Al Gharafa vs Traktor Sazi FC, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa
    FT
    0 - 2
    Traktor Sazi FC
    • 61': Mehdi Hashemnejad
    • 81': Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh

    About

    Al Gharafa are hosting Traktor Sazi FC at Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Ar-Rayyan, 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.
    • 3': Corner, Tractor. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Sedlar (Tractor) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tibor Halilovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Amro Surag (Al Gharafa).
    • 5': Mohammad Naderi (Tractor) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Tractor. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Regi Lushkja.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Amro Surag (Al Gharafa).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Offside, Tractor. Domagoj Drozdek is caught offside.
    • 20': Offside, Tractor. Mehdi Hashemnejad is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Mathias Normann (Al Gharafa).
    • 21': Regi Lushkja (Tractor) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Foul by Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa).
    • 23': Mehdi Hashemnejad (Tractor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Tibor Halilovic (Tractor) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). Assisted by Odiljon Hamrobekov.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Foul by Aleksandar Sedlar (Tractor).
    • 29': Joselu (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Aleksandar Sedlar (Tractor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor).
    • 31': Corner, Tractor. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
    • 36': Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor).
    • 40': Offside, Al Gharafa. Mathias Normann is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Regi Lushkja (Tractor) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Drozdek.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Regi Lushkja (Tractor) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Al Gharafa 0, Tractor 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Al Gharafa 0, Tractor 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Aron Gunnarsson replaces Mathias Normann.
    • 46': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor).
    • 46': Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Danial Esmaeilifar.
    • 49': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa).
    • 49': Mohammad Naderi (Tractor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Tractor. Mehdi Hashemnejad is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Regi Lushkja (Tractor).
    • 51': Jang Hyun-Soo (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Regi Lushkja (Tractor) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 53': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Shoja Khalilzadeh.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor). Assisted by Amro Surag with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor). Assisted by Ferjani Sassi.
    • 57': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Alireza Beiranvand.
    • 60': Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa).
    • 60': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Regi Lushkja (Tractor) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Drozdek.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Regi Lushkja (Tractor) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). Assisted by Danial Esmaeilifar.
    • 61': Goal! Al Gharafa 0, Tractor 1. Mehdi Hashemnejad (Tractor) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 65': Foul by Mohammad Naderi (Tractor).
    • 65': Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor). Assisted by Ferjani Sassi.
    • 66': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Alireza Beiranvand.
    • 67': Joselu (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 67': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Rabeh Boussafi replaces Álvaro Djaló.
    • 68': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Jamal Hamed replaces Fabricio Díaz.
    • 69': Substitution, Tractor. Masoud Zayer Kazemayni replaces Regi Lushkja.
    • 69': Substitution, Tractor. Mehdi Hosseini replaces Tibor Halilovic.
    • 70': Foul by Masoud Zayer Kazemayni (Tractor).
    • 70': Jang Hyun-Soo (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
    • 73': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Saif Eldeen Fadlalla replaces Rayyan Ahmed.
    • 74': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Odiljon Hamrobekov (Tractor).
    • 74': Odiljon Hamrobekov (Tractor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Masoud Zayer Kazemayni following a fast break.
    • 76': Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Mehdi Hosseini (Tractor).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saif Eldeen Fadlalla.
    • 76': Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 76': Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Mehdi Hashemnejad (Tractor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Amro Surag (Al Gharafa).
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Amro Surag (Al Gharafa).
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Mehdi Hashemnejad (Tractor).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Danial Esmaeilifar (Tractor) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Hashemnejad.
    • 80': Corner, Tractor. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Domagoj Drozdek (Tractor) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 81': Goal! Al Gharafa 0, Tractor 2. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Masoud Zayer Kazemayni.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Mohammad Naderi (Tractor) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Hashemnejad.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Masoud Zayer Kazemayni (Tractor) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh following a fast break.
    • 83': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Yousef Al Khlif replaces Florinel Coman.
    • 85': Corner, Tractor. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
    • 86': Substitution, Tractor. Farshad Faraji replaces Aleksandar Sedlar.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joselu.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rabeh Boussafi with a cross.
    • 89': Amro Surag (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Mehdi Hashemnejad (Tractor).
    • 90': Substitution, Tractor. Tomislav Strkalj replaces Mehdi Hashemnejad.
    • 90': Domagoj Drozdek (Tractor) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Substitution, Tractor. Mehrdad Mohammadi replaces Domagoj Drozdek.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Danial Esmaeilifar (Tractor) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yousef Al Khlif following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Gharafa 0, Tractor 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Al Gharafa 0, Tractor 2.

    Statistics

    TSA GHAhttps://a.espncdn.com/guid/a0ee48aa-0d67-c802-ac49-7492db10d894/logos/default.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    9 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 2
    58.7 Possession 41.3
    18 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    475 Accurate Passes 304
    547 Passes 369
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    9 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 64
    33 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 15
    19 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 11
    25 Effective Clearances 26
    25 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
    Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
    Attendance: 1,003

    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

    GHA Al Gharafa (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Khalifa Abu Baker (GK)
    42 Seydou Sano Yellow Card
    20 Jang Hyun-Soo
    26 Rayyan Al Ali
    11 Amro Abdelfatah
    29 Fabricio Díaz
    12 Mathias Normann
    13 Ferjani Sassi
    7 Florinel Coman
    14 Álvaro Djaló
    9 Joselu Yellow Card
    Al Gharafa Substitutes:
    Saifeldeen Fadlalla, Amjed Nasar Mohamed, Jamil Friarkh, Mostafa Qadeera, Yousef Moussa Al-Khlif, Dame Traoré, Rabeh Boussafi, Andri Syahputra, Jamal Hamed, Mahmood Gamal, Aron Gunnarsson, Hamad Kahiout.

    TSA Traktor Sazi FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
    3 Shoja Khalilzadeh Yellow Card
    4 Aleksander Sedlar Yellow Card
    22 Mohammad Naderi
    11 Daniel Esmaeilifar
    31 Regi Lushkja
    7 Tibor Halilovic
    21 Odiljon Xamrobekov Yellow Card
    99 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
    25 Domagoj Drozdek Yellow Card
    20 Mehdi Hashemnejad
    Traktor Sazi FC Substitutes:
    Saeid Karimazar, Tomislav Strkalj, Seyed Mehdi Hosseini, Mehrdad Mohammadi, Mehdi Shiri, Masoud Zayer Kazemayni, Milad Kor, Erfan Darvish Aali, Marko Johansson, Adib Zarei, Farshad Faraji, Amirali Khorrami.

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