Al-Gharafa 1–2 Esteghlal FC
Al-Gharafa
1–2HT 0–1
Esteghlal FC
Al-Gharafa played Esteghlal FC in the AFC Champions League Elite on 12 October 2026 at Thani bin Jassim Stadium. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 37'Jasir Asani (assist by Saleh Hardani)
- 44'Jaloliddin Masharipov — Yellow card
- 45+4'Roozbeh Cheshmi — Yellow card
- 48'Ferjani Sassi (assist by Seydou Sano)
- 60'Hossein Goudarzi
- 82'Esmaeil Gholizadeh — Yellow card
Line-ups
Al-Gharafa 3-4-3
- A. Kone
- S. Sano
- Ayoub Al Oui
- Dame Traoré
- Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi
- F. Sassi
- F. Díaz
- Saifeldeen Hassan Fadlalla
- A. Ounas
- F. Magri
- Y. Brahimi
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Hassan
- F. Coman
- Mostafa Essam
- Jamil Friarkh
- M. Holgate
- Hamad Kahiout
- A. Nasar Mohamed
- Khalifa Ababacar
- Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag
- Abdirashid Saeed Hassan
- R. Faragalla
- Mohammed Al Mulla
- COACHES: Pedro Martins
Esteghlal FC 3-4-3
- H. Far Abbasi
- S. Fallah
- A. Aghasi
- R. Ashurmatov
- Saleh Hardani
- R. Cheshmi
- A. Razzaghinia
- H. Goudarzi
- J. Masharipov
- S. Saharkhizan
- E. Saitmuratov
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Eslami
- M. Azadi
- J. Asani
- M. Ahmadi
- A. Koushki
- A. Zamani
- S. Hosseinifar
- Mohammad Mehdi Ghayedi Heydari
- Alireza Mohebali
- Mohammadali Nabizadeh Chamaz Koti
- Iliya Ebrahimi
- COACHES: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Match statistics
| Al-Gharafa | Esteghlal FC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.85 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.78 |
| 281 | Accurate passes | 366 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 8 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 355 | Total passes | 442 |
| 17 | Total shots | 10 |
| 9 | Corners | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 45% | Possession | 55% |