Live Action: Iran’s Esteghlal v Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr (AFC Champions League Elite)
Leaders-Mena magazine provided a live coverage of Tuesday’s game between Iran’s Esteghlal and Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the third round of the AFC Champions League Elite.
Fulltime: Esteghlal 0-1 Al Nassr
Scorers: Aymeric Laporte 81′
Yellow cards:
Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal)
90+7′ Second half ends.
90′ The fourth official announces 6 minutes of added time
88’ Wesley hits the left post with a right-footed strike from the left side of the six-yard box.
88′ Triple subs for Esteghlal: Milad Zakipour replaces Abolfazl Jalali; Gustavo Blanco Leschuk replaces Mohammadhossein Eslami; Arash Rezavand comes in for Mohammad Niknaf
83′ Substitution for Al Nassr: Wesley replaces Sadio Mané
(GOAL) Aymeric Laporte heads the ball from a very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner
81′ GOAAAAL… Laporte puts Al Nassr in the lead
80’ Talisca strikes with his left foot from a tough angle on the right, but the goalkeeper saves it in the bottom right corner.
75’ With 15 minutes remaining, the game is still tied, but Al Nassr are in control with 62% possession.
72′ Substitution for Esteghlal: Gael Kakuta replaces Jaloliddin Masharipov.
71′ Talisca drives towards the goal but the finish is unsuccessful.
67′ Esteghlal’s Abolfazl Jalali wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66’ Raphael Silva’s header from the center of the box is close, but the Al Hilal defense blocks the effort.
65′ Substitution for Al Nassr: Talisca replaces Angelo.
65′ Foul by Aymeric Laporte.
60’ At the hour mark, the game remains tied, but Al Nassr are in control with 61% possession.
53′ Raphael Silva wins a free kick for Esteghlal in the defensive half
49’ Esteghlal’s Jaloliddin Masharipov receives a yellow card.
47’ Nawaf Al-Boushail’s right-footed shot from outside the box goes wide to the right after a corner.
46′ Second half begins.
Triple subs for Al Nassr: Sultan Al-Ghannam replaces Salem Al-Najdi; Ali Al-Hassan comes in for Abdullah Al-Khaibari; Ali Lajami replaces Mohamed Simakan
45+5′ First half ends.
45′ The referee signals 4 minutes of added time.
44’ Ângelo’s left-footed strike from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
40’ WHAT A SAVE! Cristiano Ronaldo connects with Marcelo Brozovic’s cross, firing a left-footed shot from the right side of the box. However, the goalkeeper makes an impressive save right in the center of the goal.
36’ Jaloliddin Masharipov’s right-footed strike from outside the box is too high.
32′ Otávio strikes with a right-footed shot from outside the box, but the goalkeeper makes the save.
31’ Jaloliddin Masharipov’s right-footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
30’ At the half-hour mark, the game remains tied, but Al Nassr are in control with 57% possession.
27′ Foul by Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
22′ Al Nassr are awarded a throw-in in their half.
21′ Cristiano Ronaldo’s right-footed shot from outside the box goes close but misses to the left, assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
18′ Nawaf Al-Boushail forces Esteghlal’s goalkeeper into a brilliant save with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box in the centre of the goal.
15′ At the quarter-hour mark, the match remains tied, with the hosts controlling 55% of possession.
13′ Esteghlal’s Mohammadhossein Eslami wins a free kick on the right wing.
10′ Al Nassr’s Salem Al-Najdi commits a foul.
7′ Substitution for Esteghlal: Alireza Koushki replaces injured Mehrdad Mohammadi
5’ Delay in match because of an injury to Al Nassr’s Aymeric Laporte.
4′ Throw-in for Esteghlal in their own half.
2’ Al Nassr’s Aymeric Laporte wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0′ First half begins.
Lineups:
Esteghlal: Hossein Hosseini; M. Moradmand, Ramin Rezaeian, Abolfazl Jalali, Raphael, Saman Fallah, Zobeir Niknafs, Didier Ndong, J. Masharipov (Gael Kakuta 72), Mehrdad Mohammadi (Alireza Koushki 7), M. Eslami
Al Nassr: Bento; Nawaf Al-Boushail, Mohamed Simakan (Ali Lajami 46), Aymeric Laporte, Salem Al-Najdi (Sultan Al-Ghannam 46); Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Ali Al-Hassan 46), Marcelo Brozović, Otavio; Angelo Gabriel (Talisca 65); Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané (Wesley 83)
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) October 22, 2024
Venue: Rashid Stadium (UAE)
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
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