Al Nassr vs Istiklol, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteCristiano Ronaldo inspires Al Nassr's Champions League rally
Cristiano Ronaldo scored an important breakthrough goal for Al Nassr to spark his team's 3-1 Asian Champions League rally over Istiklol on Monday at Al Awal Park.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Istiklol. Dzenis Beganovic tries a through ball, but Senin Sebai is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 5': Foul by Senin Sebai (Istiklol).
- 5': Seko Fofana (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Amadoni Kamolov.
- 7': Hand ball by Senin Sebai (Istiklol).
- 8': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Cédric Gogoua.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Cédric Gogoua (Istiklol).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Alisher Dzhalilov (Istiklol).
- 13': Ehson Panjshanbe (Istiklol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Nassr).
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Cédric Gogoua (Istiklol).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Substitution, Istiklol. Sodiqjon Qurbonov replaces Cédric Gogoua because of an injury.
- 15': Offside, Istiklol. Ivan Novoselec tries a through ball, but Senin Sebai is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt missed. Talisca (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Qasem with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Ivan Novoselec.
- 28': Dzenis Beganovic (Istiklol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr).
- 30': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Nassr) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mohammed Qasem.
- 30': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr).
- 30': Rustam Yatimov (Istiklol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Sultan Al Ghannam (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 36': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Talisca.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Sodiqjon Qurbonov (Istiklol).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Offside, Istiklol. Senin Sebai tries a through ball, but Amadoni Kamolov is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Romish Dzhalilov.
- 40': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Ivan Novoselec.
- 40': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte with a headed pass.
- 43': Alisher Dzhalilov (Istiklol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr).
- 44': Goal! Al-Nassr 0, Istiklol 1. Senin Sebai (Istiklol) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dzenis Beganovic.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Talisca (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Qasem with a cross.
- 45'+3': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Artur Kartashyan.
- 45'+3': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Tabrez Islomov.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Talisca (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam with a cross.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Al-Nassr 0, Istiklol 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Al-Nassr 0, Istiklol 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam with a cross.
- 48': Offside, Istiklol. Senin Sebai tries a through ball, but Amadoni Kamolov is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Amadoni Kamolov.
- 50': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 52': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Romish Dzhalilov.
- 53': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Qasem with a cross.
- 54': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Amadoni Kamolov (Istiklol).
- 55': Corner, Istiklol. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 58': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ayman Yahya replaces Mohammed Qasem.
- 58': Substitution, Istiklol. Shervoni Mabatshoev replaces Amadoni Kamolov.
- 59': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte with a cross.
- 60': Offside, Al-Nassr. Ayman Yahya tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr).
- 61': Senin Sebai (Istiklol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Istiklol. Sodiqjon Qurbonov tries a through ball, but Senin Sebai is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdullah Al Khaibari.
- 65': Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Alisher Dzhalilov (Istiklol).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Al Khaibari.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
- 66': Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Istiklol 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 70': Attempt saved. Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
- 70': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Rustam Yatimov.
- 71': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Istiklol. Alijon Karomatullozoda replaces Romish Dzhalilov.
- 71': Substitution, Istiklol. Shakhrom Suleymanov replaces Dzenis Beganovic.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam with a cross.
- 72': Goal! Al-Nassr 2, Istiklol 1. Talisca (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayman Yahya.
- 74': Attempt saved. Ehson Panjshanbe (Istiklol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Senin Sebai.
- 74': Corner, Istiklol. Conceded by Nawaf Al Aqidi.
- 75': Attempt missed. Sodiqjon Qurbonov (Istiklol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alisher Dzhalilov with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
- 77': Goal! Al-Nassr 3, Istiklol 1. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
- 77': Senin Sebai (Istiklol) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Attempt missed. Alisher Dzhalilov (Istiklol) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alijon Karomatullozoda.
- 82': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Sodiqjon Qurbonov.
- 83': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Al Hassan replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 84': Attempt saved. Shakhrom Suleymanov (Istiklol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Senin Sebai.
- 85': Ali Lajami (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Senin Sebai (Istiklol).
- 86': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Nawaf Boushal replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 86': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Khalid Al Ghannam replaces Talisca.
- 87': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Al Hassan with a headed pass.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Artur Kartashyan.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ali Lajami (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Offside, Al-Nassr. Abdulrahman Ghareeb tries a through ball, but Khalid Al Ghannam is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Offside, Istiklol. Rustam Yatimov tries a through ball, but Senin Sebai is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Alijon Karomatullozoda.
- 90'+5': Foul by Alijon Karomatullozoda (Istiklol).
- 90'+5': Khalid Al Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Ivan Novoselec.
- 90'+6': Foul by Khalid Al Ghannam (Al-Nassr).
- 90'+6': Shervoni Mabatshoev (Istiklol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Al-Nassr 3, Istiklol 1.
- 0': Match ends, Al-Nassr 3, Istiklol 1.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 19.2 | Possession | 80.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 123 | Accurate Passes | 714 |
| 195 | Passes | 784 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
| 3 | Crosses | 43 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 19 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 35 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 20,770
Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 20,770
Line-Ups
Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK) |
| 27 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 78 | Ali Lajami |
| 24 | Mohammed Qasem |
| 2 | Sultan Al-Ghannam |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 17 | Abdullah Al-Khaibari |
| 6 | Seko Fofana |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 29 | Abdulrahman Ghareeb |
| 94 | Talisca |
Istiklol (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rustam Yatimov (GK) |
| 27 | Cedric Gogoua |
| 4 | Artur Kartashyan |
| 33 | Ivan Novoselec |
| 3 | Tabrez Islomov |
| 21 | Romish Dzhalilov |
| 17 | Ekhson Pandzhshanbe |
| 8 | Dzenis Beganovic |
| 10 | Aliser Dzhalilov |
| 12 | Senin Sebai |
| 13 | Amadoni Kamolov |
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