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Al-Gharafa vs Esteghlal FC: match report

Al-Gharafa hosted Esteghlal FC at Thani bin Jassim Stadium on Monday 12 October 2026, in the AFC Champions League Elite (round 2). Alex King is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.5.

Result and scorers

Al-Gharafa 1-2 Esteghlal FC. Goals: Jasir Asani 37' for Esteghlal FC; Ferjani Sassi 48' for Al-Gharafa; Hossein Goudarzi 60' for Esteghlal FC.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 37' Goal: Jasir Asani (Esteghlal FC) 0-1
  • 44' Yellow card: Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC)
  • 45'+4' Yellow card: Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal FC)
  • 48' Goal: Ferjani Sassi (Al-Gharafa) 1-1
  • 60' Goal: Hossein Goudarzi (Esteghlal FC) 1-2
  • 82' Yellow card: Esmaeil Gholizadeh (Esteghlal FC)
Match stats (contains the result)
45%Possession55%
19Shots10
9Shots on target3
9Corners5
9Fouls14
0Offsides0
1Saves7
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Al-Gharafa 3-4-2-1

Coach: Pedro Martins

  1. 31 Ahmed Kone GK
  2. 4 Seydou Sano DEF
  3. 18 Ayoub Al Oui DEF
  4. 6 Damé Traoré DEF
  5. 2 Abdulrahman Al Rashidi DEF
  6. 13 Ferjani Sassi MID
  7. 29 Fabricio Díaz MID
  8. 23 Saifeldeen Fadlalla DEF
  9. 96 Adam Ounas FWD
  10. 8 Yacine Brahimi FWD
  11. 9 Frank Magri FWD

Bench

  • 90 Hassan Alaa Aladdin FWD
  • 11 Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag DEF
  • 27 Mason Holgate DEF
  • 7 Florinel Coman FWD
  • 97 Amjad Nassar Mohamed FWD
  • 45 Mohammad Al Mulla
  • 24 Hamad Kahiout GK
  • 1 Khalifa N'Diaye GK
  • 5 Mostafa Qadeera DEF
  • 22 Abdirashid Saeed Hassan MID
  • 16 Jamil Friarkh MID
  • 49 Rayyan Faragalla MID

Esteghlal FC 4-2-3-1

Coach: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

  1. 76 Habib Far Abbasi GK
  2. 2 Saleh Hardani DEF
  3. 6 Saman Fallah DEF
  4. 5 Rustamjon Ashurmatov DEF
  5. 27 Hossein Goudarzi DEF
  6. 8 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia MID
  7. 4 Roozbeh Cheshmi MID
  8. 87 Esmaeil Gholizadeh FWD
  9. 33 Aref Aghasi MID
  10. 10 Jaloliddin Masharipov FWD
  11. 11 Saeid Saharkhizan FWD

Bench

  • 7 Jasir Asani FWD
  • 20 Alireza Koushki MID
  • 80 Mohammadhossein Eslami MID
  • 40 Ahoora Nabizadeh GK
  • 60 Seyed Aria Hosseinifard GK
  • 15 Abolfazl Zamani DEF
  • 44 Iliya Ebrahimi DEF
  • 36 Alireza Mohebali MID
  • 26 Mehdi Heydari MID
  • 88 Mehran Ahmadi MID
  • 9 Mohammad Reza Azadi FWD
Previous meetings
  • Monday 16 September 2024: Esteghlal FC 3-0 Al-Gharafa
  • Wednesday 31 March 2010: Al-Gharafa 1-1 Esteghlal FC
  • Tuesday 23 March 2010: Esteghlal FC 3-0 Al-Gharafa