Cristiano Ronaldo played full-time but was silent.
Alnasr won 1-0 over Estegal in the third leg of the AFC Champions League (ACL) Elite (ACLE) league stage of the 2024-2025 season at Rashid Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at 1 a.m. on the 23rd (Korea time).
The home team Estegal brought up a 5-3-2 formation, with Niknaf, Mohammadi, Masharipov, Eslami, Ndong, Jalali, Pala, Mohammad, Raphael, Rezaian and Hosseini starting.
Against this, Alnasr, the away team, operated a 4-2-3-1 formation, and Ronaldo, Manet, Ottavio, Gabriel, Brozovic, Al-Kaibari, Al-Nazdi, Laport, Simakan, Bouchal and Bento started.
Alnasr threatened Estegal’s goal first. In the 17th minute of the first half, Bouchal passed to Mane and Mane put him into the penalty box with a sensational lobbing pass. As Bouchal flooded in, he attempted a volley shot, but it was in front of the goalkeeper.
Ronaldo also aimed to score. Ronaldo grabbed the ball that Brozovic won at the 21st minute in the first half. Ronaldo attempted a right footed shot in front of the penalty box, but missed to the left.
Estegal also launched a counterattack. In the 36th minute of the first half, the ball cleared by Alnasr’s defense flowed to Niknaf. Afterwards, Masharipov took the ball and boldly hit a mid-range shot. Masharipov’s shot went over the net.
Alnasr didn’t stay still. Gabriel passed to Ronaldo in the 42nd minute, and Ronaldo gave it back to Gabriel with his back foot. Gabriel quickly penetrated into the penalty box, but the goalkeeper popped out and handled it. The first half ended 0-0 without scoring a goal.
The flow of the second half was also in favor of Alnasr. At the 26th minute of the second half, Taliska made a powerful left-footed shot from a long distance, but the goalkeeper made a super save.
Ronaldo struggled with Estegal’s defense. At the 29th minute in the second half, he was blocked by the defense just before shooting a cross from the left side. Ronaldo earned the ball by banking on his determination to the end and even connected his shot, but faced the goalkeeper. 안전놀이터
Alnasr knocked on the goal. Laport hit the head in the 35th minute of the second half when Alnasr was cornering. He headed for the goal, but the defense cleared it. Taliska then shot, but failed to break through the goalkeeper.
In the ensuing corner kick, Alnasr scored the first goal. Brozovic crossed and Ronaldo hit the head on a high RBI. Ronaldo’s header was blocked by the goalkeeper, but Laport pushed it with his head.
Alnasr swallowed the disappointment. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Wesley exchanged the ball with Ottavio. Wesley finished by falling in front of the goalkeeper but hit the post. In the end, Alnasr won 1-0.