AFC Champions League Elite

FT Monday, March 4, 2024
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Al Ain WLWDW 1
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1st Leg · Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium · 22,326 att.

Match Report

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Al Ain claim Asian Champions League lead over Al Nassr

Al Ain will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr next week after the side from the United Arab Emirates saw off the Saudi Pro League outfit on Monday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
22
3
Yellow Cards
5
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
5
54.2
Possession
45.8
16
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
294
Accurate Passes
266
375
Passes
326
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
56
31
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
12
6
Effective Clearances
31
6
Clearances
31

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

AlN · 4-1-3-2

  1. 17Khalid EisaG
  2. 3Kouame AutonneCD-L
  3. 16Khalid HashemiCD-R
  4. 5Park Yong-WooSW
  5. 15ErikLB
  6. 11Bandar Al-AhbabiRB
  7. 6Yahia NaderCM
  8. 20Matías PalaciosLM
  9. 8Mohamed AbbasRM
  10. 21Soufiane RahimiCF-L
  11. 10Alejandro Romero GamarraCF-R

NSR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26David OspinaG
  2. 27Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 78Ali LajamiCD-R
  4. 22Aziz BehichLB
  5. 2Sultan Al-GhannamRB
  6. 25OtávioAM
  7. 8Abdulmajeed Al-SulaiheemLM
  8. 17Abdullah Al-KhaibariRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 23Aiman YahyaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Goal! Al Ain 1, Al-Nassr 0. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Romero with a through ball.
  3. 45'+6' Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdulelah Al Amri replaces Sultan Al Ghannam because of an injury.
  5. 52' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Sami Al Naji replaces Abdulmajeed Al Sulayhim.
  6. 66' Aiman Yahya (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Meshari Al Nemer replaces Aziz Behich because of an injury.
  8. 76' Meshari Al Nemer (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 82' Khalid Eisa (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 83' Mohammed Al Baloushi (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 88' Substitution, Al Ain. Hazem Mohammad replaces Mohammed Al Baloushi because of an injury.
  12. 90'+4' Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  13. 90'+8' Substitution, Al Ain. Ahmed Barman replaces Yahia Nader.
  14. 90'+10' Substitution, Al Ain. Sultan Al Shamsi replaces Soufiane Rahimi.
  15. 90'+11' Sultan Al Shamsi (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+15' Abdulelah Al Amri (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

AFC Champions League Elite News

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