Al Ittihad Vs Sepahan: The Tigers Ensure To The Last 16 Of The Asian Champions League

Al Ittihad won three points against Sepahan in the last match of the 2023/2024 Asian Champions League group (Instagram/@ittihadclub.sa).

JAKARTA - Al Ittihad secured the last match of Group C of the 2023/2024 Asian Champions League with a victory over Sepahan 2-1 at King Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium, Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Appearing as the host, Al Ittihad took the lead when the game had only been running for 14 minutes. Saleh Al Amri opened the scoring first.

Al Ittihad almost doubled their lead through the spot towards the end of the first half. However, the referee decided to cancel the penalty after a review of the assistant referee (VAR) video. The 1-0 advantage lasted until the break.

In the second half, The Tigers, nicknamed Al Ittihad, were even missed. When the game had only been running for three minutes, Sepahan equalized through Ramin Razaeian's goal using Mohammad Daneshgar's pass.

The match after that was tough tends to be tough. Two yellow cards came out of the referee's pocket in just one minute.

Luckily, Al Ittihad managed to score a second goal. Joao Filipe was on the scoreboard in the 69th minute after using Abderrazak Hamdallah's pass.

Al Ittihad can maintain the advantage over Sepahan until the game ends.

An additional three points made Al Ittihad stronger at the top of Group C of the 2023/2024 Asian Champions League with 15 points from five wins and one defeat.

At the same time, Al Ittihad ensured their move to the round of 16.

Lineup Of Players

Al ittihad (4-4-2): Abdullah Al Mayouf; Ahmed Hegazi, Luis Felipe, Zakaria Al Hawsawi, Muhannad Al-Shanqiti; Faisal Al Ghamdi, Fabinho, Marwan Al Sahafi, Jota; Saleh Al Amri, Abderrazak Hamdallah

Sepahan (4-2-3-1): Payam Niazmand; Mohammad Daneshgar, Bryan Dabo, Milad Zakipour, Ramin Rezaelan; Mohammad Ghorbani, Shariar Moghanlou; Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Aria Yousefi, Farshad Ahmadzadeh; Reeza Azadi