Joseph Okoro receives the first yellow card of the game for a hard foul on Al Hassan. After being fouled, Ali Al Hassan remained on the ground, but returned to the game after receiving medical attention and did not need to be substituted.
Even playing away from home, with a 1-0 lead, Al-Nassr maintains possession and controls the game at the moment, exchanging passes and managing to stay in the attacking half, avoiding suffering from Istiklol’s attacks.
Al-Najdi broke into the area and was brought down by Manuchehr Safarov, earning a penalty for Al-Nassr. João Félix shot high into the left corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance and opening the scoring early for the away team!
João Félix, on a corner kick, received a cross from Al Hassan and shot hard, but sent the ball wide to the left of the goal. Al-Nassr starts the match pressing high and trying to create danger in attack.
The players are taking to the pitch and the ball is rolling for Istiklol vs. Al-Nassr, in the first 45 minutes of the fifth round of the AFC Champions League Two, with all the action and excitement in real time here on VAVEL!
For the next game, Jorge Jesus will have the following names to use during the match against Istiklol: Murabak Al-Buainain, Raghed Al-Najjar, Awad Aman, Nader Al-Sharari, Iñigo Martínez, Nawaf Boushal, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Mané, Yahya, Al-Ghamdi, Saad Haqawi and Camara.
For the next game, Yuryi Baturenko will have the following names to use during the match against Al-Nassr: Mukhriddin Khasanov, Kirill Suslov, Romish Zhalilov, Kamolov Rustam, Rudolf Turkaj, Akhtam Nazarov, Shakhrom Sulaymonov, Alishe Dzhalilov, Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, Paul Komolafe, Reza Dehghani and Masrur Gafurov.
With a 4-4-2 formation, Al-Nassr’s starting lineup for tonight’s AFC Champions League Two match against Istiklol is: Bento, Al-Ghannam, Simakam, Al-Amri and Alnajdi; Ângelo, Al-Hassan, Brozovic and Wesley; Marran and João Félix.
With a 5-4-1 formation, Istiklol is scheduled for the next match in AFC Champions League Two and will take the field to face Al-Nassr: Stosic, Safarov, Chobanov, Kurbonov, Islomov and Hasan; Haghnazari, Dzhuraboev, Pandzhshanbe and Okoro; Soirov.
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Finally, today’s match takes place in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Central Stadium is home to Kairat Almaty and the Kazakhstan National Team. Built in 1958, the stadium has a capacity of over 23,000 spectators!
On the other side, Istiklol will have no absences and should go with maximum strength. In the defeat to Al-Zawra’a, Istiklol went to the field with: Stosic, Safarov, Chobanov, Kurbanov, Okoro and Hasan; Haghanazari, Dzhuraboev, Pandzhshanbe and Dehghani; Soirov.
For today’s game, Al-Nassr is expected to rest some of its starters, with Cristiano Ronaldo definitely out due to this rest. In the victory over Al-Khjaleej, Al-Nassr used the following lineup: Alaqidi, Yahya, Simakan, Iñigo Martínez and Alghanam; Mané, Ângelo, Brozovic and Wesley; João Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Istiklol, in the Tajikistan Higher League, is in second place with 40 points, four behind the leader Bakhsh and three ahead of CSKA Dushanbe. Al-Nassr, in the Saudi Pro League, leads with 27 points, three ahead of Al-Hilal and five ahead of Al Taawon.
Al-Nassr leads Group D of the AFC Champions League Two with 12 points, a comfortable lead over the other teams, six points ahead of Al-Zawra’a and Istiklol, and 12 points ahead of Goa, who finish the group with no points.
Al-Nassr on the other side comes with three consecutive wins this season. On November 5th, against Goa, in the AFC Champions League Two, the victory came 4-0 at home, with goals from Ghareeb (2), Mohammed Maran and João Félix. On the 8th, by 3-1, the victory came over Neom away from home, with goals from Ângelo, Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix, while Jaber scored for Neom. And on Sunday (23), by 4-1, the victory came over Al-Khaleej at home, with goals from João Félix, Wesley, Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo, while Al-Hawsawi scored for Neom.
For today’s match, Istiklol comes with two wins and one loss in their last games. On October 28th, they won 6-2 at home against Ravshan, with goals from Komolafe, Gafurov, Pandzhshanbe, Dzhuraboev, Haghnazari and Soirov, while Boboev and Ojetunde scored for Ravshan. On November 5th, they lost 2-1 away in the AFC Champions League Two to Al-Zawraa, with goals from Tomiwa and Sayyid, while Dzhuraboev scored for Ravshan. And on the 10th, once again by 6-2, they won at home against Eskhata, with goals from Manuchehr, Rahimov, Soirov (2) and Panjshanbe (2), while Yarbekov and Khomirzoev scored for Eskhata.
