Al Wasl vs Esteghlal, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Two

Al Wasl

7': Fábio Lima
12': Nicolás Gimenez
41': Pedro Malheiro
57': Fábio Lima (P)
71': Renato Júnior
84': Soufiane Bouftini
90'+1': Renato Júnior

FT
7 - 1

Esteghlal

45': Roozbeh Cheshmi

About

Al Wasl are hosting Esteghlal at Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Two.

Match Timeline

7': Fábio Lima (Al Wasl) Goal at 7'
12': Nicolás Gimenez (Al Wasl) Goal at 12'
36': Renato Júnior (Al Wasl) Substitution at 36'
41': Pedro Malheiro (Al Wasl) Goal at 41'
45': Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal) Goal at 45'
45': Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal) Substitution at 45'
45': Duckens Nazon (Esteghlal) Substitution at 45'
56': Duckens Nazon (Esteghlal) Yellow Card at 56'
57': Fábio Lima (Al Wasl) Penalty - Scored at 57'
60': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal) Substitution at 60'
62': Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal) Substitution at 62'
64': Adama Diallo (Al Wasl) Substitution at 64'
64': Abdelrahman Saleh (Al Wasl) Substitution at 64'
71': Renato Júnior (Al Wasl) Goal at 71'
73': Moussa Djenepo (Esteghlal) Substitution at 73'
74': Siaka Sidibe (Al Wasl) Substitution at 74'
74': Tahnoon Al Zaabi (Al Wasl) Substitution at 74'
84': Abolfazl Zamani (Esteghlal) Yellow Card at 84'
84': Soufiane Bouftini (Al Wasl) Goal at 84'
90'+1': Renato Júnior (Al Wasl) Goal at 91'

Statistics

EST		WAS
8	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
38.5	Possession	61.5
11	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Two

Venue: Zabeel Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 3,912

Line-Ups

Al Wasl (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Khalid Al Senaani (GK)
34	Adryelson
4	Soufiane Bouftini
13	Renato Tapia
16	Hugo
79	Pedro Malheiro
31	Nicolás Gimenez
10	Fábio Lima
7	Ali Saleh Amro
19	Serginho
11	Saldanha

Al Wasl Substitutes:

Rodrigo, Mohamed Ali, Adama Diallo, Yousif Ali Al-Mheiri, Suhail Al Mutuwa, Siaka Sidibe, Renato Júnior, Brahian Palacios, Abdelrahman Saleh, Malek Janeer, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Gabriel Vareta.

Esteghlal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Adán (GK)
3	Armin Sohrabian
23	Aref Aghasi
27	Hossein Goudarzi
10	Ramin Rezaeian
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
22	Didier N'Dong
20	Ali Kooshki
17	Munir El Haddadi
11	Saeid Saharkhizan
70	Jasir Asani

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Saman Fallah, Abolfazl Jalali, Duckens Nazon, Habib Far Abbasi, Abolfazl Zamani, Moussa Djenepo, Mohammadreza Azadi, Mohammadhossein Eslami, Seyed Aria Hosseinifar, Saleh Hardani, Amir Razzaghinia, Esmaeil Gholizadeh.

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