Live Action: Al-Nassr v Kawasaki Frontale (AFC Champions League, Semi-finals)
Leaders-Mena magazine provided a live coverage for Wednesday’s game between Al-Nassr and Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale in the semifinal of the AFC Champions League.
Fulltime: Al-Nassr 2-3 Kawasaki Frontale
Scorers: Sadio Mane 28′, Ayman Yehia 87′ / Tatsuya Ito 10′, Yuto Ozeki 41′, Akihiro Ienaga 76′
Yellow cards:
Ali Lajami (Al-Nassr)
Lineups:
Al-Nassr: Bento; Sultan Al-Ghannam, Mohamed Simakan, Ali Lajami (Aymeric Laporte 44), Nawaf Al-Boushal; Ali Al-Hassan (Ângelo 44), Otávio, Marcelo Brozović, Sadio Mane; Cristiano Ronaldo, Jhon Duran
Kawasaki Frontale: Louis Yamaguchi; Sai Van Wermeskerken, Kota Takai, Yuichi Maruyama, Sota Miura; Yuki Yamamoto, Yuto Ozeki (Yasuto Wakizaka 46), Kento Tachibanada; Tatsuya Ito, Soma Kanda (Erison 46), Marcinho
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Fulltime
90+7′ Second half ends
90+6′ Mohamed Simakan’s header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Wesley with a cross following a corner
90+4′ Al-Nassr win a new free kick in the attacking half.
90+2′ Ronaldo smashes the ball towards goal from the edge of the penalty box, but it fails to bother the goalkeeper as it hits the defensive wall.
90+2′ Al-Nassr’s
90′ The fourth official announces 6 minutes of added time.
89′ Al-Nassr’s Duran finds himself beyond the last defender, but the game is stopped by the referee after the linesman signals for offside.
(GOAL) Ayman Yehia capitalizes on Wesley’s cross with a right-footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal
87′ GOOAAL.. Ayman Yehia scores for Al-Nassr.
86′ Sadio Mane receives a precise pass on the edge of the box and has an effort on goal. Unfortunately for him, his strike flies inches high over the bar.
84′ Excellent touch by Jhon Duran! He latches on to a precise pass on the edge of the box but miskicks and the ball goes well wide of the right post. Poor effort. The ball goes out of play and Kawasaki will have a goal kick.
83′ Louis Yamaguchi wins a free kick for Kawasaki in the defensive half
80′ Wesley connects with Angelo’s cross with a right-footed strike from outside the box, but it is blocked.
79′ Cristiano Ronaldo’s right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78′ Double subs for Al-Nassr: Wesley replaces Marcelo Brozovic; Aiman Yahya comes in for Sultan Al Ghannam
(GOAL) Akihiro Ienaga connects with Erison cross with a left-footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
76′ GOOAAL… Kawasaki add the third.
72′
70′ Corner kick for Al-Nassr.
70′ Substitution for Kawasaki: Asahi Sasaki replaces Sai van Wermeskerken
68′ Otavio attempts to send a low pass into the box from the edge of the penalty area, but the opposition’s defence knocks the ball to safety. The ball goes out of play. Al Nassr are awarded a corner kick.
67′ Jhon Duran slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.
64′ Substitution for Kawasaki: Akihiro Ienaga replaces Marcinho.
63′ Nawaf Al-Boushal sends a cross into the box, but Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi comes off his line to gather the ball.
60: Substitution for Kawasaki: So Kawahara replaces Kento Tachibanada
60′ Angelo tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it’s well blocked by a defender.
59′ Yuki Yamamoto was too forceful with his tackle and Alireza Faghani interrupted the game to signal a free kick.
58′ Kento Tachibanada makes a strong challenge and Alireza Faghani blows for a foul.
54′ Wonderful pass from Yuki Yamamoto for Erison, but they can’t profit from it as Bento comes off his line to collect. The referee blows his whistle, Kawasaki Frontale are awarded a corner kick.
52′ Sadio Mane delivers a long ball, but it lacks enough power to reach his teammates and is intercepted by one of the defenders.
51′ Sultan Al-Ghannam’s left-footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left
49′ Otávio’s right-footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left
48′ Nawaf Al-Boushal’s right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
47′ Marcinho’s header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
47′ Sai van Wermeskerken’s right-footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
46′ Second half begins
46′ Double subs for Kawasaki: Yasuto Wakizaka replaces Yuto Ozeki; Erison comes in for Soma Kanda
Halftime
45+4′ First half ends.
45+2′ Mohamed Simakan makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
45′ The fourth official announces 3 minutes of added time
44′ Doubls subs for Al-Nassr: Aymeric Laporte replaces Ali Lajami; Ângelo comes in for Ali Al-Hassan
(GOAL) The ball rebounds and arrives at the feet of Yuto Ozeki just outside the box. He doesn’t think twice and fires a brilliant shot into the bottom left corner. His attempt was beyond the reach of Bento.
41′ GOOAAL.. Kawaski double the score.
39′ Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside by the linesman and it looks like it is the right decision despite being a very close call.
38′ Ali Lajami receives a yellow card following a rough tackle
35′ Mohamed Simakan commits a rough foul. Referee Alireza Faghani stops the game and makes a call.
34′ WHAT A CHANCE! Ronaldo had a good opportunity when he latched on to a cross from the wing, but his header from around the penalty spot wasn’t accurate enough and the ball crashed against the bar!
32′ Cristiano Ronaldo latches on to a cross on the edge of the box, but his effort on goal goes well wide of the right post.
32′ Al-Nassr’s Brozovic slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out.
31′ WHAT A SAVE! Al-Nassr’s Bento produces a brilliant save to deny Marcinho from scoring.
(GOAL) Mane connects with Al-Boushal’s cross, brilliantly slaloms his way forward past a few defenders and unleashes a shot from the edge of the box, which is deflected and goes into the back of the net
28′ GOOAAL.. Al-Nassr equalize
26′ Sadio Mane fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked.
25′ A spell of possession for Al-Nassr in an attempt to control the game.
23′ Kawaski win a free kick in the defensive half following a foul by Marcelo Brozovic
19′ Cristiano Ronaldo nicely brought down a pass by Sultan Al-Ghannam, but his long-range effort was wild and went well wide of the right post.
18′ Jhon Duran receives a reproachful look from Cristiano Ronaldo. He latches on to his pass, but the effort from the edge of the box sails high over the crossbar.
16′ Al-Nassr are pushing forward to level the score.
14′ The free kick is taken by Marcelo Brozovic, but ball is cleared. The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Al-Nassr will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition’s goal.
13′ Sadio Mané wins a free kick for Al-Nassr.
(GOAL) Tatsuya Ito picks up the ball from a rebound and from the edge of the box he unleashes a shot into the top left corner.
10′ GOOAAL… Kawaski score
8′ Al-Nassr’s Sadio Mané wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6′ Kawasaki’s Marcinho nutmegs the defender on the edge of the box and lashes in a shot at goal that flies well wide of the right post.
6′ Tatsuya Ito fails to produce a decent cross from the corner kick. The ball goes well out of play.
5′ Tatsuya Ito passes the ball into the box but Al-Nassr defender clears the danger.
3′ Kawaski’s Tatsuya Ito crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat. It will be a corner kick for Kawasaki Frontale.
1′ Jhon Durantakes a brilliant touch after he latches on to a pass on the edge of the box and strikes the ball to the bottom right corner. The goalkeeper dives low and saves his attempt. The ball is out of play. Al-Nassr win a corner kick.
1′ First half begins
18:00 Possible lineups:
Al-Nassr: Bento (GK); Al Ghannam, Laporte, Lajami, Boushal; Otavio, Al Hassan, Brozovic, Mane; Duran, Ronaldo
Kawasaki Frontale: Yamaguchi (GK); Sasaki, Takai, Maruyama, Miura; Kawahara, Yamamoto; Ienaga, Wakisaka, Marcinho; Erison
17:00 Al-Nassr’s star-studded squad, spearheaded by global icon Cristiano Ronaldo, aims to secure a historic victory to reach the final for the second time in its history, to replicate their 1995 run in the tournament’s former format.
16:00 Stefano Pioli’s side enter the fixture in formidable form, having won four of their last five matches across all competitions, with the Riyadh giants aiming for a first continental glory after reaching the semis for the first time since 2021 when they were eliminated at the hands of arch-rivals Al-Hilal.
15:00 Meanwhile, the Japanese side advanced to this stage with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Qatar’s Al-Sadd during extra time in the quarterfinals.
14:00 Al-Nassr powered into the semis following an emphatic 4-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan on Saturday, thanks to early goals from Jhon Durán, Sadio Mane, and Ronaldo set the tone for the Saudi side, with Durán adding another early in the second half.
13:00 Al-Nassr are gearing to to face Kawasaki Frontale of Japan in the AFC Champions League Elite semi-final on Wednesday, with the Saudi giants eyeing a victory to advance to the final of the prestigious continental competition.
Venue: Alinma Stadium (Jeddah)
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
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