino
7 Akram Afif
21 Giovani
Al Sadd Substitutes:
Rafa Mújica, Ahmad Al Mughanni, Karim Haider Dib, Yousef Balideh, Abdulrahman Al-Ameen, Mohammed Waad, Ali Asad, Abdulla Badr Alyazidi, Tarek Salman, Hashim Ali, Moustafa Tarek.

SAA Shabab Al-Ahli (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
22 Hamad Al Meqebaali (GK) Yellow Card
13 Renan
4 Bogdan Planic Yellow Card
23 Mersad Seifi
31 Kauan Santos Yellow Card
80 Breno Cascardo
8 Gastón Álvarez
77 Guilherme Bala
10 Fede Cartabia
19 Mateus Lima
57 Yuri César
Shabab Al-Ahli Substitutes:
Yahya Al Ghassani, Damián García, Sultan Adil Alamiri, Hassan Hamza, Munas Dabbur, Thiago Scarpino, Mateus Henrique, Adyson, Mohammad Juma, Saeid Ezatolahi, Nemanja Maksimovic, Igor Gomes.

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