Al Nassr vs Istiklol 3 1 | All Goals & Extended Highlights | AFC Champions League 2023

Group E, AFC Champions League as Al Nasser take on EF. Decent record and they have a good lot going for them on the domestic front. Not just a key goal, looking for their first victory of the 2023 edition. It's a disappointing start to the pro league for Al Nasser. Al Nasser, the substitutes. 10 league goals for Ronaldo. All set to go and it is the home side, Al Nasser. Al Nasser trying to build something in that. He continues, look for flagpipes. It was for the home side who were dominating and that's steered away to this near side. Taliska, they'll give a go. Movements, he's coming from the Riyadh-based club. Set them forward one more time. Cleo allowed to continue. Here's the corner, swung in. Fafana's forward, couldn't get the tip. Keeps going, there are supporting players. It's another well-worked move and he may come back to Taliska. This is number seven. Fafana picks up the pieces. Al-Karam with the ball in. Teasing in recent. Ball hammered in there. Serbia and Russia who joined in 2023. Fafana's on the edge of the area. Just tries to track it. Taliska, trying to drift away from his marker. All forward, plenty of options as that is floated in there and well they've got a first half game plan and that is a goal but that change, Gareeb tries to cut it back and drifts away and behind. Appeals for a handball. Play can continue. More home pressure, free header again. Montevideo's there as well. Ronaldo's had a looping over but they are finding this tough going for Fafana. First touch, Taliska's ball. Ronaldo trying to get on the end of that. Osizdak's desperately close to a long way out. Crashes against the crossbar and then it bounces beautifully towards the veteran recipient, Al-Karam. This has put up something. Looking for a ball, whipped in towards Taliska who turns and the ball just doesn't bounce. To the side, fresh options. Goes to goal. As close as that. Desperately close from a long way out. Crashes against. Force something, make something happen. They'll be disappointed if they get side. They've given possession back. There's a cut back towards Taliska. Looks to turn on self-assault. Well those two have linked up really well and Ronaldo can't provide the finish. Knocking on the door. It's enough to defend as it is. Floated in. The header is a free one. Taliska was there. There were two there and this time Yanamov provides an effective last line of defence. Initially, second best. Taliska, this could be a chance. Pokerwards and against the right of play. They have found a route to goal. Salah and Sabai with something to celebrate. They have had to soak up all the first half pressure and suddenly on the counter with a rare foray forward. Able to poke it goalwards and beyond Nawaf. What a moment for Salah and Sabai. What a moment. Get back into this AFC Champions League contest. Opens up space. Try to drag that back. Big opportunities that came their way and went. Bozvic tries to steer into Ronaldo after Taliska. The lead. It's been a busy eventful evening. One more ball is swung in. Taliska appears. Handball. Well they are absolutely insistence. Taliska's initial header. It'll be checked. Nothing comes of a penalty appeal. One more ball is knocked in and drifts away and out. Laporte's in pain. Handball and delivers that cross. Free header. Taliska's had to set them forward. Plenty in support towards Taliska. Cristiano Ronaldo leads Al Nassar. The team from Tajikistan sets the home side forward. Surely drag wide. Well Gariba hit the post in the first half. Should have scored. Beyond Ronaldo and steers his effort the wrong side. They saw very little of all in the opposition third in this tournament in previous years. If they want to get to a final they want to compete. To the first. Kocem scored their goal in that opening day Champions League success. Still alive. Still a chance. Ronaldo too much on it. Onto that left foot. Back towards Garib. Kocem's ball. Saved again. That scoreline and Wanda with another free header. How they have none of the area. Kocem. Lovely ball thrown in beyond Ronaldo. Garib skips away from one. Delivers the cross. Needed a better one. Something of one of their very few chances for the substitutes. And then Laporte teasing ball in front post. Well Ronaldo's effort. Ronaldo's chance not to be. Nice by Bozic. Gets it back. Can he find a way through? Garib. Lemon's ball. Ronaldo's there. With what he's witnessing but Taliska's a problem. And Ronaldo's a threat onto that right foot. Comes back out towards Taliska. Well Ronaldo. Twists and turns. Will go for goal. Taliska takes his place inside that 18. Second chance. Cristiano Ronaldo once again makes the difference. They have squandered so many scoring opportunities. But the player brought in to bring success. Scores one more goal. And adds one more to an impressive tally. First chance wasn't to be. And then clipped beyond the keeper and into an unguarded net. Go in search of a second. Garib could be in on the angle. Well he's had a couple of chances. 100% record early days. With a chance that has fisted away. Got his body behind it. It was hit with real power by Alkanam on that far side. Heyman's volley and then Taliska. Well he scored in the lead game last time out. It's two and two. And the Brazilian talent who did not play on match day one. Shows exactly what he brings. It's their second of the night. And for the first time tonight. They lead. Alissa too. It's for goal one. Trying to carve out an opportunity for Fano. Meatball. Garib back post. Another goal for Taliska. And there is clear daylight. It's Alissa three. It's the goal one.