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Esteghlal FC vs Al Sadd

U.S. Open Cup
3-0
Final
Al Sadd
0-2-2
Basra International Stadium

Match pulse

ESTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTALS
26%Possession74%
9Shots14
7On target3
2Corners5
3Saves4
9Fouls10
33'Hossein GoudarziEST38'Ali KooshkiEST61'Paulo OtávioALS69'Saleh HardaniEST79'ClaudinhoALS
Team1H2HT
EST123
ALS000

Who won: Esteghlal FC 3-0

Esteghlal FC beat Al Sadd 3-0 on Monday, September 14, 2026 at Basra International Stadium. Goals for Esteghlal FC: Jasir Asani (9'), Saeid Saharkhizan (47') and Esmaeil Gholizadeh (90'+5').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Jasir AsaniRM
  2. 28.1Habib Far AbbasiG
  3. 37.1Saeid SaharkhizanF
  4. 47.0Esmaeil GholizadehSUB
  5. 56.7Aref AghasiCD
  6. 66.7Rustam AshurmatovCD-L
  7. 76.7Saman FallahCD-R
  8. 86.4Saleh HardaniRB
  9. 96.4Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaCM-R
  10. 106.4Mohammadhossein EslamiSUB
  11. 116.3Roozbeh CheshmiCM-L
  12. 126.2Roberto FirminoAM

Team stats

ESTALS
9Fouls10
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides1
2Corner Kicks5
3Saves4
26.3Possession73.7
9SHOTS14
7ON GOAL3
0.8On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
187Accurate Passes623
252Passes691
0.7Pass Completion %0.9
0Accurate Crosses4
3Crosses28
0.0Cross %0.1
60Long Balls47
23Accurate Long Balls27
0.4Long Balls %0.6
0Blocked Shots1
10Effective Tackles11
15Tackles18
0.7Tackle %0.6
13Interceptions10
33Effective Clearances7
33Clearances7

Player of the game

Jasir Asani

EST · 1 G, 1 A

8.3

Deserved to win

30%
EST · 0.85 xG
33%
Draw
37%
ALS · 0.99 xG

Al Sadd deserved better: 37% on chances, lost 0-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Esteghlal FC 3, Al Sadd 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Esteghlal FC 3, Al Sadd 0.
  3. 90'+8'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Al Manai.

    Claudinho

  4. 90'+7'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Al Manai.

    P. Otávio

  5. 90'+7'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Habib Far Abbasi (Esteghlal FC). Assisted by Agustín Soría.

    A. Afif

  6. GOAL90'+5'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    E. Gholizadeh · ast M. Eslami

    Goal! Esteghlal FC 3, Al Sadd 0. Esmaeil Gholizadeh (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammadhossein Eslami.

    EST 3 - 0 ALS
  7. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, Al Sadd. Paulo Otávio is caught offside.

  8. 90'+4'EST

    Free kick won

    Hassan Al Haydos (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Hossein Goudarzi (Esteghlal FC).

  10. 90'+3'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Agustín Soría (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Claudinho.

  11. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Miguel

    Substitution, Al Sadd. Younes El Hannach replaces Pedro Miguel because of an injury.

    Y. El Hannach

  12. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Boualem Khoukhi (Al Sadd).

  13. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 90'+1'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Agustín Soría.

  15. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

  16. 90'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Jasir Asani (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Esmaeil Gholizadeh.

    J. Asani

  17. 88'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

    R. Firmino

  18. 88'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Agustín Soría (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Habib Far Abbasi (Esteghlal FC). Assisted by Paulo Otávio.

  19. 87'EST

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.

  20. 87'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Esmaeil Gholizadeh (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Mohammadhossein Eslami.

    E. Gholizadeh

  21. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Mohammad Razzaghinia

    Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Jaloliddin Masharipov replaces Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia.

    J. Masharipov

  22. 79'

    Yellow card

    Claudinho (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Claudinho

  23. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Claudinho (Al Sadd).

  24. 79'

    Free kick won

    Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Abdurisag

    Substitution, Al Sadd. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.

    H. Al-Haydos

Leaders

ESTALS
Total Shots
Jasir Asani
3
Roberto Firmino
4
Accurate Passes
Saman Fallah
29
Tarek Salman
95
Defensive Interventions
Rustam Ashurmatov
14
Boualem Khoukhi
7
Saves
Habib Far Abbasi
3
Meshaal Barsham
4