Persepolis vs FC Goa 2021 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
Persepolis come from behind to hand FC Goa first Champions League loss
Goa suffered their first defeat of the AFC Champions League campaign against last season's runners-up
Match Commentary
- 10': Seriton Fernandes (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Goal! Persepolis 0, Goa 1. Edu Bedia (Goa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Fernandes following a set piece situation.
- 15': Saviour Gama (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Goal! Persepolis 1, Goa 1. Mahdi Torabi (Persepolis) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 24': Goal! Persepolis 2, Goa 1. Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mahdi Torabi with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Substitution, Goa. Amarjit Singh replaces Adil Khan because of an injury.
- 42': Penalty saved! Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Goa. Devendra Murgaokar replaces Saviour Gama.
- 56': Substitution, Persepolis. Milad Sarlak replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.
- 56': Substitution, Persepolis. Omid Alishah replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.
- 58': Substitution, Goa. Princeton Rebello replaces Glan Martins.
- 58': Substitution, Goa. Ishan Pandita replaces Brandon Fernandes.
- 64': Edu Bedia (Goa) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Goa. Redeem Tlang replaces Edu Bedia because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Mehdikhani replaces Isa Alkasir.
- 77': Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Abdi replaces Mahdi Torabi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Persepolis 2, Goa 1.
Game Information
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AFC Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Al Nassr | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 0 | Persepolis | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 0 | Al Duhail | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| -6 | Istiklol | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Statistics
 GOA |
PRS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 37 | Possession | 63 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 248 | Accurate Passes | 450 |
| 298 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 2 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 12 | Clearances | 2 |
Persepolis (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 81 | Hamed Lak (GK) |
| 4 | Seyed Jalal Hosseini |
| 6 | Hossein Kanani |
| 19 | Vahid Amiri |
| 88 | Siamak Nemati |
| 8 | Ahmad Noorollahi |
| 11 | Kamal Kamyabinia |
| 9 | Mehdi Torabi |
| 14 | Ehsan Pahlevan |
| 72 | Iss Ale Kasir |
| 70 | Shahriar Moghanlou |
FC Goa (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dheeraj Moirangthem (GK) |
| 4 | Iván Garrido |
| 8 | James Donachie |
| 2 | Sanson Pereira |
| 20 | Seriton Fernandes  |
| 50 | Adil Khan |
| 25 | Glan Martins |
| 23 | Edu Bedia |
| 21 | Saviour Gama |
| 10 | Brandon Fernandes |
| 9 | Jorge Ortíz |
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