Esteghlal vs Al Ahli

AFC Champions League - Group Stage 15 Apr 2021, 20:15
Esteghlal
Esteghlal
5–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Al Ahli
Al Ahli
🏟 King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah) 👤 Ahmed Faisal Al Ali Round 1

Match report

Esteghlal cruised past Al Ahli 5-2 in the AFC Champions League - Group Stage on 15 April 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Esteghlal had 21 shots to Al Ahli's 16.

The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah), with Ahmed Faisal Al Ali in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 21 - 16 On target 6 - 5 Corners 8 - 5 Fouls 7 - 10 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Mehdi Ghayedi
Esteghlal · 2 goals
8 Omar Al-Somah 2 goals
8 Mohammad Naderi 1 goal
8 Farshid Esmaeili 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Cheick Diabaté 1 goal
Match statistics
21 Shots Total 16
6 Shots On Goal 5
10 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 8
13 Shots Inside Box 7
8 Shots Outside Box 9
7 Fouls 10
8 Corners 5
57% Ball Possession 43%
0 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 1
482 Passes Total 357
423 Passes Accurate 299
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Esteghlal · 4-4-2
12 M. Mazaheri
21 V. Ghafoori 5 A. Gholami 4 S. Yazdani 2 M. Naderi
66 S. Mehri 6 M. Rigi 33 H. Milić 8 F. Esmaeili
10 M. Ghayedi 72 A. Motahari
Al Ahli · 4-4-2
33 M. Al-Owais
23 Hassoun 25 M. Hawsawi 3 M. Al-Fatil 37 A. Al-Hindi
16 N. Al-Mousa 21 D. Fettouhi 10 S. Al-Muwashar 28 A. Mitriță
29 A. Ghareeb 9 O. Al-Somah
Esteghlal
Coach
F. Majidi
Substitutes
  • 1 Seyed Hossein Hosseini
  • 3 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand
  • 20 Seyed Ahmad Mousavi
  • 88 Arash Rezavand
  • 9 Mehdi Mehdipour
  • 7 Cheick Diabaté
  • 22 Babak Moradi
  • 79 Sobhan Khaghani
  • 23 Arman Ramezani
Al Ahli
Coach
L. Reghecampf
Substitutes
  • 44 Mohammed Al Yami
  • 70 Albssas Mohammad
  • 31 Hani Al-Subayani
  • 13 Yazeed Al Bakr
  • 8 Elvis Sarić
  • 11 Hussain Al Moqahwi
  • 27 Sultan Mandash
  • 40 Ali Al-Asmari
  • 35 Yousef Alharbi
  • 14 Muhannad Asiri
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Arash Rezavand ↓ Saeid Mehri Esteghlal
  • 46' ↑ Ali Al-Asmari ↓ Nouh Al-Mousa Al Ahli
  • 64' ↑ Hussain Al Moqahwi ↓ Abdulrahman Abdullah Ghareeb Al Ahli
  • 69' ↑ Cheick Diabaté ↓ Hrvoje Milić Esteghlal
  • 70' ↑ Elvis Sarić ↓ Mohammed Al-Fatil Al Ahli
  • 87' ↑ Mehdi Mehdipour ↓ Farshid Esmaeili Esteghlal
  • 87' ↑ Seyed Ahmad Mousavi ↓ Amir Arsalan Motahari Esteghlal
  • 87' ↑ Sultan Mandash ↓ Salman Al-Muwashar Al Ahli
  • 87' ↑ Albssas Mohammad ↓ Abdulbaset Al-Hindi Al Ahli
  • 90' ↑ Sobhan Khaghani ↓ Mohammad Naderi Esteghlal
Cards
  • 37' Omar Al-Somah Al Ahli
  • 68' Salman Al-Muwashar Al Ahli
Head-to-head
Esteghlal 2 2 draws 1 Al Ahli
2024-12-02 Al Ahli vs Esteghlal 2 - 2
2021-04-27 Al Ahli vs Esteghlal 0 - 0
2021-04-15 Esteghlal vs Al Ahli 5 - 2
2020-09-23 Esteghlal vs Al Ahli 3 - 0
2020-02-17 Al Ahli vs Esteghlal 2 - 1
Recent form
Esteghlal W D W L W
Al Ahli L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Esteghlal vs Al Ahli?
Esteghlal won 5-2 against Al Ahli on 15 April 2021.
Who won Esteghlal vs Al Ahli?
Esteghlal won the match 5-2.
Where was Esteghlal vs Al Ahli played?
The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah).
Who had more possession in Esteghlal vs Al Ahli?
Esteghlal had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.