Al Nassr vs Sepahan, 2020 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Nassr
  • 32': Abdullah Madu
  • 41': Abderrazak Hamdallah
FT
2 - 0
Sepahan

    About

    Al Nassr are hosting Sepahan at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan).
    • 1': Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Maicon (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 6': Foul by Daniel Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
    • 6': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Soroosh Rafiei.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rasool Navidkia.
    • 11': Foul by Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr).
    • 11': Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Sepahan. Mehdi Kiani tries a through ball, but Mohammad Mohebbi is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Rasool Navidkia (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
    • 13': Foul by Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan).
    • 13': Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Abderazak Hamdallah.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sultan Al-Ghannam.
    • 16': Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan).
    • 17': Foul by Abderazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr).
    • 17': Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Abdulrahman Al-Obaid.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Soroosh Rafiei with a cross.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Muhsen Al Ghassani.
    • 22': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Abdulrahman Al-Obaid.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Soroosh Rafiei.
    • 23': Hand ball by Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan).
    • 25': Foul by Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr).
    • 25': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Soroosh Rafiei.
    • 28': Hand ball by Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (Al-Nassr).
    • 29': Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan).
    • 31': Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Mohammad Nejad Mehdi (Sepahan).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulfattah Asiri.
    • 32': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Payam Niazmand.
    • 32': Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Sepahan 0. Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Abderazak Hamdallah following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan with a cross.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar with a cross.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan.
    • 39': Foul by Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr).
    • 39': Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 40': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Payam Niazmand.
    • 41': Goal! Al-Nassr 2, Sepahan 0. Abderazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sultan Al-Ghannam.
    • 43': Foul by Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Nassr).
    • 43': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Muhsen Al Ghassani (Sepahan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Esmaeilifar.
    • 44': Foul by Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr).
    • 44': Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr).
    • 44': Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Abderazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan).
    • 45'+1': Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan).
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Al-Nassr 2, Sepahan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Al-Nassr 2, Sepahan 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sepahan. Reza Mirzaei replaces Muhsen Al Ghassani.
    • 46': Foul by Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan).
    • 46': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan).
    • 48': Maicon (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pity Martínez with a through ball.
    • 53': Abdulfattah Asiri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan).
    • 53': Attempt saved. Abderazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pity Martínez.
    • 54': Hand ball by Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Mohebbi.
    • 55': Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdulfattah Asiri.
    • 59': Foul by Daniel Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
    • 59': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Abderazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 60': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdulrahman Al-Dossari replaces Abdulfattah Asiri.
    • 60': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (Al-Nassr).
    • 61': Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Foul by Rasool Navidkia (Sepahan).
    • 62': Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Mehdi Kiani (Sepahan).
    • 66': Foul by Soroosh Rafiei (Sepahan).
    • 66': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Substitution, Sepahan. Seyed Mohammad Karimi replaces Rasool Navidkia.
    • 67': Substitution, Sepahan. Kiros replaces Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
    • 67': Foul by Abdulrahman Al-Dossari (Al-Nassr).
    • 67': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (Al-Nassr).
    • 68': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Offside, Sepahan. Mehdi Kiani tries a through ball, but Daniel Esmaeilifar is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (Al-Nassr).
    • 70': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Abdullah Madu.
    • 72': Foul by Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan).
    • 72': Pity Martínez (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Omid Noorafkan (Sepahan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ayman Yahya replaces Pity Martínez.
    • 73': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari replaces Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem.
    • 74': Foul by Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr).
    • 74': Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Abdulrahman Al-Dossari (Al-Nassr).
    • 75': Mohammad Mohebbi (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Giorgi Gvelesiani (Sepahan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Kiani.
    • 79': Substitution, Sepahan. Reza Dehghani replaces Mohammad Mohebbi.
    • 80': Foul by Daniel Esmaeilifar (Sepahan).
    • 80': Khalid Al-Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdulrahman Al-Dossari.
    • 82': Substitution, Sepahan. Mohsen Mosalman replaces Mehdi Kiani.
    • 82': Offside, Sepahan. Reza Dehghani tries a through ball, but Kiros is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdulfattah Adam replaces Abderazak Hamdallah.
    • 84': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Awad Khamis replaces Abdulrahman Al-Obaid.
    • 86': Foul by Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Nassr).
    • 86': Reza Mirzaei (Sepahan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
    • 90': Offside, Al-Nassr. Khalid Al-Ghannam tries a through ball, but Abdulfattah Adam is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Sepahan. Conceded by Sultan Al-Ghannam.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ayman Yahya (Al-Nassr).
    • 90'+1': Seyed Mohammad Karimi (Sepahan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Reza Dehghani (Sepahan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Al-Nassr 2, Sepahan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Al-Nassr 2, Sepahan 0.

    Statistics

    SEP NSRhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/817.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    20 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 8
    53.9 Possession 46.1
    17 SHOTS 14
    8 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    395 Accurate Passes 330
    457 Passes 401
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    23 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    45 Long Balls 52
    31 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    13 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    13 Interceptions 14
    8 Effective Clearances 16
    8 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

    Venue: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
    Location: Doha, Qatar

    Line-Ups

    NSR Al Nassr (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Brad Jones (GK)
    3 Abdullah Madu
    18 Maicon
    13 Abdulrahman Al-Obaid Yellow Card
    2 Sultan Al-Ghannam
    17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
    19 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem Yellow Card
    24 Khalid Al-Ghannam
    45 Abdulfattah Asiri
    9 Abderrazak Hamdallah
    22 Gonzalo Martínez
    Al Nassr Substitutes:
    Feras Al-Brikan, Abdulfattah Adam, Abdullaziz Al-Dossari, Nawaf Alaqidi, Aiman Yahya, Awad Khamis, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mukhtar Ali, Abdulrahman Al-Dossari, Ali Lajami.

    SEP Sepahan (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Payam Niazmand (GK)
    30 Giorgi Gvelesiani
    44 Mohammad Nejadmahdi
    19 Omid Norafkan Yellow Card
    99 Daniel Esmaeilifar
    6 Mehdi Kiani
    20 Mohammad Mohebbi
    16 Muhsen Al Ghassani
    9 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
    73 Soroush Rafiei Yellow Card
    8 Rasool Navidkia
    Sepahan Substitutes:
    Mehdi Torkaman, Yasin Salmani, Kiros, Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Reza Mirzaei, Hamed Bahiraei, Mohammad Tayyebi, Reza Dehghani, Shahab Adeli, Mohsen Mosalman.

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