Al Nassr vs Istiklol 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

Al Nassr

66': Cristiano Ronaldo
72': Anderson Talisca
77': Anderson Talisca

FT
3 - 1

Istiklol

44': Senin Sebai

Cristiano Ronaldo inspires Al Nassr's Champions League rally

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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 Commentary

15': Substitution, Istiklol. Sodiqjon Qurbonov replaces Cédric Gogoua because of an injury.
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'+7': First Half ends, Al-Nassr 0, Istiklol 1.
58': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ayman Yahya replaces Mohammed Qasem.
58': Substitution, Istiklol. Shervoni Mabatshoev replaces Amadoni Kamolov.
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.
71': Substitution, Istiklol. Alijon Karomatullozoda replaces Romish Dzhalilov.
71': Substitution, Istiklol. Shakhrom Suleymanov replaces Dzenis Beganovic.
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.
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) Yellow Card at 77'
83': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Al Hassan replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
86': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Nawaf Boushal replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.
86': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Khalid Al Ghannam replaces Talisca.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Al-Nassr 3, Istiklol 1.

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 20,770

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

IST		NSR
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

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	Anderson Talisca

Substitutes:

Mohammed Al-Fatil, Ali Al-Hassan, Raghid Al-Najjar, Aiman Yahya, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Nawaf Boushal, Abdullah Madu, Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa, Waleed Ali, Meshari Al Nemer, Sami Al-Najei.

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