Esteghlal FC 1–0 Al Shamal
Esteghlal FC
1–0HT 0–0
Al Shamal
Esteghlal FC played Al Shamal in the AFC Champions League Elite on 3 November 2026 at Basra Sports City. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 45+2'Youssouf Sabaly — Yellow card
- 53'Riyad Mahrez — Yellow card
- 58'Nassim Benaissa — Yellow card
- 90+1'Jasir Asani (assist by Mohammadhossein Eslami)
- 90+4'Youssouf Sabaly — Red card
Line-ups
Esteghlal FC 3-4-3
- H. Far Abbasi
- S. Fallah
- R. Cheshmi
- A. Aghasi
- Saleh Hardani
- J. Masharipov
- A. Razzaghinia
- H. Goudarzi
- J. Asani
- S. Saharkhizan
- E. Saitmuratov
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Zamani
- M. Ahmadi
- R. Ashurmatov
- M. Azadi
- M. Eslami
- A. Zoleikhaei
- Mohammadali Nabizadeh Chamaz Koti
- S. Hosseinifar
- Mohammad Mehdi Ghayedi Heydari
- Iliya Ebrahimi
- COACHES: Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Al Shamal 4-2-3-1
- B. Seck
- Y. Sabaly
- Michel Termanini
- Pablo Marí
- N. Benaïssa
- Tiago Silva
- F. Bais
- R. Mahrez
- M. Ben Romdhane
- W. Saïd
- B. Bounedjah
- SUBSTITUTES
- Abdullah El Rady
- Abdelkarim Hassan
- Musab Khoder
- Ahmed Suhail
- Moufak Awad
- Ali Asad
- Saoud Al Khater
- Omar Ali
- Abdullah Abdulsalam
- Fahad Waad
- COACHES: David Prats
Match statistics
| Esteghlal FC | Al Shamal | |
|---|---|---|
| 296 | Accurate passes | 381 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 363 | Total passes | 463 |
| 12 | Total shots | 12 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 1.38 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.65 |