00:00It is the first game of Matchday 5 in the Rishon Saudi League.
00:11Welcome to the action from Al-Awal Park.
00:14Al-Nasr return to Riyadh after three successive games on the road in three different competitions.
00:21Ground to make up already on their title rivals ahead of the visit of Al-Waida.
00:25Fifth from top against fifth from bottom after four fixtures of the new league season.
00:30Four points between them, 6-0 it finished to Al-Nasr when the clubs last met here in May
00:35with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick.
00:37The German Bastian Dankert will get the action underway.
00:42So here we go, both teams in their traditional colours, it's the visitors Al-Waida all in the red
00:47that get the action started from left to right.
00:50Al-Nasr, the firm favourites.
00:53Al-Waida trying to start on the front foot.
01:00Longer here for Wesley, he does reach it but his touch takes him a little wider than he might have liked.
01:06Cristiano Ronaldo just denied the chance to get the shot away.
01:10A little glance in the referee's direction but no more as he went flying in the penalty area.
01:16Wesley again.
01:18Winty back in red.
01:20Otavio, well, that didn't get him dangerously dealt with decisively by Al-Washir.
01:27He had his mind up early, he was going to deal with it but he might be required again here.
01:32This is better from Al-Nasr.
01:34And they have three waiting in the penalty area.
01:36It didn't get that far, they will have to settle for the corner.
01:39Goalkeeper does well, he's under pressure.
01:41I think it originally is the ball, it's gonna be too risky to play
01:44but the timing of the runs, Mane in particular.
01:47The goalkeeper under pressure, confident, took the pressure off his team.
01:53It's in by Otavio, headed goalwards, good save but he couldn't hold it.
01:56This is Wesley, brilliant again from the goalkeeper, Al-Washir,
02:00who was up so quickly and in the way to shut the door on Wesley just in time.
02:06It's a great run, great header, the save was very, very good.
02:10The follow-up as it dropped, I think that was what was impressive.
02:13This save's good, strong right hand, Ronaldo right on top as it spills,
02:17just goes past him.
02:19And a great recovery as the goalkeeper jumps up.
02:24And still, a little bit further maybe than he might have done,
02:28and does get the free kick at the end of it.
02:30The referee appears to be reaching for a card as well.
02:33Just couldn't get hold of the ball but it was contact, you see that.
02:37As the stud comes across, let's have a look, it's quite high maybe,
02:40onto the top of the ship pad.
02:44It's a drifting field.
02:48Seeing if the shot may be, it was hit with venom.
02:52Sultan Al-Ghanam running on to it, and he had a clear side of goal.
02:58He gets it to those physicians, Al-Ghanam, why not?
03:02Nobody close, I don't think it's a bad effort.
03:05They advance here with Wesley.
03:07Might open up here for Wesley, brilliant effort!
03:10Which comes back off the post, just a fraction away from a debut goal
03:15in the Saudi Pro League for Wesley.
03:17And when that left his boot, the Brazilian must have thought it had every chance.
03:23Here come Alnasser, Mane playing the pass, Angelo.
03:27Brilliant!
03:28How about that?
03:31Some way to score your first goal in the Saudi Pro League.
03:36The teenage Brazilian with a moment to remember.
03:40And a vital goal it is as well for Alnasser,
03:43who heads your head just before half-time.
03:46Well, the breakthrough's come, celebrations all around the stadium
03:50as he goes down to the right-hand side.
03:53And if we're honest, is it a cross?
03:57Or does he mean it?
03:59It'll be a question Mark's asked, it doesn't matter, off he celebrates.
04:04We'll return it to Angelo.
04:06He floats it in threateningly, and it reaches Mane!
04:09And he's missed it.
04:12Sounds familiar.
04:14It's not.
04:16It's not.
04:19It's not.
04:21Champs for number two just before the break for Alnasser.
04:27First half not quite finished yet.
04:29Lovely through ball.
04:30Angelo wanted it.
04:33Good effort.
04:35And it wasn't far away.
04:38It has caused issues.
04:40They had others in red trying to reach it as well.
04:43That was close.
04:44That could have been 1-1.
04:50Angelo's got the only goal so far.
04:52Stopped that time by Alaelli.
04:56Otavio's corner.
04:58In towards Cristiano Ronaldo.
05:01Of course it was.
05:02It wasn't too far away as he tries to try and meet that.
05:06He still glides so well.
05:08Trajectory he gets.
05:10Good delivery.
05:11Disappointment there of the manager.
05:13He's lost out there against Igalo, who required a little bit of support.
05:18Wasn't forthcoming in the numbers needed, maybe,
05:20and instead it's Odi and Igalo.
05:22And now Goodwin.
05:24And this is Bakuna!
05:26Good stop.
05:28Bento behind it as he needed to be,
05:30because Janinho Bakuna got hold of that.
05:33This is a big save.
05:35It's their first shot on target of the game.
05:37Statement of second-half intent, maybe,
05:39from those in red.
05:41Lovely scout.
05:43Nothing at the end of it for Soltan.
05:44Still maybe the danger, though.
05:45Or was there something at the end of it?
05:47Yeah, the referee's given it, I think, here.
05:50Soltan Al-Ghanam went down.
05:52He perhaps played the advantage at the time,
05:54because Alnasser was still in a favourable position.
05:58They could be in a very favourable position now.
06:02It was lovely, wasn't it?
06:03It was.
06:04It was.
06:05It was.
06:07It was.
06:09It was lovely, wasn't it?
06:10From Soltan Al-Ghanam,
06:11and it deserved some sort of reward.
06:14EAR just having a look, I think, now.
06:17I think it carried on a little bit.
06:19That's what they're looking at.
06:22Big moment, this, isn't it?
06:24Big moment in the match.
06:26I bet you'll be able to tell me who's going to take it.
06:29No surprises whatsoever in that respect.
06:34Ronaldo delays, but scores!
06:37Emphatically in the end, 2-0 Alnasser.
06:42Cristiano Ronaldo has his say from the spot,
06:45with his fourth league goal of the season already,
06:48and they could well be heading to their first home league win of the season.
06:53There's confidence, there's belief.
06:55He's standing there for so long,
06:57he's been in that situation many, many times.
07:00Hits the ball with accuracy, tempo, the power.
07:04Goalkeeper, once he doesn't be able to guess because of the delay,
07:08puts it into that side net.
07:10A wonderful penalty.
07:13So far, it hasn't been the conviction from Al-Waida that they could get back in it.
07:16Ronaldo here looking to wrap it up,
07:18maybe he's unselfish in finding Sadio Mane,
07:21but the offside flag has gone up.
07:24Ronaldo in that position.
07:26Assistant referee waits for protocol to say,
07:30let's have a look at the outcome.
07:32Drifts the ball across.
07:34Mane, not convincing, did the job.
07:53It was going to prove so costly,
07:55it does seem to have worked out that way.
07:59Let's get on with the game.
08:00Referee's delaying it, waiting.
08:02Yes, he's bringing people over,
08:04but one delay just leads into another,
08:07and no wonder the frustrations are there.
08:10He has brought out the card again,
08:12and Waleed Bakhtar in there,
08:14the captain was already on a yellow,
08:16so it's cost him his participation in what remains of the game,
08:19and a suspension to follow as well because he's been sent off here.
08:25Al-Waida with the 10, back behind the ball,
08:27but not necessarily doing enough with it here.
08:29Back in by Sultan Al-Ghanam.
08:32Ricochets away.
08:34Found himself in a really good position there,
08:36he had others, including Mane, in the middle.
08:38Five added minutes played,
08:39this will probably be the last moment of the match.
08:44Indeed, the full-time whistle heralds a pretty comfortable win
08:48for Alnasser in the end.
08:52Goals from Angelo,
08:53his first for the club in the first half,
08:55and then, almost inevitably, from Cristiano Ronaldo,
08:59from the penalty spot,
09:01and it's three wins in a week in charge for Stefano Pioli.
09:06Three straight defeats for Al-Waida,
09:08not quite the same damage done as the seven they conceded
09:11that Al-Itty had in their previous away game,
09:13but they didn't quite get close enough in the second half,
09:16and the result in Riyadh is a home win here,
09:18Alnasser's first of the season in this division.
09:20Full-time, Alnasser 2-0 Al-Waida.
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