Esteghlal FC 3–0 Al Sadd

AFC Champions League Elite 2026 League Phase - 1 · 14 Sep 2026

Esteghlal FC vs Al Sadd in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026.

At Basra Sports City, Basra.

Referee: Kassem Matar Al Hatmi.

Esteghlal FC beat Al Sadd 3–0. J. Asani opened the scoring for Esteghlal FC after 9 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Esteghlal FC: J. Asani 9', S. Saharkhizan 47', E. Gholizadeh 90+5'

Al Sadd starting lineup

• 22 M. Barsham
• 2 Pedro Miguel
• 5 T. Salman
• 16 B. Khoukhi
• 6 Paulo Otavio
• 33 Claudinho
• 8 Guilherme
• 23 H. Ali
• 9 Roberto Firmino
• 30 A. Afif
• 12 Y. Abdurisag

Esteghlal FC starting lineup

• 76 H. Farabbasi
• 2 S. Hardani
• 6 S. Fallah
• 33 A. Aghasi
• 5 R. Ashurmatov
• 27 H. Goudarzi
• 7 J. Asani
• 8 A. Razzaghinia
• 4 R. Cheshmi
• 20 A. Koushki
• 11 S. Saharkhizan

Match events

• 9′ Esteghlal FC: Normal Goal, J. Asani
• 33′ Esteghlal FC: Yellow Card, H. Goudarzi
• 38′ Esteghlal FC: Yellow Card, A. Koushki
• 47′ Esteghlal FC: Normal Goal, S. Saharkhizan, J. Asani
• 54′ Esteghlal FC: Substitution, E. Gholizadeh, A. Koushki
• 61′ Al Sadd: Yellow Card, Paulo Otavio
• 66′ Al Sadd: Substitution, M. Manai, H. Ali
• 68′ Esteghlal FC: Substitution, M. Eslami, S. Saharkhizan
• 69′ Esteghlal FC: Yellow Card, S. Hardani
• 78′ Al Sadd: Substitution, A. Soria, Guilherme
• 78′ Al Sadd: Substitution, H. Al Haydos, Y. Abdurisag
• 79′ Al Sadd: Yellow Card, Claudinho
• 81′ Esteghlal FC: Substitution, J. Masharipov, A. Razzaghinia
• 90+2′ Al Sadd: Substitution, Y. El Hannach, Pedro Miguel
• 90+5′ Esteghlal FC: Normal Goal, E. Gholizadeh, M. Eslami

Match statistics