Al-Zawraa vs Istiklol, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Two

Al-Zawraa

7': Hasan Abdulkareem
53': Ibrahim (P)

FT
2 - 1

Istiklol

64': Amirbek Dzhuraboev (P)

About

Al-Zawraa are hosting Istiklol at Al-Zawraa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Two.

Match Timeline

7': Hasan Abdulkareem (Al-Zawraa) Goal at 7'
34': Hussein Falah (Al-Zawraa) Yellow Card at 34'
53': Ibrahim (Al-Zawraa) Penalty - Scored at 53'
56': Masrur Gafurov (Istiklol) Substitution at 56'
56': Paul Komolafe (Istiklol) Substitution at 56'
59': Masrur Gafurov (Istiklol) Yellow Card at 59'
64': Amirbek Dzhuraboev (Istiklol) Penalty - Scored at 64'
67': Clarence Bitang (Al-Zawraa) Substitution at 67'
68': Clarence Bitang (Al-Zawraa) Yellow Card at 68'
78': Murad Mohammed Subeh (Al-Zawraa) Substitution at 78'
78': Reziq Bani Hani (Al-Zawraa) Substitution at 78'
79': Sajjad Mahdi (Al-Zawraa) Substitution at 79'
82': Tabrez Islomov (Istiklol) Substitution at 82'
85': Manuchehr Safarov (Istiklol) Yellow Card at 85'
87': Rustam Kamolov (Istiklol) Substitution at 87'
88': Maytham Jabbar (Al-Zawraa) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

IST		ZAW
8	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	1
45	Possession	55
9	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
2	Penalty Goals	2
1	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
0	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: Al-Zawraa Stadium
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Attendance: 11,700

AFC Champions League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hussein	4	+4	9
2	Sepahan	4	+2	7
3	Ahal	4	-6	1
4	Mohun Bagan Super Giant	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al-Zawraa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Jalal Hassan Hachim (GK)
3	Abdallah Nasib
8	Akam Rahman
11	Dhurgham Ismail
14	Kadhim Raad
19	Mohammed Qasim
6	Hussein Falah
16	Karrar Nabeel
49	Ibrahim
21	Nizar Al-Rashdan
10	Hasan Abdulkareem

Al-Zawraa Substitutes:

Maytham Jabbar, Reziq Bani Hani, Ali Sadeq, Sajjad Mohammed Fadhil, Hussein Lawend, Hayder Abdulkareem, Murad Mohammed Subeh, Rasool Fadhil, Sajjad Mahdi, Hussein Hasan, Clarence Bitang, Mahdi Al-Humaidan.

Istiklol (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Nikola Stosic (GK)
5	Sodiqjon Qurbonov
33	Joseph Okoro
4	Marlen Chobanov
11	Rahimov Muhammadjoni
55	Manuchehr Safarov
17	Ekhson Pandzhshanbe
6	Amirbek Dzhuraboev
77	Reza Dehghani
8	Siavash Haghnazari
9	Rustam Soirov

Istiklol Substitutes:

Muhriddin Hasanov, Shakhrom Sulaymanov, Rustam Kamolov, Paul Komolafe, Masrur Gafurov, Tabrez Islomov, Akhtam Nazarov, Rudolf Turkaj, Kirill Suslov.

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