Al Nassr vs Al Hilal, 2021 AFC Champions League, Semifinals

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Nassr
  • Red Card 45'+2': Ali Lajami
  • 50': Talisca
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Al Hilal
  • 17': Moussa Marega
  • 71': Salem Al-Dawsari

About

Al Nassr are hosting Al Hilal at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdulfattah Asiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Jang Hyun-Soo (Al-Hilal).
  • 8': Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al-Hilal).
  • 9': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Al-Nassr).
  • 9': Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salem Al-Dawsari.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 16': Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 17': Goal! Al-Nassr 0, Al-Hilal 1. Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bafétimbi Gomis.
  • 21': Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Jang Hyun-Soo (Al-Hilal).
  • 21': Jang Hyun-Soo (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abderrazak Hamdallah.
  • 29': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Mohammed Al-Burayk.
  • 30': Foul by Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr).
  • 30': Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdulfattah Asiri.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 33': Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sultan Al-Ghannam.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Ali Al Lajami (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
  • 39': Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal).
  • 41': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Mohammed Al-Burayk.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Al-Ghannam with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulfattah Asiri.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ali Al Lajami (Al-Nassr).
  • 45'+2': Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Ali Al Lajami (Al-Nassr) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al-Nassr 0, Al-Hilal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Nassr 0, Al-Hilal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Yaseer Al-Shahrani replaces Moussa Marega.
  • 45': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdulrahman Al-Obaid replaces Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
  • 46': Foul by Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (Al-Nassr).
  • 46': Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Abdullah Madu.
  • 48': Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulfattah Asiri with a through ball.
  • 49': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Abdullah Al-Mayoof.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sultan Al-Ghannam.
  • 50': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Ali Al-Bulayhi.
  • 50': Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Al-Hilal 1. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Abdulfattah Asiri with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Yaseer Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
  • 54': Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anderson Talisca.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 63': Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al-Hilal).
  • 63': Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Anderson Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 65': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Sami Al-Najei replaces Abdulfattah Asiri.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abderrazak Hamdallah.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yaseer Al-Shahrani with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Al-Nassr).
  • 69': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Al-Hilal 2. Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Foul by Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr).
  • 73': Mohammed Al-Burayk (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr).
  • 75': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Saleh Al-Shehri replaces Bafétimbi Gomis.
  • 77': Offside, Al-Hilal. Yaseer Al-Shahrani tries a through ball, but Saleh Al-Shehri is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Al-Hassan replaces Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim.
  • 79': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Jaloliddin Masharipov.
  • 80': Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Saleh Al-Shehri following a fast break.
  • 83': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Abdulelah Al-Amri.
  • 84': Foul by Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 84': Sami Al-Najei (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr).
  • 85': Matheus Pereira (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Khalid Al-Ghannam replaces Sultan Al-Ghannam.
  • 87': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Jahfali replaces Matheus Pereira.
  • 88': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Madallah Al-Olayan replaces Mohammed Al-Burayk because of an injury.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Aboubakar with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Hamad Al-Yami replaces Nasser Al-Dawsari.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Madallah Al-Olayan (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+2': Vincent Aboubakar (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abderrazak Hamdallah.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Al-Nassr 1, Al-Hilal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Nassr 1, Al-Hilal 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 1
55.1 Possession 44.9
9 SHOTS 20
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
336 Accurate Passes 242
416 Passes 330
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 55
30 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 14
15 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 18
12 Effective Clearances 14
12 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 23,985

Line-Ups

NSR Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Waleed Ali (GK)
3 Abdullah Madu
5 Abdulelah Al-Amri Yellow Card
78 Ali Lajami Red Card
2 Sultan Al-Ghannam Yellow Card
94 Talisca
8 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
9 Abderrazak Hamdallah
7 Jaloliddin Masharipov
45 Abdulfattah Asiri
Al Nassr Substitutes:
Mohammed Al-Fatil, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Aiman Yahya, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Sami Al-Najei, Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Vincent Aboubakar, Hamed Al-Mansour, Ali Al-Hassan, Mukhtar Ali.

HIL Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
5 Ali Al-Bulayhi Yellow Card
20 Jang Hyun-Soo Yellow Card
16 Nasser Al-Dawsari
2 Mohammed Al-Burayk
15 Matheus Pereira
28 Mohamed Kanno
7 Salman Al-Faraj
18 Bafetimbi Gomis
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
17 Moussa Marega
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Al Mufarrij, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Abdullah Al-Jadani, Musab Al-Juwayr, Madallah Al-Olayan, Mohammed Jahfali, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Hamad Al-Yami, Habib Alwotayan, Saleh Al-Shehri.

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