In the 6th round of the Asian Champions League, Qarshi's Nasaf played away against Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. The match, which took place in the city of Jeddah, took place in a fiercely competitive and cautious atmosphere.
The fate of the match was decided by a single goal scored in the second half. In the 57th minute, French star Karim Benzema showed his skill and brought victory to the hosts. Following this goal, Al-Ittihad maintained their lead.
Elite ACL. Round 6
Al-Ittihad - Nasaf 1:0
Goal: Benzema 57
Al Ittihad: Rajkovic, Danilo, Kadesh, Fabinho (F. Al Ghamdi, 83'), Al Shanti (Al Julaydan, 83'), Kante, Hamed Al Ghamdi (Mitay, 46'), Bergwijn, Diaby, Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Roger, 46'), Benzema.
Nasaf: Abduvohid Nematov, Golib Gaybullayev, Murod Rahmatov (Javohir Ubaydullayev, 69), Adenis Shala (Javohir Sidiqov, 78), Zafarmurod Abdirahmatov (Bahodir Halilov, 69), Sharof Muhitdinov (Diyor Abdunazarov, 56), Suhrob Nurulloyev (Davron Usmonov, 80), Sardor Bahromov, Sherzod Nasrullayev, Oybek Bozorov, Umarbek Eshmurodov.
This defeat had serious consequences for Nasaf. Ro'ziqul Berdiyev's team suffered their sixth consecutive defeat in the competition, completely eliminating the opportunity to advance to the next stage. Although the team showed decent resistance on the road, it was felt that luck would not be on their side at the decisive moments.
After the victory, Al-Ittihad increased their points tally to 9, moved up to 6th place in the tournament table, and took an important step in the fight for the playoffs. "Nasaf" ended its participation in the elite tournament at the group stage.
In short, the match in Jeddah remained in history as a painful result for the Uzbek team and a strategically important result for the Saudis.
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