JAKARTA - The last match of Group E of the 2023/2024 Asian Champions League brought together Istiklol vs Al-Nassr at the Respublikanskiy Stadium, Dushanbe, Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Both teams had to share points after the match ended 1-1.
Interestingly, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is not on the Al-Nassr line-up. Luis Castro did not bring the captain to Tajikistan because he was not ready to appear.
Starting line-up Al-Nassr also fielded local players. Foreign names such as Sadio Mane, Otavio, Seko Fofana, and Aymeric Laporte who are on the line-up are only filling the bench.
During the early 20 minutes of the second half, the match was balanced. Both teams took turns launching attacks.
The hosts' good chance was created when the game had only been running for two minutes. However, Ehson Panjshanbe's shot was still wide.
Al-Nassr also had a good chance to open the scoring in the 15th minute. However, Abdulmajed Al Sulaiheem's shot was countered by the opponent's defense.
A minute later, Abdulrahman Ghareeb again created an opportunity for Al=Nassr, but his header had not yet met the target.
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Entering half an hour of the match, the visitors are starting to get more and more threatened. Sure enough, in the 32nd minute Istiklol opens the scoring.
Alisher Dzhalilov entered the scoreboard after utilizing the blunder Abdulrahman Ghareeb. Ghareeb's inaccurate pass ball landed at Dzhalilov's feet who immediately dribbled and shot from outside the penalty box.
Until the first half was over, the Istiklol vs Al-Nassr score lasted 1-0 for the hosts.
In the second half, Al-Nassr only managed to score a position equalizer, precisely when the game had only been running for five minutes.
Ghareeb made up for his mistake by scoring a goal for his team. It started with Nawaf Boushal who sent in a cross, but was pushed over by goalkeeper Rustam Yatimov.
Ghareeb immediately cheated on the wild ball. Unfortunately, the experiment was still blocked by Yatimov. Luckily, the second ball vomited was again secured by Ghareeb, who this time could shake the Istiklol net.
After successfully opening the goal cage, Al-Nassr was increasingly looking for a winning goal. Twenty minutes later, the visitors were recorded to have scored two golden opportunities.
First, the chances of being born from Ghareeb's free kick in the 52nd minute, but only ended in a corner.
The second chance was created by Al Sulaiheem 10 minutes later. However, the golden opportunity when the number 8 player only faced Yatimov ended in a goal kick. His shot is still wide.
The hosts threatened in the k-67 minute. Only, Denis Beganovic's flick could still be secured by goalkeeper Al-Nassr, Raghed Najjar.
No additional goals were created until the game was over. Istiklol vs Al-Nassr ended in the 1-1 series.
One additional point makes Al-Nassr solid at the top of Group E with 14 points, while Istiklol does not move at the bottom of the standings with 3 points.
The composition of Istiklol vs Al Nassr players:
Istiklol (3-4-3): Yatimov; Novoselec, Gogua, Qurbonov; Karomatullozoda, Beganovic, Panjshanbe, Nazarov; Kamolov, Dzhalilov; Sebai
Al-Nassr (4-2-3-1): Najjar; Boushal, Al Fatil, Madu, Qasem; Al Khaibari, Al Sulaiheem; Al Ghannam, Al Naji, Ghareeb; Maran
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