AFC Champions League Elite

FT Monday, October 2, 2023
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Al-Awwal Park · 20,770 att.

Match Report

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Cristiano 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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

NSR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 44Nawaf Al-AqidiG
  2. 27Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 78Ali LajamiCD-R
  4. 24Mohammed QasemLB
  5. 2Sultan Al-GhannamRB
  6. 77Marcelo BrozovicAM
  7. 17Abdullah Al-KhaibariLM
  8. 6Seko FofanaRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 29Abdulrahman GhareebAM-L
  11. 94TaliscaAM-R

IST · 5-3-2

  1. 1Rustam YatimovG
  2. 27Cedric GogouaCD
  3. 4Artur KartashyanCD-L
  4. 33Ivan NovoselecCD-R
  5. 3Tabrez IslomovLB
  6. 21Romish DzhalilovRB
  7. 17Ekhson PandzhshanbeCM
  8. 8Dzenis BeganovicCM-L
  9. 10Aliser DzhalilovCM-R
  10. 12Senin SebaiCF-L
  11. 13Amadoni KamolovCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Istiklol. Sodiqjon Qurbonov replaces Cédric Gogoua because of an injury.
  2. 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.
  3. 58' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ayman Yahya replaces Mohammed Qasem.
  4. 58' Substitution, Istiklol. Shervoni Mabatshoev replaces Amadoni Kamolov.
  5. 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.
  6. 71' Substitution, Istiklol. Alijon Karomatullozoda replaces Romish Dzhalilov.
  7. 71' Substitution, Istiklol. Shakhrom Suleymanov replaces Dzenis Beganovic.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 77' Senin Sebai (Istiklol) Yellow Card at 77'
  11. 83' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Al Hassan replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  12. 86' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Nawaf Boushal replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.
  13. 86' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Khalid Al Ghannam replaces Talisca.

AFC Champions League Elite News

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