Match press kit group c – Matchday 4 Lokomotiv
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MATCH PRESS KIT Group C – Matchday 4 Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Sadd (QAT) Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 16:00 local time Al Hilal (KSA) vs Foolad Khouzestan (IRN) King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 20:45 local time
1 – Match background 6 – Team facts 2 – Match facts 7 – Domestic results & standings 3 – Competition fixtures & standings 8 – Competition facts 4 – Squad information 9 – AFC information 5 – Coach profiles
Match background
Having survived two penalty shootouts in the Play-offs to qualify for the Group Stage of the AFC Champions League, Al Sadd of Qatar are in a strong position to reach the Knockout Stage after a strong start that has put them three points clear of their rivals at the top of Group C.
The 2011 AFC Champions League winners began the Group Stage with a 0-0 draw at Iranian champions Foolad Khouzestan and edged Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1-0 before turning on the style to hammer Uzbek Cup holders Lokomotiv on Matchday Three.
A pair of goals by Khalfan Ibrahim and one each by Hasan Al Haydos, Nadir Belhadj, Abdelkarim Hassan and Grafite guided the Qatari side to an emphatic 6-2 victory over their Uzbek visitors, who got consolation goals from Damir Kojasevic and Jasur Khasanov as they moved up to seven points after three games.
They have a healthy lead over second-placed Al Hilal, who began the Group Stage with a 3-1 home win over Lokomotiv but have failed to find the net in their last two games as they lost to Al Sadd and were held to a 0-0 draw at Foolad.
Those results mean that Al Sadd can seal their place in the last 16 with two games to spare if they beat Lokomotiv in Tashkent and Al Hilal beat Foolad in Riyadh on Matchday Four. However, they are likely to face a much sterner test in the return game against the Uzbek club, who have just one point from their three games but will be determined to give a better account of themselves in front of their home fans after their dismal performance in Doha.
There is also plenty of intrigue for the return match between Al Hilal and Foolad in Riyadh. With striker Nassir Al Shamrani returning for the Saudi club after his eight-game suspension was provisionally lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the 2014 runners-up will be determined to return to winning ways on their home ground.
However, Foolad have proven tough to break down in the competition and they are unbeaten in their last 11 games although their last five matches have all ended in draws.
Group C – Matchday 4 Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Sadd (QAT) Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 16:00 local time Al Hilal (KSA) vs Foolad Khouzestan (IRN) King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 20:45 local time
Match facts
Al Sadd’s 6-2 victory over Lokomotiv in Doha on Matchday Three was the first-ever AFC Champions League meeting between the teams. Lokomotiv are making their debut in the Group Stage while Al Sadd are making their tenth appearance in the competition.
home draw with Tractorsazi Tabriz on Matchday Two is the only match which they have not lost so far in the competition.
competition. They currently have the second-worst defensive record in the Group Stage with 10 goals conceded, one less than Vietnamese side Binh Duong.
his second yellow card of the Group Stage during the heavy defeat at Al Sadd.
However, midfielder Lutfulla Turaev is available again after being banned for the visit to Qatar after receiving two bookings.
After drawing their first two games, Lokomotiv picked up their first win of the Uzbek league season with a 3-1 win at Sogdiana last Friday. Al Sadd
Al Sadd’s 6-2 win over Lokomotiv on Matchday was their biggest-ever win in the AFC Champions League. It was only their second victory by a four-goal margin in the competition after a 5-1 win over Al Ittihad of Syria in the 2011 Play-offs.
They are winless in three previous visits to Uzbekistan in the competition, losing twice to Neftchi – 2-0 in 2005 and 2-1 in 2007 – and drawing 1-1 with Pakhtakor in 2011.
gone winless in their last six away games, losing three and drawing three including a 0-0 stalemate at Foolad Khouzestan on Matchday One.
the 6-2 win over Lokomotiv. He has three goals in this season’s Group Stage and a total of 14 since his debut in the AFC Champions League in 2006.
competition for Al Sadd. He scored three for UAE side Al Ahli in the 2014 tournament.
Al Sadd have recorded back-to-back 5-1 wins in the Qatar Stars League against Al Khor and Gharafa but they remain in second place, five points behind leaders Lekhwiya with two games left in the season.
Group C – Matchday 4 Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Sadd (QAT) Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 16:00 local time Al Hilal (KSA) vs Foolad Khouzestan (IRN) King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 20:45 local time
Al Hilal vs Foolad Khouzestan The 0-0 draw between Foolad Khouzestan and Al Hilal on Matchday Three was the first AFC Champions League match between the clubs. Al Hilal are taking part in the competition for the 11
th time while Foolad are making their third appearance.
Al Hilal have suffered only five defeats in 38 home games in the AFC Champions League but three have them have been against Iranian clubs. They lost 1-0 to Zobahan in the 2010 semi-finals, 2-1 to Sepahan in 2011 and 2-1 to Esteghlal in 2013.
Their 1-0 win over Sepahan last year was only their second win in seven home games against Iranian clubs in the competition.
suspension for spitting at an opponent in last year’s final was provisionally lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport before an appeal hearing later this month.
through suspension after receiving two yellow cards during the Group Stage.
Goalkeeper Khalid Sharahili marked his first appearance in the AFC Champions League for Al Hilal since May 2012 by keeping a clean sheet in the 0-0 draw at Foolad Khouzestan on Matchday Three.
Al Hilal moved up to third the Saudi league, seven points behind leaders Al Nassr, after a 1-0 win at Al Taawon last Saturday.
Foolad Khouzestan are unbeaten in their last 11 games in the AFC Champions League, dating back to a 2-1 home defeat by Syria’s Al Ittihad in 2006. However, they are winless in this year’s tournament after drawing their first three games in Group C.
They have drawn their last five matches in the competition with their last win coming on their only previous visit to Saudi Arabia last April when they trounced Al Fateh 5-1.
Korean side FC Seoul and Japan’s Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds for the lowest goal output in the Group Stage.
the competition, behind China’s Beijing Guoan, who have kept three consecutive clean sheets.
his second yellow card of the Group Stage in the 0-0 stalemate against Al Hilal. Domestic form Foolad Khouzestan ended a run of four matches without a win after they came from behind to beat Estehglal 2-1 last Friday to remain in fifth place in the Iranian league, seven points behind leaders Naft Tehran.
Group C – Matchday 4 Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Sadd (QAT) Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 16:00 local time Al Hilal (KSA) vs Foolad Khouzestan (IRN) King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 20:45 local time
Competition fixtures & standings GROUP C GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts AL SADD (QAT) 3 2
0 7 2 5 7 AL HILAL (KSA) 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 FOOLAD KHOUZESTAN (IRN) 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 3 0 1 2 4 10 -6 1
25 February FOOLAD KHOUZESTAN (IRN) 0-0 AL SADD (QAT) AL HILAL (KSA) 3-1 LOKOMOTIV (UZB) (AH: Saud Kariri 11, Yousef Al Salem 14, Thiago Neves 71; L: Sardor Mirzaev 39)
(AS: Khalfan Ibrahim 29) LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 1-1 FOOLAD KHOUZESTAN (IRN) (L: Oleg Zoteev 6; FK: Mehrdad Jamaati 32) 17 March AL SADD (QAT) 6-2 LOKOMOTIV (UZB) (AS: Khalfan Ibrahim 27-pen, 50, Hasan Al Haydos 34, Nadir Belhadj 40, Abdelkarim Hassan 63, Grafite 66; L: Damir Kojasevic 56, Jasur J.Khasanov 77-pen)
0-0 AL HILAL (KSA) 08 April LOKOMOTIV (UZB) – AL SADD (QAT) at Lokomotiv Stadium, 16:00 AL HILAL (KSA) – FOOLAD KHOUZESTAN (IRN) at King Fahd International Stadium, 20:45 21 April AL SADD (QAT) – FOOLAD KHOUZESTAN (IRN) at Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, 19:00 LOKOMOTIV (UZB) – AL HILAL (KSA) at Lokomotiv Stadium, 16:00 05 May
AL HILAL (KSA) – AL SADD (QAT) at King Fahd International Stadium, 19:05
Group C – Matchday 4 Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Sadd (QAT) Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 16:00 local time Al Hilal (KSA) vs Foolad Khouzestan (IRN) King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 20:45 local time
Squad information Al Hilal No Pos Player Name Date of Birth
1 GK KHALID SHARAHILI 03-02-1987 KSA 1
4 DF ABDULLA ZORI 13-08-1987 KSA
2
7 MF THIAGO NEVES 27-02-1985 BRA 3
9 MF HAMAD AL HAMAD 26-08-1987 KSA
10
MF MOHAMMED AL SHALHOUB 08-12-1980 KSA
11
MF ABDULAZIZ AL DAWSARI 11-10-1988 KSA
1 (2)
12
DF YASIR AL SHAHRANI 25-05-1992 KSA
3
13
MF SALMAN AL FARAJ 01-08-1989 KSA
3
2 14
MF SAUD KARIRI 08-07-1980 KSA
3 1 2 15
FW NASSIR AL SHAMRANI 23-11-1983 KSA
16
FW YOUSEF AL SALEM 04-05-1985 KSA
2 (1) 1 1 17
DF ABDULLAH AL HAFITH 25-12-1992 KSA
18
MF ABDULLAH OTAYF 03-08-1992 KSA
2
19
FW KHALID AL KAABI 23-05-1992 KSA
3
1 22
GK FAHAD AL THUNAYYAN 29-08-1986 KSA
23
DF KWAK TAE-HWI 08-07-1981 KOR
3
1 24
MF NAWAF AL ABID 26-01-1990 KSA
25
MF FAISAL DARWISH 23-04-1990 KSA
(3)
26
DF DIGAO
07-05-1988 BRA
3
28
GK ABDULLAH AL SDAIRY 02-02-1992 KSA
2 -2
29 MF SALEM AL DAWSARI 19-08-1991 KSA
(1)
32
GK FAIZ AL SUBAIEI 09-10-1982 KSA
33
DF SULTAN AL DUAYYI 07-03-1993 KSA
35
DF AHMED SHARAHILI 08-05-1994 KSA
38
DF MOHAMMED AL BAQAWI 12-07-1995 KSA
49
DF ABDULLAH AL SHAMEKH 28-05-1993 KSA
58
DF ABDULMAJEED AL SUWAT 21-04-1995 KSA
70
DF MOHAMMED JAHFALI 24-10-1990 KSA
77
FW GEORGIOS SAMARAS 21-02-1985 GRE
2 (1)
KEY: No:
Squad Number Pos:
Position Pl:
Matches Started (substitute appearances in brackets) Gs:
Goals scored (when Goalkeeper refers to goals conceded) YC:
Yellow Cards RC:
Red Cards
Group C – Matchday 4 Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Sadd (QAT) Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 16:00 local time Al Hilal (KSA) vs Foolad Khouzestan (IRN) King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Wednesday, 08 April 2015, 20:45 local time
Al Sadd No Pos Player Name Date of Birth
1 GK SAAD AL SHEEB 19-02-1990 QAT 5
3 DF ABDELKARIM HASSAN 28-08-1993 QAT
5 1 1 5 DF ALMAHDI ALI MUKHTAR 02-03-1992 QAT
6 DF MOHAMMED KASOLA 13-08-1986 QAT
3
1 8 MF ALI ASADALLA 19-01-1993 QAT 4 (1)
9 FW
MURIQUI 16-06-1986 BRA 1 (1)
2
10 MF
KHALFAN IBRAHIM 18-02-1988 QAT 5
1
11 MF HASAN AL HAYDOS 11-12-1990 QAT
5 1
13
DF IBRAHIM MAJED 12-05-1990 QAT
4
15
MF TALAL AL BLOUSHI 22-05-1986 QAT
4
17
MF SALEH AL YAZIDI 10-02-1993 QAT
18
MF OMAR YAHYA 20-06-1992 QAT
19
DF NASER NABEEL 11-02-1990 QAT
(2)
20
FW YUSEF AHMED 14-10-1988 QAT
3 1
22
GK MUHANNAD NAIM 01-01-1993 QAT
27
MF JASSER YEHIA 19-12-1992 QAT
1 (3)
1 29
MF AYOUB MASHHOOR 13-01-1995 QAT
30
GK MOHAMED SAQR 17-05-1981 QAT
32
FW GRAFITE
02-04-1979 BRA
2 (2) 1 1 37
FW HAMZA SANHAJI 22-04-1994 QAT
39
DF NADIR BELHADJ 18-06-1982 FRA
4 (1) 1
40
DF LEE JUNG-SOO 08-01-1980 KOR
5
1 70
DF MUSAAB KHIDIR 01-01-1993 QAT
4 (1)
80
MF ABDULLA AL MISAIKI 01-01-1995 QAT
90
DF MESHAAL AL SHAMARI 19-01-1995 QAT
(1)
94
FW HAMAD MANSOOR 13-08-1994 QAT
96
DF ABDULRAHMAN NASSER 16-02-1991 QAT
KEY: No:
Squad Number Pos:
Position Pl:
Matches Started (substitute appearances in brackets) Gs:
Goals scored (when Goalkeeper refers to goals conceded) YC:
Yellow Cards RC:
Red Cards
[Statistics include Al Sadd’s Play-off matches against Riffa and Al Wahda]
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