00:00It's a huge night in the Russian Saudi league George Jesus who had some difficult moments in
00:11recent weeks has now departed and it's a new era under one of their club legends Muhammad
00:19Al Shaloub and it's Al Halal wearing white this evening who have got the game underway
00:24attacking the goal away to our left in the first half
00:31Now Neves, Mitrovic, good save by Morera
00:38and it's cleared by Kazmi but if they give Mitrovic that sort of room eventually he will make them pay
00:50Sayyid looking for Al Bakari, it's a good ball and the pullback is beaten away by Bono and the rebound is wide
00:57what an opportunity for Al Juzhanic and the team right at the bottom should have taken the lead there
01:03I think it's Basuk at the back post, it's a great opportunity but what a save that is from Bono
01:07but it's not the first one because the first one's a brilliant save, it's the second one he should be scoring
01:11he's hitting the side net and it was the rebound, the first one's an outstanding save and that
01:15they're not going to get that much chances so that was a brilliant save from Bono
01:18but the second one it should be 1-0
01:20Neves, Milinkovic, Savic, space to shoot, he does and it's wide and it took a deflection on the way through
01:28Doesn't get hold of it like Milinkovic, Savic because I think when it opened up someone's got to go and close him down
01:33Yeah, it's a good block to be fair, but I don't think he hits it as cleanly as he would want to hit it in them positions
01:39but it's a really good block in the end
01:41Al De Asaric, going short to Lodi, the ankles opened out for Lodi again, Neves, it's flicked on, appeals for handball
01:51but it's fired in by Mitrovic and El Halal do have their opening goal, Alexander Mitrovic making the most of the ricochet
01:59and El Raid get that familiar sinking feeling
02:03well, exasperation for Kresimir Rezic, but delight for Mohamed Al Shalhoub
02:09and Alexander Mitrovic with his 15th Russian Saudi League goal of the season
02:16Mitrovic almost falls for Mohamed Kano and in the end it's a corner kick conceded by Al Raja
02:26Aldoussiri works it short, it's a similar move to the one which produced the opening goal
02:36and Neves now finds Lodi and his cross driven in, parried by Moreira and fired in brilliantly by Aldoussiri
02:45that's a good ball, Bouzoc, and the full-back for El Bakari, what an excellent goal for El Raid
03:03and they're back in the game on the stroke of half-time
03:06goal of the game night, El Bakari, what a strike this is, but the pass from Sayoud is outstanding
03:11it's the pass of the match by the way, outside of the left arm boot
03:14but what a finish that is, Bouzoc does ever so well, cuts it back and the finish is top, top draw
03:19goal of the game, what a goal this is by the way, I thought he was going to go for a goal but he gets his head up
03:23Aldoussiri, and he goes on, Salim Aldoussiri comes up with the moment, another great goal from one of Saudi Arabia's true greats
03:39it's him again, Aldoussiri, and you know what, he's been the best player on the pitch
03:43because we can talk about all these superstars that they have in their team, but they've been sloppy this evening
03:47he's never let his levels drop down, he's been always pushing, yeah, he gets fortunate once it drops to him
03:53but once it comes to him here and just bends it into that far corner, gives Moreira no chance, what a finish
03:58he's scored two outstanding goals this evening so far
04:02here is Aldoussiri now, on towards Malcom, it's almost a lone goal, González
04:14reverse ball and you're right, González defends it well, Moreira was nearly beaten in the goal, but brilliant play again
04:20Aldoussiri, looking to come inside again, it's found Neves, it's pulled back for Malcom, exhibition stuff from Al Halal
04:31Malcolm gets the fourth, he's just helped Malcom, because Malcom's probably had his worst game that I've seen him in at Al Halal shirt this evening
04:39he hasn't been up to that level, but as I say, he gets into them right areas, but good play here again
04:44look, timing of the pass, great little cutback from Lodi, and it's a good finish from Malcolm
04:48the ball skids up a bit, and he just controls it into that far corner, brilliant goal
04:52here's an opportunity at the other end now, and it's fired straight in, and a goal back from El Bakari after a defensive shambles from Al Halal
05:07Yeah, I think it's Bono, Bono, and I don't know why he's coming out, and Landry does well, it's a great run
05:13he doesn't need to come out Bono, because Koulibaly's going to do with it, but El Bakari, that is a fantastic finish
05:18and I said his first goal on his weaker left foot, but that is an even better finish, because it's from a tight angle
05:23and it is game one again
05:29Malcolm going short to Aldoussiri
05:32Aldoussiri
05:35and it's played back towards Malcolm, oh brilliant, and then the save from Moreira
05:39and it's eventually cleared, the ball back there from Neves was a thing of beauty
05:52Aldoussiri
05:54able to cut inside again, and this time he completes a brilliant hat-trick
06:02he's a Saudi Arabian footballing icon, because of moments like that
06:09brilliant goal, that's what we, literally, what was it, two minutes ago, Nigel was saying the same thing
06:13he's just been outstanding, Aldoussiri, down that left-hand side, he is a superstar, like he was saying about
06:18playing in
06:19in 2030, if he carries on doing this
06:21it might be tight for offside, they'll probably check it, but once he gets into that position
06:26it's a fantastic finish, once he comes inside here, shouldn't let him come in on his right foot
06:30but once he does, it's a brilliant finish
06:32what a finish that is, by the way
06:34but should not let him come inside, but what a goal
06:36I hope it is onside, because he deserves the match ball, he's been outstanding
06:39he's been outstanding
06:44Alhamdan
06:47Alganam
06:48Moreira with an excellent save
06:50Belinkovic, Savic, Kau Cesar
06:52and it's blocked
06:53and it's eventually cleared by Kazmi
06:56this was the opportunity which was beaten away by Moreira
07:00really good stretch there
07:08Alcabri comes forward, he's dragged down
07:10and a penalty kick has been given
07:14if I'm wrong I'll hold my hand up, but
07:17did the contact start outside the area, that's the only thing
07:20it did start outside the area, but look, he's still got his hand on his shoulder there
07:23so if you've still got your hand on the shoulder
07:25and there's not much in there, he's not pulling there
07:27but once your hand is on the shoulder
07:29I think once the referee gives it, it's going to be hard to overrule it
07:32but it could be wrong
07:34the contact you were right, Naj, was more pulling outside
07:36but the hand was still on the shoulder when he went into the box
07:39so he's going to go and have a look at it
07:40because you could, I think you've got it right, Naj
07:43because he did, his hand was on the shoulder
07:45but he wasn't actually pulling his arm
07:47so this could get overturned
07:50well, I'll have a look here
07:52well, we can see there, that's clearly outside the area
07:55but it's whether the contact was sufficient for him to then go down
08:00or whether he just made sure he carried on until he knew he was in the area
08:04yeah, exactly, I think then he goes into the area
08:06and he's still hand on the shoulder
08:07but he's still, and then he goes down
08:09because he knows he's maybe not going to get away from him
08:11I don't know why he doesn't stand on his feet
08:12because once he goes across him, he could then bring him down
08:14but you always know when VAR sends a referee over
08:18but you just never know
08:20referees hate to get overruled
08:23well, the two Lithuanian officials are talking at the moment
08:29just looking elsewhere, there was certainly no contact further down the body
08:33which could have led to a decision
08:36but the decision has been made
08:39and it's a penalty
08:45so, an opportunity for Al-Ride to make it 5-3 here
08:54and it's Al-Amri who scores
08:56lashing the ball high into the net
08:58and Al-Ride make it 5-3 right at the end
09:02yeah, it's an emphatic penalty, brilliant penalty
09:05we see a lot of players now with the starter run-up
09:07but Al-Amri knows where he wants to put that
09:09and puts that right into the top corner
09:11fantastic penalty
09:12he scores his seventh goal of the season
09:19and that is the final kick of the game
09:21so Al-Halal have got the job done
09:25defensively they were creaking at times
09:28but it's the win they needed
09:30in their pursuit of Al-Itihad at the top of the table
09:34thanks to a hat-trick
09:35a brilliant hat-trick
09:36from Salim Al-Dowsiri
09:38without any question
09:39he was head and shoulders above anybody else on the field
09:43here tonight
09:44and he has been the difference between the two teams
