Esteghlal vs Al Nassr, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

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Esteghlal are hosting Al Nassr at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, 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.
5': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
6': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ângelo following a corner.
8': Attempt missed. Aiman Yahya (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ali Al Hassan.
9': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr).
9': Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Ali Al Hassan (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC).
14': Attempt missed. Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saleh Hardani.
16': Attempt missed. Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
19': Attempt missed. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Alireza Koushki with a cross.
20': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aiman Yahya.
20': Attempt blocked. Aiman Yahya (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Roozbeh Cheshmi.
24': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
25': Attempt saved. Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehran Ahmadi.
27': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ângelo.
28': Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Nawaf Bu Washl (Al-Nassr).
29': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
29': Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Ali Al Hassan (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC).
31': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC).
31': Nawaf Bu Washl (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Attempt missed. Mohamed Simakan (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Foul by Ângelo (Al-Nassr).
36': Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Offside, Al-Nassr. Sadio Mané is caught offside.
41': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
43': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Mohammed Al Fatil.
44': Attempt blocked. Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Al Fatil (Al-Nassr).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
45'+3': First Half ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 0.
45': Second Half begins Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 0.
45': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Joel Kojo replaces Mohammad Azadi.
47': Attempt missed. Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Saleh Hardani with a cross.
48': Foul by Arash Rezavand (Esteghlal FC).
48': Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt missed. Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Armin Sohrabian with a cross.
51': Foul by Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC).
51': Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Offside, Al-Nassr. Sadio Mané is caught offside.
53': Foul by Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC).
53': Mohamed Simakan (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt blocked. Aiman Yahya (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
57': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a through ball.
57': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
60': Foul by Aiman Yahya (Al-Nassr).
60': Ramin Rezaeian (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Offside, Esteghlal FC. Alireza Koushki is caught offside.
64': Corner, Esteghlal FC. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
67': Attempt missed. Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
69': Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ângelo.
69': Attempt blocked. Ângelo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiman Yahya.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal FC).
71': Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Jaloliddin Masharipov replaces Mehran Ahmadi.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Foul by Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr).
72': Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ângelo.
76': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Hossein Hosseini.
77': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Wesley replaces Ângelo.
77': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Saleh Hardani.
78': Attempt missed. Mohammed Al Fatil (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
78': Foul by Raphael Silva (Esteghlal FC).
78': Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Raphael Silva (Esteghlal FC).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wesley.
85': Offside, Al-Nassr. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
86': Attempt saved. Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaloliddin Masharipov.
87': Didier Ndong (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr).
88': Attempt missed. Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
89': Alireza Koushki (Esteghlal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Aiman Yahya (Al-Nassr).
90': Ali Al Hassan (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Armin Sohrabian (Esteghlal FC).
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 0.
0': Match ends, Esteghlal FC 0, Al-Nassr 0.

Statistics

NSR		EST
7	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	5
65.1	Possession	34.9
17	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
502	Accurate Passes	231
556	Passes	288
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
14	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.3
37	Long Balls	51
20	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	14
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	10
21	Effective Clearances	20
21	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Attendance: 75,130

Line-Ups

Esteghlal (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Hossein Hosseini (GK)
4	Roozbeh Cheshmi
55	Raphael Silva
27	Saleh Hardani
44	Armin Sohrabian
10	Ramin Rezaeian
22	Didier N'Dong
88	Arash Rezavand
20	Ali Kooshki
87	Mehran Ahmadi
9	Mohammadreza Azadi

Esteghlal Substitutes:

Jaloliddin Masharipov, Hesam Eskandari, Iman Salimi, Mohammad Zobeir Niknafs, Amirhossein Nikpour, Joel Kojo, Mojtaba Hasheminasab, Abolfazl Zamani, Mohammad Moradmand, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Amirali Sadeghi.

Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
4	Mohammed Al-Fatil
3	Mohamed Simakan
83	Salem Al Najdi
12	Nawaf Boushal
23	Aiman Yahya
11	Marcelo Brozovic
19	Ali Al-Hassan
9	Jhon Durán
10	Sadio Mané
20	Ângelo Gabriel

Al Nassr Substitutes:

Mohammed Hazazi, Mohammed Maran, Ahmad Al-Harbi, Majed Qasheesh, Wesley Ribeiro, Raghid Al-Najjar, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Faris Salem.

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