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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Nassr
  • 80': Romain Saïss (OG)
FT
1 - 2
Al Sadd
  • 53': Akram Afif
  • 90'+9': Adam Ounas (P)

About

Al Nassr are hosting Al Sadd at Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Ângelo (Al-Nassr).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Talisca (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ângelo.
  • 5': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr).
  • 5': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Youcef Atal (Al Sadd).
  • 14': Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Offside, Al-Nassr. Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Cristo González (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Talisca (Al-Nassr) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sadio Mané following a fast break.
  • 17': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 19': Foul by Sultan Al Ghannam (Al-Nassr).
  • 19': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Romain Saïss (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Camara.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Lajami (Al-Nassr).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Youcef Atal (Al Sadd).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ângelo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Talisca.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cristo González following a fast break.
  • 33': Foul by Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr).
  • 33': Mohammed Waad (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd).
  • 37': Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam.
  • 38': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Mostafa Meshaal.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Ali Lajami (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb with a cross.
  • 39': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
  • 39': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 41': Offside, Al Sadd. Akram Afif is caught offside.
  • 43': Hand ball by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd).
  • 45': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Ali Lajami.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Al-Nassr 0, Al Sadd 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Nassr 0, Al Sadd 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Mohammed Al Fatil replaces Ali Lajami.
  • 45': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Nawaf Bu Washl replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Cristo González (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Mohammed Al Fatil (Al-Nassr).
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Goal! Al-Nassr 0, Al Sadd 1. Akram Afif (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristo González following a fast break.
  • 57': Hand ball by Nawaf Bu Washl (Al-Nassr).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
  • 60': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
  • 61': Foul by Cristo González (Al Sadd).
  • 61': Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 65': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Wesley replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
  • 65': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Otávio replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
  • 66': Substitution, Al Sadd. Adam Ounas replaces Cristo González.
  • 66': Substitution, Al Sadd. Mateus Uribe replaces Mostafa Meshaal.
  • 67': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd).
  • 67': Otávio (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Aymeric Laporte (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.
  • 68': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Wesley (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ângelo following a fast break.
  • 71': Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Ounas (Al Sadd).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Al Sadd. Guilherme replaces Youcef Atal.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ângelo with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ângelo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 80': Own Goal by Romain Saïss, Al Sadd. Al-Nassr 1, Al Sadd 1.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 84': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
  • 84': Wesley (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Ângelo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Wesley with a headed pass.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Talisca.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ângelo (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
  • 87': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 88': Adam Ounas (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Ângelo (Al-Nassr).
  • 89': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Adam Ounas (Al Sadd) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr).
  • 90'+3': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+3': Wesley (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Mohammed Al Fatil.
  • 90'+6': Penalty Al Sadd. Akram Afif draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Penalty conceded by Mohammed Al Fatil (Al-Nassr) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Mohammed Al Fatil (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+9': Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Al Sadd 2. Adam Ounas (Al Sadd) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Al-Nassr 1, Al Sadd 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Nassr 1, Al Sadd 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 1
27.5 Possession 72.5
10 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
202 Accurate Passes 623
261 Passes 679
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 10
7 Crosses 29
0.3 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 41
21 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 5
45 Effective Clearances 8
45 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 13,091

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 8 +19 22
2 Al Ahli 8 +13 22
3 Al Nassr 8 +11 17
4 Al Sadd 8 +1 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NSR Al Nassr (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
24 Bento (GK)
27 Aymeric Laporte
78 Ali Lajami
83 Salem Al Najdi
2 Sultan Al-Ghannam
11 Marcelo Brozovic
17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
10 Sadio Mané
94 Anderson Talisca
29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
20 Ângelo Gabriel
Al Nassr Substitutes:
Mohammed Maran, Saad Haqawi, Nawaf Alaqidi, Ali Al-Hassan, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Raghid Al-Najjar, Otávio, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Mukhtar Ali, Wesley Ribeiro, Nawaf Boushal.

SAD Al Sadd (5-3-2)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
29 Romain Saïss
5 Tarek Salman
6 Paulo Otávio Yellow Card
77 Youcef Atal
4 Mohamed Camara Yellow Card
14 Moustafa Tarek
7 Mohammed Waad
17 Cristo
84 Akram Afif
Al Sadd Substitutes:
Hashim Ali, Abdessamed Bounacer, Ahmed Suhail, Hassan Al-Haydos, Giovani, Ali Asad, Yousef Balideh, Adam Ounas, Saad Al-Sheeb, Guilherme, Yusuf Abdurisag, Mateus Uribe.

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