Esteghlal FC vs Al Shamal 1-0

Esteghlal FC beat Al Shamal 1-0 at Basra Sports City thanks to Jasir Asani's stoppage-time winner in the 90+1 minute. The only goal came three minutes into stoppage time.

There were no goals before the break, so the half-time score was 0-0.

Esteghlal FC made two changes in the 74th minute, and one brought on Mohammadhossein Eslami, who set up Asani for the winner. Asani made it 1-0 after Eslami's assist, and Esteghlal then made a late change of their own when Asani came off in the 90+4 minute. Al Shamal had already made two substitutions in the second half, with Nassim Benaissa going off in the 84th minute after being booked earlier. Youssouf Sabaly was sent off in the 90+4 minute after a yellow card in first-half stoppage time and then the red at the end.

The statistics showed a close contest. Al Shamal had 54% of the ball and 463 passes to Esteghlal's 363, while Esteghlal had the edge in shots on target, 6-3, and xG, 1.38 to 0.65. Al Shamal won 5 corners to 2 and Esteghlal were flagged offside 6 times to Al Shamal's 1, while the saves were 5-3 in Al Shamal's favour.

Al Shamal collected three bookings in all, with Youssouf Sabaly, Riyad Mahrez and Nassim Benaissa all going into the book. Sabaly's yellow on 45+2 minutes ended with a red in the 90+4 minute. Esteghlal had no bookings.