Al Ittihad vs Navbahor, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Al Ittihad advance 2-1 on aggregate
Al Ittihad
  • 45'+6': Abderrazak Hamdallah
  • 87': Toma Tabatadze (OG)
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Al Ittihad advance 2-1 on aggregate
Navbahor
  • 25': Karim Benzema (OG)
  • Red Card 90'+8': Jovan Djokic

Al Ittihad reach AFC Champions League quarterfinals

Toma Tabatadze's late own goal spared Karim Benzema's blushes as the defender gifted Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad a 2-1 win over Navbahor of Uzbekistan on Thursday to set up an Asian Champions League quarterfinal meeting with compatriots Al-Hilal.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
  • 2': Ruslanbek Jiyanov (Navbahor) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hassan Kadish.
  • 6': Offside, Navbahor. Toma Tabatadze is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Toma Tabatadze (Navbahor).
  • 10': Saad Al Mosa (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Filip Ivanovic.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 24': Ruslanbek Jiyanov (Navbahor) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Own Goal by Karim Benzema, Al-Ittihad. Al-Ittihad 0, Navbahor 1.
  • 27': Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Jamshid Iskanderov (Navbahor).
  • 29': Asad Sobirjonov (Navbahor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Saad Al Mosa (Al-Ittihad).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Asad Sobirjonov (Navbahor) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamshid Iskanderov with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Hassan Kadish (Al-Ittihad).
  • 35': Ruslanbek Jiyanov (Navbahor) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Corner, Navbahor. Conceded by Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Saad Al Mosa (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 38': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Jovan Dokic.
  • 39': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Jovan Dokic.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 41': Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Asad Sobirjonov (Navbahor).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Toma Tabatadze (Navbahor) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah.
  • 45': Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Jamshid Iskanderov (Navbahor).
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 45': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Jovan Dokic.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Odiljon Hamrobekov.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faisal Al Ghamdi.
  • 45'+6': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Utkir Yusupov.
  • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ghamdi with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Al-Ittihad 1, Navbahor 1. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema following a corner.
  • 45'+8': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Al-Ittihad 1, Navbahor 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Ittihad 1, Navbahor 1.
  • 46': Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Farruh Sayfiyev (Navbahor).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jamshid Iskanderov (Navbahor) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abror Ismailov.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Offside, Navbahor. Toma Tabatadze is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Filip Ivanovic.
  • 56': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Jamshid Boltaboyev.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ghamdi with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Odiljon Hamrobekov (Navbahor) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abror Ismailov.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
  • 61': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Jovan Dokic.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ghamdi with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Farruh Sayfiyev (Navbahor).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Corner, Navbahor. Conceded by Saad Al Mosa.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Filip Ivanovic (Navbahor) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jamshid Iskanderov with a headed pass.
  • 71': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Saleh Al Amri replaces Faisal Al Ghamdi.
  • 71': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi replaces Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
  • 71': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Farruh Sayfiyev.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Toma Tabatadze (Navbahor).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Jamshid Boltaboyev.
  • 75': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Ahmed Hegazy is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad).
  • 78': Jamshid Boltaboyev (Navbahor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Corner, Navbahor. Conceded by Fawaz Al Yami.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Filip Ivanovic (Navbahor) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jovan Dokic with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
  • 81': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
  • 81': Ruslanbek Jiyanov (Navbahor) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Corner, Navbahor. Conceded by Marwan Al Sahafi.
  • 83': Offside, Navbahor. Jovan Dokic is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saleh Al Amri.
  • 86': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Farruh Sayfiyev.
  • 87': Own Goal by Toma Tabatadze, Navbahor. Al-Ittihad 2, Navbahor 1.
  • 89': Farruh Sayfiyev (Navbahor) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 89': Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Navbahor. Siavash Haghnazari replaces Ruslanbek Jiyanov.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Navbahor. Ibrohim Yoldoshev replaces Abror Ismailov.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Navbahor. Giorgi Nikabadze replaces Toma Tabatadze.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 90'+3': Giorgi Nikabadze (Navbahor) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Sultan Farhan replaces Karim Benzema.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Navbahor. Azimjon Akhmedov replaces Jamshid Iskanderov.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Jovan Dokic (Navbahor).
  • 90'+8': Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Jovan Dokic (Navbahor) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+10': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Farhah Al Shamrani replaces Saleh Al Amri because of an injury.
  • 90'+11': Foul by Azimjon Akhmedov (Navbahor).
  • 90'+11': Saad Al Mosa (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Al-Ittihad 2, Navbahor 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Ittihad 2, Navbahor 1.

Statistics

NAV ITThttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/2276.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
7 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 12
3 Saves 0
33.5 Possession 66.5
6 SHOTS 22
0 ON GOAL 4
0.0 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
220 Accurate Passes 501
299 Passes 580
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 10
13 Crosses 41
0.2 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 53
24 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 9
13 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 11
39 Effective Clearances 10
39 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 34,832

Line-Ups

ITT Al Ittihad (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
26 Ahmed Hegazi
30 Saad Al Mosa
15 Hassan Kadesh
37 Fawaz Al Saqour
8 Fabinho
7 N'Golo Kanté
9 Karim Benzema
99 Abderrazak Hamdallah
27 Ahmed Al Ghamdi
16 Faisal Al Ghamdi
Al Ittihad Substitutes:
Talal Haji, Mohammed Al Mahasna, Sultan Al Farhan, Marwan Al Sahafi, Saleh Al-Jamaan, Suwailem Al Menhali, Omar Othman, Farhah Al Shamrani.

NAV Navbahor (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Utkir Yusupov (GK)
23 Jovan Djokic Red Card
13 Filip Ivanovic
34 Farrukh Sayfiev
14 Jamshid Boltaboev
17 Abror Ismoilov
9 Odiljon Xamrobekov
11 Ruslanbek Jiyanov
77 Asad Sobirzhonov
91 Toma Tabatadze
10 Jamshid Iskanderov
Navbahor Substitutes:
Shodiyor Shodiboev, Giorgi Nikabadze, Nurmukhammad Toshpulatov, Ozodbek Uktamov, Siavash Haghnazari, Ibrohim Yoldoshev, Azimjon Akhmedov, Aleksandr Lobanov, Dostonbek Abdulkhaev, Alijon Alijonov.

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