Pakhtakor vs Al-Nassr: 1-3 at Half-Time, Joao Felix Brace

Tashkent, MINA – Pakhtakor hosted Al-Nassr in the fourth matchday of the 2026/2027 AFC Champions League Elite on Monday.

Playing at the Markaziy Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Al-Nassr threatened early through Abdullah Al-Hamdan (9), who received a pass from Ayman Yahya (23). However, Al-Hamdan’s diagonal shot struck the goalpost.

In the 11th minute, Pakhtakor nearly scored when Stephen Chinedu (90) found himself in a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Bento (24), but the Brazilian shot-stopper managed to secure the ball.

In the same minute, Al-Hamdan threatened again with a powerful strike from outside the Pakhtakor penalty area, but goalkeeper Vladimir Nazarov (12) was able to make the save.

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Finally, in the 16th minute, Abdullah Al-Hamdan’s third attempt found the back of the net. A pass from Joao Felix (79) allowed Al-Hamdan to fire a clean shot directly into the goal.

The score became 0–1 in favor of Al-Nassr.

A minute later, the provider turned scorer; Joao Felix (79) netted a second goal in a fashion similar to Al-Hamdan’s—unimpeded as he struck toward the goal, with the goalkeeper unable to block the effort.

GOAL!

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The score became 0–2 in favor of Al-Nassr.

In the 25th minute, Pakhtakor appeared to narrow the deficit through a goal by Akmal Mozgovoy (10), who had received a wide pass from Flamarion (50). However, the goal was disallowed after a VAR review determined that Mozgovoy was offside.

The score remained 0–2 in favor of the Saudi Arabian side. In the 32nd minute, Felix scored again following a cutback from Sadio Mane (10), who was advancing along the left flank.

GOAL! Although goalkeeper Nazarov managed to get a touch on the ball, it still rebounded into the net.

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The score became 0-3 in favor of Al-Nassr.

In the 36th minute, Flamarion (50) scored after receiving a cutback from his teammate, Sherzod Nasrullaev (34).

The score shifted to 1-3, with Al-Nassr still in the lead.

The 1-3 scoreline held until halftime. []

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Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)