Al Khalidiya 0:0 Nasaf: Match Result

Match report

Al-Khalidiya and Nasaf played out a goalless draw in their opening AFC Cup Group Stage match on Tuesday evening. The fixture at Bahrain National Stadium ended 0:0, with neither side able to break the deadlock despite creating reasonable opportunities. R. Boumessous received a yellow card just before half-time, but the match remained calm through the first period. Al-Khalidiya controlled possession at 53 per cent and launched 128 attacks, while Nasaf countered with 116. The hosts created two big chances compared to their visitors' one, but the goalkeeper made three saves each to keep the score level. Three players came on for Al-Khalidiya in the 78th minute — W. Sabbar, P. Maswanganyi and S. Bouhra — while Nasaf brought on B. Abdikholikov and A. Komilov for the same period. Gleison Moreira then replaced someone for the hosts in the 87th minute. The game stayed tight through the final stages. Al-Khalidiya registered 12 shots with four on target and 25 per cent accuracy, while Nasaf fired nine shots with three on target and 27 per cent accuracy. The visitors made more clearances (26 to 20) and intercepted 14 passes compared to the hosts' eight. Al-Khalidiya attempted 20 crosses with three successful, Nasaf tried 14 with three successful. Both sides came into this match having played one game already. Al-Khalidiya had drawn 0:0 with Er-Riffa and beat Al-Ali 3:1, while Nasaf defeated Bunyodkor 3:0 and beat Neftchi 6:2. Both teams now sit on one point from their opening fixtures. The result leaves Al-Khalidiya in third place and Nasaf in second, though the table says little with just one game played. This was a sensible start for both teams — held on grimly and took the point they came for.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 4 – 3

Shots off target 8 – 6

Big chances 2 – 1

🟨 45' R. Boumessous — Yellow card ⇄ 78' W. Sabbar — Substitution ⇄ 78' P. Maswanganyi — Substitution ⇄ 78' S. Bouhra — Substitution ⇄ 78' B. Abdikholikov — Substitution ⇄ 79' A. Komilov — Substitution ⇄ 87' Gleison Moreira — Substitution

Match events

45' 0:0 Al Khalidiya Yellow card R. Boumessous
78' 0:0 Al Khalidiya Substitution W. Sabbar off: S. Dhiya
78' 0:0 Al Khalidiya Substitution P. Maswanganyi off: Y. Hassan
78' 0:0 Al Khalidiya Substitution S. Bouhra off: N. El Otmani
78' 0:0 Nasaf Substitution B. Abdikholikov off: Y. Otubanjo
79' 0:0 Nasaf Substitution A. Komilov off: Y. Berdirahmonov
87' 0:0 Al Khalidiya Substitution Gleison Moreira off: H. Ali

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

4 Shots on target 3

8 Shots off target 6

2 Big chances 1

128 Attacks 116

6 Corners 3

7 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 6

0 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 14

13 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

13 Aerial duels 13

66 Backward passes 94

4 Blocked shots 2

20 Clearances 26

20 Crosses 14

15 Dribbles 13

63 Failed passes 72

3 Goalkeeper saves 3

8 Interceptions 14

13 Key passes 9

47 Long passes 55

108 Passes into the final third 54

300 Passes in the opposition half 185

241 Passes in own half 301

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.27

11 Shots inside the box 8

7 Aerial duels won 6

3 Successful crosses 3

4 Successful dribbles 5

30 Successful long passes 21

10 Successful tackles 4

458 Successful passes 400

12 Tackles 13

521 Total passes 472

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