Esteghlal vs Al Nassr, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

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Esteghlal are hosting Al Nassr at Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 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.
2': Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC).
3': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
3': Otávio (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC).
5': Delay in match because of an injury Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr).
5': Delay in match because of an injury Mehrdad Mohammadi (Esteghlal FC).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki replaces Mehrdad Mohammadi because of an injury.
10': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr).
11': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
11': Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr).
12': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr).
13': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Abolfazl Jalali is caught offside.
14': Foul by Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC).
14': Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt saved. Nawaf Bu Washl (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
21': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Raphael Silva (Esteghlal FC).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Foul by Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al-Nassr).
27': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Salem Al Najdi.
29': Attempt blocked. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Simakan (Al-Nassr).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt missed. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alireza Koushki.
32': Attempt saved. Otávio (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
33': Foul by Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr).
33': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt missed. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammad Niknafs.
38': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio.
40': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
41': Attempt blocked. Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alireza Koushki.
42': Attempt saved. Ângelo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a through ball.
42': Foul by Otávio (Al-Nassr).
42': Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal FC).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt missed. Ângelo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+5': First Half ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 0.
45': Second Half begins Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 0.
45': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Al Hassan replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
45': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Lajami replaces Mohamed Simakan.
45': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Salem Al Najdi.
46': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Alireza Koushki.
47': Attempt missed. Nawaf Bu Washl (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
48': Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Ângelo (Al-Nassr).
49': Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC).
49': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Foul by Mohammad Moradmand (Esteghlal FC).
50': Otávio (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr).
50': Raphael Silva (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr).
53': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Offside, Al-Nassr. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Ângelo (Al-Nassr).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Hand ball by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
64': Delay in match because of an injury Raphael Silva (Esteghlal FC).
65': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Talisca replaces Ângelo.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr).
65': Jaloliddin Masharipov (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
66': Attempt blocked. Raphael Silva (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
66': Attempt missed. Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
67': Abolfazl Jalali (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Sultan Al Ghannam (Al-Nassr).
69': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Abolfazl Jalali.
69': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Mohammadhossein Eslami.
70': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Mohammad Moradmand.
70': Attempt blocked. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Al Hassan.
71': Attempt saved. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Al Hassan.
71': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
71': Foul by Otávio (Al-Nassr).
71': Mohammadhossein Eslami (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Gaël Kakuta replaces Jaloliddin Masharipov.
73': Attempt saved. Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
74': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
74': Attempt blocked. Talisca (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Mohammad Moradmand.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal FC).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Delay in match (Al-Nassr).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Raphael Silva.
80': Attempt blocked. Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
80': Attempt saved. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
80': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
81': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
81': Goal! Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 1. Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
83': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Wesley replaces Sadio Mané.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Niknafs (Esteghlal FC).
87': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Milad Zakipour replaces Abolfazl Jalali.
87': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Gustavo Blanco Leschuk replaces Mohammadhossein Eslami.
87': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Arash Rezavand replaces Mohammad Niknafs because of an injury.
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Wesley (Al-Nassr) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Otávio with a through ball.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley.
90'+4': Foul by Nawaf Bu Washl (Al-Nassr).
90'+4': Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
90'+5': Otávio (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 1.
0': Match ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 1.

Statistics

NSR		EST
13	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	8
64.8	Possession	35.2
18	SHOTS	7
10	ON GOAL	1
0.6	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
570	Accurate Passes	282
637	Passes	348
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	42
27	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	10
19	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	6
12	Effective Clearances	38
12	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Rashid Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 7,600

AFC Champions League Elite Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	4	+11	12
2	Al Ahli	4	+8	12
3	Al Nassr	4	+6	10
4	Al Sadd	4	+3	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Esteghlal (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
3	Saman Fallah
2	Mohammad Moradmand
55	Raphael Silva
33	Abolfazl Jalali
10	Ramin Rezaeian
14	Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs
77	Jaloliddin Masharipov
22	Didier N'Dong
80	Mohammadhossein Eslami
7	Mehrdad Mohammadi

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Gustavo Blanco, Amirhossein Nikpour, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Zargham Saadavi, Ali Kooshki, Milad Zakipour, Abolfazl Zamani, Arash Rezavand, Amirali Sadeghi, Arman Ramezani, Gaël Kakuta.

Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
27	Aymeric Laporte
3	Mohamed Simakan
83	Salem Al Najdi
12	Nawaf Boushal
25	Otávio
17	Abdullah Al-Khaibari
11	Marcelo Brozovic
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
10	Sadio Mané
20	Ângelo Gabriel

Al Nassr Substitutes:

Wesley Ribeiro, Ali Lajami, Raghid Al-Najjar, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Mohammed Maran, Mukhtar Ali, Ali Al-Hassan, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Majed Qasheesh, Mubarak Al Buainain, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Anderson Talisca.

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