Esteghlal vs Al Hussein, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

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1st Leg

78': Yousef Abu Jalboush

About

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

Match Commentary

42': Saed Al Rosan (Al Hussein) Yellow Card at 42'
45': Mahmoud Khrouba (Al Hussein) Substitution at 45'
55': Pedro Henrique (Al Hussein) Yellow Card at 55'
67': Obieda Al Namarnah (Al Hussein) Substitution at 67'
71': Mahmoud Al-Mardi (Al Hussein) Yellow Card at 71'
72': Yousef Abualjazar (Al Hussein) Substitution at 72'
75': Esmaeil Gholizadeh (Esteghlal) Substitution at 75'
75': Duckens Nazon (Esteghlal) Substitution at 75'
78': Yousef Abu Jalboush (Al Hussein) Goal at 78'
82': Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal) Substitution at 82'
84': Ali Hajabi (Al Hussein) Substitution at 84'
84': Faris Ghatasha (Al Hussein) Substitution at 84'
89': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal) Substitution at 89'

Statistics

ALH		EST
11	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
37.6	Possession	62.4
6	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
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	0
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 Maktoum Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 1,695

Line-Ups

Esteghlal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
76	Habib Far Abbasi (GK)
5	Rustam Ashurmatov
19	Saman Fallah
33	Abolfazl Jalali
2	Saleh Hardani
8	Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
17	Munir El Haddadi
15	Abolfazl Zamani
11	Saeid Saharkhizan
20	Ali Kooshki
70	Jasir Asani

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Roozbeh Cheshmi, Moussa Djenepo, Duckens Nazon, Aref Aghasi, Antonio Adán, Mehran Ahmadi, Esmaeil Gholizadeh, Mohammadhossein Eslami, Armin Sohrabian, Hossein Goudarzi, Mohammadreza Azadi, Aref Gholami.

Al Hussein (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Yazeed Abulaila (GK)
4	Pedro Henrique
21	Saleem Obaid
15	Saed Al-Rosan
3	Mohammad Abughoush
66	Ahmad Assaf
8	Rajaei Ayed
13	Mahmoud Al-Mardi
11	Aref Al Haj
98	Yousef Abu Jalboush
9	Ashley Coffey

Al Hussein Substitutes:

Faris Ghatasha, Hashem Al Mbaidin, Latyr Fall, Ali Hajabi, Mahmoud Al Kawamleh, Ward Al Barri, Obieda Al Namarnah, Khaldoon Sabra, Yousef Qashi, Ahmed Bani, Mahmoud Khrouba, Yousef Abualjazar.

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