01:10This is a great venue. It adds so much character to every game it stages.
01:18Everybody waiting to get the season underway. Everybody equal on the start line.
01:24Yes, Peter. And I believe that year on year the game is going from strength to strength.
01:30It's impossible for that not to happen because of the increasing wealth.
01:34That attracts the best talent and management and, of course, greater expectation.
01:38The boundaries have to continue being stretched and to the limit.
01:42Supporters have an insatiable appetite to want more excitement and entertainment.
01:47So let the show begin.
01:53And that gets things running.
02:04He's on the back foot.
02:15He's had a shot.
02:18And he nearly went all the way.
02:20Well, the run was really impressive.
02:22The finish was depressive and expectations were not met.
02:47He's on the back foot.
02:55And it has to be said, an absolute gift.
02:58Turn on the back foot.
03:33Deadlock broken, it's 1-0.
03:35Yeah, this is also a chance to see what happens to their level of concentration from here.
03:48There has been just the early goal here, and it's 1-0.
03:53Great strength, too strong for his opponent.
03:58He wasn't very far from making something happen by himself.
04:02Lovely to see.
04:08Sticks in a foot to win it back.
04:10Yeah, he's pulled him up for that challenge.
04:29Sticks into some space.
04:31Shoots!
04:34That goes if he'd run.
04:36The defence look beaten there.
04:56It's a place to get it forward quickly.
05:12That's one way of trying to make things happen.
05:14There's a few who could follow that example.
05:27And it's played forward.
05:34Forward it goes.
05:40That's going to be the final action of the first half.
05:43Here we are.
05:44That's they go for half-time.
05:46The defence did indeed come in the first half.
05:48But there has only been that one goal.
05:51It is very, very tight.
05:54I'm sure they'll be very happy with the first half performance.
05:57And the scoreline.
05:58They'll definitely want to maintain the momentum now and finish the job.
06:02Leading 1-0 at the break.
06:06And we are underway again.
06:09Well, 1-0 may be good enough.
06:11So they may err on the side of caution and get more players behind the ball instead of running beyond
06:16it.
06:17They could even try to spoil it from here.
06:19We'll see.
06:26Dashing forward at pace.
06:40He's got options in the box if he gets his head up.
06:56That's a sparking save.
07:01Absolutely sparking.
07:02His reflexes work ultra sharp.
07:22Tries to get it clear.
07:27That's offside.
07:28Yes, it is.
07:29Yes, it is.
07:57Massively.
08:04Massively.
08:06What are you thinking?
08:07Well, it's a natural instinct to defend when ahead.
08:10but it's too early for them to settle into that practice just now
08:18this is good ball retention and it should be enough from here but
08:21they want to double their advantage
08:23and he has been fouled there well i think the alternative was to stand there
08:32and do nothing while he tried to score and obviously he's not going to allow that peter is he
08:37there could be trouble here now the referee is keeping his card to his pocket
08:47to widen the gap even further here certainly looks appetizing well within shooting range
08:53and with that goal comes comfort
09:06the keeper deserves some sympathy there you may not have seen that until too late
09:12so
09:16so
09:21so
09:23so
09:23so
09:48So that's two now without reply.
10:01Good ball.
10:06Pets has got rid of that.
10:11It's won!
10:13Pay it for Rappers!
10:18And the lead is three!
10:21It is surely done!
10:24Looking back with that, that's how you play on the counter.
10:27Quick and decisive and ruthless with the finish.
10:30I thought it was a stunning, stunning breakaway.
10:56There's some activity down on the touchline, it seems there's going to be a change.
11:00Well, to wait until now to make this change seems a bit baffling.
11:04He's expecting the miraculous to turn this around from here.
11:08Three without reply.
11:10This is becoming a stroll.
11:11Well, they're very much the better team at the moment, Peter.
11:15And no chance!
11:18No messing about, just bludgeoned away.
11:23And the time is up.
11:24And there goes the whistle.
11:27Day one, job done.
11:28The perfect start they've played.
11:30The final thoughts, Jim?
11:32Well, of course, the result is the opening day priority.
11:35And it is the team that feels good, good positive.
11:40Thanks to Jim alongside me.
11:43As the fans make their way home, so must we.
11:45Good evening to you.
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