Al Nassr vs Al Fayha _ Highlights _ Roshn Saudi League _ 7th February 2025(480P)
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00:00Match Week 19 in the Roshan, Saudi League continues at Awal Park in Riyadh as Al Nasser
00:12continue their pursuit of the top two at home to an Al Fire team who have improved under new coach
00:18Pedro Emmanuel. The match marks for league debut of Al Nasser's blockbuster signing John Duran
00:24and alongside him will be Cristiano Ronaldo.
00:30Pozuelo will try again in towards that near post area and the goalkeeper was nowhere
00:46and it was guided over the top it was a crucial intervention from Al Nasser.
00:53Yeah it was really good good header at the back post it's a great ball in from Pozuelo
00:57and they don't do with it at the near post. I think it yeah it's small in that flicks it on but really good defending.
01:05And now given away by Pozuelo here is Duran.
01:09Ronaldo in support Duran goes alone and it's a comfortable save for Mosquera.
01:14Wrong decision for me Duran. I'm not saying because it's Cristiano Ronaldo you have to give it to him
01:19but it's on your weaker right foot. I know he's not had many touches but as soon as the defender can
01:23it's good defending because he kind of shows him to go on his a weaker right foot
01:27but I think you've got to give it to the main man Ronaldo then.
01:29Now Duran picks up a loose ball again onto that left foot and John Duran has arrived
01:41in the Roshan Saudi league.
01:45The blockbuster signing delivers on his debut.
01:49He just bends it into that bottom corner. What a finish for Duran and what a start.
01:54Al Rashidi the player who was initially robbed by Mane.
01:59And then John Duran threading the eye of the needle to find the back of the net
02:05and delight his coach.
02:08And there's an Aston Villa fan in the crowd to celebrate with him.
02:11And it's forward towards Ronaldo.
02:20Ronaldo plays it square to Mane who rolls it in.
02:26But the flag has been raised.
02:28Yeah I see it straight away.
02:29You can see it.
02:30I think Ronaldo wants to pass quicker.
02:32Angelo just takes that extra touch and he can't hold his run.
02:35So if he plays it now.
02:37Yeah he's offside.
02:38Just before that it'd have been onside.
02:39But it's an unselfish play from Ronaldo.
02:41Because you think nine times out of ten he'll go for a goal.
02:43But Angelo just has to move it a bit quicker.
02:45But good play again.
02:47Wooding the header above Brozovic.
02:48Now down the centre.
02:49Looking for Lopez who takes that down well.
02:52And the save is made by Bento.
02:53Lopez again.
02:55Here is Fashan Sakala.
02:56Great chance.
02:57Oh he's blown it.
02:58What an opportunity to equalise there.
03:00And this is from Lopez.
03:02In between the two centre halves.
03:04Laporte and Lajami.
03:05And then you're thinking it's a good save from Bento.
03:08Comes to him now.
03:08But just beat him on his near post Bento.
03:11He's spread himself well.
03:12But he's got to do better in that fashion Sakala.
03:15It's a great opportunity.
03:18Bento rather shoveling the ball into his path.
03:21It's all a bit tight for Alvese.
03:33But Shakurov is able to find Sakala.
03:38And he really is the danger man on the left hand side.
03:41Shakurov infield.
03:42Oh great shot.
03:43And an even better save by Bento.
03:46It's a brilliant play from Shakurov.
03:47And from Fashan Sakala.
03:48And Shakurov thinks that is going into the top corner.
03:51What a save that is from Bento.
03:53Because right behind him.
03:54When you see him strike this Shakurov.
03:55You're thinking this is heading into the top corner.
03:57It's a fantastic save from Bento.
03:59Well he's yet to score in the Roshan Saudi League.
04:03And the Uzbekistan international won't come much closer there.
04:07Bento though showing real elasticity.
04:12Rinaldo.
04:15Driven in towards Mane.
04:17The missed kick from him.
04:19Abushal.
04:19Mane again.
04:20It takes a deflection.
04:24Appeals for handball I think.
04:25I just feel this is hard to be fair.
04:28When you're that close.
04:29I can't see that when you give him.
04:31Because I think he slides and it hits his back arm.
04:34And he doesn't really know much about it.
04:37Well his back was turned.
04:39No way.
04:39If that's a penalty.
04:41No way.
04:42No chance.
04:42Al Rashidi the player who was involved.
04:45His back was turned.
04:46And it hits the inside of his arm.
04:48And then deflects wide.
04:52Brozovic.
04:53Durant offside.
04:55And the play's continued.
04:58And Mane has put the ball in.
05:00But the flag was raised some time before.
05:03Yeah I don't know if the referee didn't see it.
05:04But you're right.
05:05The linesman put his flag up straight away.
05:08They do keep a good line.
05:09But they have to get back onside there.
05:11On Nasser players.
05:12They actually.
05:12That's lazy centre forward play from Durant.
05:14It's a good ball from Brozovic.
05:16But he has to get himself back onside.
05:19But here is Ronaldo again.
05:21And this time it's wide.
05:22Now that's the best one.
05:25Nigel he's had.
05:25You're right.
05:26The one before was the best one.
05:27But this is a golden opportunity.
05:29They give the ball away again.
05:30Chris Smalling trying to play out from the back.
05:32No.
05:33Don't need to do that.
05:34Just go.
05:34And then once it comes to Ronaldo.
05:36You're thinking.
05:37Can he find that bottom corner.
05:38And you're so surprised.
05:39He hasn't even hit the target.
05:42Rippling the wrong side of the netting.
05:48Mane.
05:50Duran makes the run into the centre.
05:52Here is Duran.
05:54And the goalkeeper.
05:55Unable to keep it out.
05:56And it's Duran Duran.
06:00On his El Nasser debut.
06:08Salaheem.
06:09Forward to Abushal.
06:11Pulled back to Ronaldo.
06:13And Cristiano Ronaldo scores the first goal of his fifth decade.
06:23And yet again he proves age is just a number.
06:30It's brilliant here.
06:32Brilliant play down the right hand side.
06:33He's so determined, Ronaldo, to get there.
06:36And it's brilliant.
06:36Brilliant little topo into that bottom corner.
06:39But look at the desire.
06:40If you're a young player, just watch Cristiano Ronaldo.
06:42He has desire to get in there.
06:45At his age he doesn't need to have that desire.
06:47But he still has that desire.
06:48Because he loves scoring goals.
06:49It's a brilliant finish.
06:53And in the blink of an eye.
06:55It's become 3-0.
07:00Here's an opportunity for Sakala.
07:03And fashion Sakala.
07:04Hammers it just over the top.
07:05But he was offside.
07:08Mane.
07:10Miran made the run forward.
07:12But it slipped through towards Gaurib.
07:14Oh, and Mosqueri does really well.
07:19Thank you, Matt.
07:20Get a red card.
07:21Oh.
07:22Well, he handled the ball.
07:24And it's a red card for the goalkeeper right at the end.
07:27Yeah, right.
07:28It's a great little ball from Sadio Mane.
07:30Reverse ball.
07:30And they were appealing.
07:32And he wants it, Mosqueri.
07:33Because if he's saying that, then he knows he probably hasn't touched it.
07:36But, yeah, they were appealing.
07:38And you can see he wants the VAR to have a look, which they will do.
07:40So, if you're like that as a goalkeeper, Mosqueri, you must be confident you haven't handled it.
07:45Well, we'll see here.
07:47He has handled it.
07:50Well, it just clips up.
07:52He's in the box.
07:53Mmm.
07:54Is he on the line?
07:55It's a close one.
07:56Good luck, VAR.
07:57Well, maybe they need to look at the 18-yard camera.
08:02Anastasios Tazilos is the VAR official.
08:09We've not had a lengthy VAR check.
08:11And now, right at the very, very end.
08:13And you can see there, he's just inside the area.
08:16And his momentum takes him out.
08:17Well, it's a fairly short look.
08:19And the red card is rescinded.
08:23And rightly so.
08:24Yeah, definitely.
08:26But that is the final act of the game.
08:30But it's all been about Al Nasser's strikers this evening.
08:34John Durand with two goals on his Roshan Saudi League debut.
08:40It's a night he'll remember as he makes the instant impact.
08:44And Cristiano Ronaldo scoring in his first game as a 40-year-old.
08:51Stefano Pioli gets the win his team needed to try and keep pace with the top two
08:58and also hold off the challenge of Al Hadassia in third place.
09:04It is finished.
09:05Al Nasser three.
09:06Al Fire nil.
09:07Al Fire nil.
09:26Al Nasser.
09:27Yeah.
09:28Yeah.
09:29Yeah.
09:29Yeah.