AFC Champions League Elite

FT Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Azadi Stadium · 34,850 att.

Match Report

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Neymar scores first Al Hilal goal in Asian Champions League win

Neymar scored his first goal since his high profile move to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as Al-Hilal defeated Iran's Nassaji Mazandaran 3-0 in Tehran's Azadi Stadium.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
3
65.5
Possession
34.5
12
SHOTS
6
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
528
Accurate Passes
241
589
Passes
308
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
7
0.1
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
38
25
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
10
Effective Clearances
10
10
Clearances
10

Lineups

MAZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Rashid MazaheriG
  2. 3Vahid MohammadzadehCD-L
  3. 4Amir JanmalekiCD-R
  4. 77Ehsan HosseiniLB
  5. 68Amir HoushmandRB
  6. 8Farshid EsmaeiliAM
  7. 11Mahmoud Ghaed RahmatiLM
  8. 88Esmaeil BabaeiRM
  9. 9Mohammadreza AzadiF
  10. 96Mohammadreza AbbasiAM-L
  11. 32Saber HardaniAM-R

HIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Mohammed Al-OwaisG
  2. 5Ali Al-BulayhiCD-L
  3. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-R
  4. 12Yasser Al-ShahraniLB
  5. 2Mohammed Al-BuraykRB
  6. 10NeymarAM
  7. 28Mohamed KannoLM
  8. 7Salman Al-FarajRM
  9. 9Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 77MalcomAM-L
  11. 96Michael DelgadoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Nassaji Mazandaran 0, Al-Hilal 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Al Burayk with a cross.
  2. 38' Amir Houshmand (Nassaji Mazandaran) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  3. 38' Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  4. 45'+9' Amir Janmaleki (Nassaji Mazandaran) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 56' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Malcom.
  6. 58' Goal! Nassaji Mazandaran 0, Al-Hilal 2. Neymar (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari.
  7. 60' Substitution, Nassaji Mazandaran. Hossein Zamehran replaces Farshid Esmaeili.
  8. 78' Substitution, Nassaji Mazandaran. Alaa Abbas replaces Mohammadreza Azadi.
  9. 78' Substitution, Nassaji Mazandaran. Saeid Gholamalibeigi replaces Mohammadreza Abbasi.
  10. 82' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Saud Abdulhamid replaces Michael.
  11. 82' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Hassan Tambakti replaces Yasir Al Shahrani.
  12. 82' Substitution, Nassaji Mazandaran. Nono replaces Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Mohammed Al Burayk.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Saleh Al Shehri replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Nassaji Mazandaran 0, Al-Hilal 3. Saleh Al Shehri (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari following a corner.

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