Al Nassr vs Al Duhail, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Group Stage
· AFC Champions League EliteCristiano Ronaldo nets twice in Al Nassr Champions League win
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular double as Al-Nassr stayed perfect in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday, the Saudi Pro League outfit getting a 4-3 win in Riyadh over Al Duhail from Qatar.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Otávio.
- 6': Foul by Almoez Ali (Al Duhail).
- 6': Sultan Al Ghannam (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
- 9': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Talisca.
- 9': Offside, Al Duhail. Assim Madibo tries a through ball, but Michael Olunga is caught offside.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Otávio (Al-Nassr).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Offside, Al-Nassr. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 13': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
- 18': Offside, Al Duhail. Ismaeel Mohammad tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Sadio Mané.
- 20': Attempt saved. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sultan Al Braik.
- 22': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Sultan Al Braik.
- 23': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Amri (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Al Duhail 0. Talisca (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 27': Foul by Talisca (Al-Nassr).
- 27': Sultan Al Braik (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Ismaeel Mohammad (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olunga.
- 29': Offside, Al Duhail. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Michael Olunga is caught offside.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Nawaf Al Aqidi (Al-Nassr).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Delay in match (Al-Nassr).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Sultan Al Ghannam (Al-Nassr).
- 36': Attempt saved. Kim Moon-Hwan (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
- 37': Abdulelah Al Amri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ismaeel Mohammad (Al Duhail).
- 39': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Youssef Ayman (Al Duhail).
- 40': Attempt saved. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf.
- 42': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ismaeel Mohammad with a cross.
- 43': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Youssef Ayman (Al Duhail).
- 44': Foul by Ismaeel Mohammad (Al Duhail).
- 44': Mohammed Qasem (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Al-Nassr 1, Al Duhail 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Al-Nassr 1, Al Duhail 0.
- 46': Foul by Sultan Al Braik (Al Duhail).
- 46': Talisca (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Abdulelah Al Amri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
- 48': Foul by Ismaeel Mohammad (Al Duhail).
- 48': Mohammed Qasem (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Duhail).
- 49': Otávio (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Philippe Coutinho (Al Duhail) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Michael Olunga.
- 54': Offside, Al Duhail. Almoez Ali tries a through ball, but Michael Olunga is caught offside.
- 56': Goal! Al-Nassr 2, Al Duhail 0. Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 58': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Duhail).
- 58': Talisca (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 61': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Al Duhail) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olunga following a fast break.
- 61': Goal! Al-Nassr 3, Al Duhail 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 63': Goal! Al-Nassr 3, Al Duhail 1. Ismaeel Mohammad (Al Duhail) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 64': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Al Hassan replaces Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem.
- 65': Offside, Al Duhail. Youssef Ayman tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olunga.
- 67': Goal! Al-Nassr 3, Al Duhail 2. Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 68': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olunga with a cross.
- 70': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Rúben Semedo (Al Duhail).
- 71': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Assim Madibo.
- 71': Almoez Ali (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Otávio (Al-Nassr).
- 73': Foul by Almoez Ali (Al Duhail).
- 73': Nawaf Al Aqidi (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Abdulelah Al Amri (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Michael Olunga (Al Duhail).
- 76': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 81': Goal! Al-Nassr 4, Al Duhail 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 83': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 84': Substitution, Al-Nassr. Sami Al Naji replaces Otávio.
- 85': Substitution, Al Duhail. Mohammed Muntari replaces Ismaeel Mohammad.
- 85': Substitution, Al Duhail. Mohammed Musa replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 85': Goal! Al-Nassr 4, Al Duhail 3. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
- 86': Substitution, Al Duhail. Ibrahima Bamba replaces Assim Madibo.
- 86': Foul by Mohammed Musa (Al Duhail).
- 86': Sadio Mané (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Mohammed Musa (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Philippe Coutinho (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Foul by Ali Al Hassan (Al-Nassr).
- 88': Ibrahima Bamba (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ali Al Hassan (Al-Nassr).
- 88': Ibrahima Bamba (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 90': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Foul by Sami Al Naji (Al-Nassr).
- 90': Sultan Al Braik (Al Duhail) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Michael Olunga (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Al Duhail. Isaac Lihadji replaces Sultan Al Braik.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Mohammed Qasem (Al-Nassr).
- 90'+5': Foul by Isaac Lihadji (Al Duhail).
- 90'+5': Talisca (Al-Nassr) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Corner, Al-Nassr. Conceded by Michael Olunga.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Al-Nassr 4, Al Duhail 3.
- 0': Match ends, Al-Nassr 4, Al Duhail 3.
Statistics
 ALD |
NSR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 352 | Accurate Passes | 436 |
| 408 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 13 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Al Awal Park at King Saud University
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 20,752
Venue: Al Awal Park at King Saud University
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 20,752
Line-Ups
Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Nawaf Alaqidi (GK) |
| 27 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 5 | Abdulelah Al-Amri |
| 24 | Mohammed Qassem Al-Nakhli |
| 2 | Sultan Al-Ghannam |
| 94 | Anderson Talisca |
| 17 | Abdullah Al-Khaibari |
| 8 | Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 25 | Otávio |
Al Duhail (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Salah Zakaria (GK) |
| 35 | Rúben Semedo |
| 4 | Youssef Ayman |
| 18 | Sultan Al-Brake |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 9 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 12 | Karim Boudiaf |
| 23 | Assim Madibo |
| 14 | Michael Olunga |
| 11 | Almoez Ali |
| 7 | Ismail Mohamad |
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