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Esteghlal FC vs Al Sadd: match report

Esteghlal FC hosted Al Sadd at Basra International Stadium on Monday 14 September 2026, in the AFC Champions League Elite (round 1). Kassem Matar Al-Hatmi is the referee, averaging 4.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.6.

Result and scorers

Esteghlal FC 3-0 Al Sadd. Goals: Jasir Asani 9' for Esteghlal FC; Saeid Saharkhizan 47' for Esteghlal FC; Esmaeil Gholizadeh 90'+5' for Esteghlal FC.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 9' Goal: Jasir Asani (Esteghlal FC) 1-0
  • 33' Yellow card: Hossein Goudarzi (Esteghlal FC)
  • 38' Yellow card: Ali Kooshki (Esteghlal FC)
  • 47' Goal: Saeid Saharkhizan (Esteghlal FC) 2-0
  • 61' Yellow card: Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd)
  • 69' Yellow card: Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC)
  • 79' Yellow card: Claudinho (Al Sadd)
  • 90'+5' Goal: Esmaeil Gholizadeh (Esteghlal FC) 3-0
Match stats (contains the result)
26.3%Possession73.7%
9Shots14
7Shots on target3
2Corners5
9Fouls10
0Offsides1
3Saves4
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Esteghlal FC 4-3-3

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. 33 Aref Aghasi DEF
  9. 7 Jasir Asani FWD
  10. 11 Saeid Saharkhizan FWD
  11. 20 Alireza Koushki FWD

Bench

  • 87 Esmaeil Gholizadeh FWD
  • 80 Mohammadhossein Eslami MID
  • 10 Jaloliddin Masharipov FWD
  • 40 Ahoora Nabizadeh GK
  • 60 Seyed Aria Hosseinifard GK
  • 15 Abolfazl Zamani DEF
  • 18 Abolfazl Zoleykhaei DEF
  • 22 Saman Touranian DEF
  • 36 Alireza Mohebali MID
  • 26 Mehdi Heydari MID
  • 88 Mehran Ahmadi MID
  • 9 Mohammad Reza Azadi FWD

Al Sadd 4-2-3-1

Coach: Răzvan Lucescu

  1. 22 Meshaal Barsham GK
  2. 2 Pedro Miguel DEF
  3. 5 Tarek Salman DEF
  4. 16 Boualem Khoukhi DEF
  5. 6 Paulo Otávio DEF
  6. 33 Claudinho MID
  7. 8 Guilherme MID
  8. 23 Hashim Ali FWD
  9. 9 Roberto Firmino MID
  10. 30 Akram Afif FWD
  11. 12 Yusuf Abdurisag FWD

Bench

  • 17 Mohamed Manai FWD
  • 80 Agustín Soría MID
  • 10 Hassan Al-Haydos FWD
  • 3 Younes El Hannach DEF
  • 1 Saad Al Sheeb GK
  • 31 Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh GK
  • 26 Alessio Romagnoli DEF
  • 7 Mohammed Waad DEF
  • 14 Mustafa Mashaal MID
Previous meetings
  • Monday 30 September 2024: Al Sadd 2-0 Esteghlal FC
  • Monday 17 September 2018: Al Sadd 2-2 Esteghlal FC
  • Monday 27 August 2018: Esteghlal FC 1-3 Al Sadd
  • Tuesday 3 May 2011: Al Sadd 2-2 Esteghlal FC
  • Tuesday 1 March 2011: Esteghlal FC 1-1 Al Sadd