AFC Champions League: Al-Sadd beat Al-Nassr at home to reach semifinals

Backed by a vociferous crowd, Al-Sadd scripted a superb 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the AFC Champions League quarterfinal second leg on Monday evening at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, to reach the last four of the competition.

Having lost the first leg 2-1 in Riyadh, Al-Sadd needed to score at least once and Akram Afif opened the proceedings with his headed goal in the 26th minute. Abdelrazak Hamedallah then equalised for Al-Nassr from a free-kick seven minutes later. However, the home side came back strongly in the second half to clinch the ticket to the semifinals through Hassan Al-Haydos’s stunning strike (59′) and a late penalty from Baghdad Bounedjah (83′).

In the semifinal, Al-Sadd will face the winner of the game between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. The Wolves will host the first leg in Doha on 1 October before traveling to Saudi Arabia for the second leg on 22 October.

MATCH DETAILS

Al-Sadd x Al-Nassr (AFC Champions League 2019 quarterfinal second leg)

Venue:

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Lineups:

Al-Sadd: Saad Al-Dosari, Pedro Miguel (Hamed Ismail), Abdelkarim Hassan, Hassan Al-Haydos (Salem Al-Hajri), Baghdad Bounedjah, Gabi, Tarek Salman, Khoukhi Boualem, Nam Tae-hee, Akram Afif (Hashim Ali)

Al-Nassr: Brad Jones, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Omar Hawsawi, Abdelrazak Hamedallah, Nordin Amrabat, Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Firas Al Biraikan), Abdullah Mado, Awad Khamees, Fahad Al-Jamea, Abdulrahman Al-Dosari, Giuliano de Paula (Khalid Al Ghuwainem)

Result:

Al-Sadd won 3-1 to progress to the semifinals with a 4-3 aggregate victory over the two legs

Goals:

Akram Afif 26′
Abdelrazak Hamedallah 33′
Hassan Al-Haydos 59′
Baghdad Bounedjah 83′ (P)

Bookings:

Nordin Amrabat 29′
Abdullah Al Khaibari 54′
Abdullah Mado 79′

Referees:

Main Referee: H. Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)
Linesman 1: D. Hemathunga (Sri Lanka)
Linesman 2: S. Wellabada Hewage Don (Sri Lanka)
Fourth official: Yoon Kwang-Yeol (South Korea)