00:00Come on, let's go!
00:36Ronaldo after injury.
00:39And away we go.
00:45And I'm sure they'll come good again as Altolay sends it away to the far side.
00:51The first attack of the match comes from the side at the bottom of the table
00:55and the shot from Rakan Altolay is into the side netter.
00:58Here's Angelo, who's been a key figure for them this season.
01:01Into Mane, here's Ronaldo.
01:04First sighting of goal, stays nil-nil.
01:06It was Alhamdan running through the middle.
01:12Garib's ball, Alhamdan's opportunity to cross.
01:16Sting taking out of it a little bit, safely into the glove,
01:19Sir Victor Braga, and he does,
01:21and yellow shirts are massing in and around the box,
01:23and Ronaldo fires it goal for the first time tonight.
01:30Super first touch.
01:31Good width play from Garib.
01:34Finds Ronaldo, his first touch is excellent.
01:36The only surprise...
01:37In possession of the ball.
01:38Sultan Alkanam here on the near side, in support.
01:41Whipping it across, and Garib...
01:44sends it flashing past the foot of the post.
01:48They've looked better when they've got the ball in the wide areas.
01:51Brozovic realises that, the overlap again from Garib.
01:54Decent ball across the box, it's not just a ball flashed across the box,
01:57he looks to pick out.
01:59Alkanam into Garib.
02:00Bounces just before him, it's a difficult one.
02:02It's collected by Sadio Mane past Alhosowi,
02:05and Angelo finds Ronaldo.
02:08Massive block there by Catano.
02:10Super defending from him, needed to be as well.
02:12It's Alhamdan into Ronaldo.
02:15Sharp control, looks for an opening.
02:18And asked a lot of himself there, plenty of players in and around him.
02:22But that was a lovely flowing move.
02:23Yeah, really good piece of quick, decisive football from Al Nasser.
02:27Quick ball in behind.
02:29Pull back to Cristiano Ronaldo.
02:30It really was a good block from the captain, Catano.
02:33Ronaldo just opens his right foot up,
02:35that's heading towards the bottom left-hand corner.
02:38Quite a few of the matches this season,
02:40but they've rarely looked like scoring very much,
02:41as Brozovic goes for what would have been his second goal of the season.
02:47Lovely strike with his left foot, wasn't it?
02:49Far away from that far right-hand post.
02:54Brilliantly done by Mane to win the ball back here.
02:58And a massive save made by Victor Braga.
03:03As Angelo tries to keep the attack alive.
03:10That was Alhamdan who headed it away, and Catano!
03:14Well, it wouldn't have counted, the flag has gone up on the far side,
03:17but rare flurry of excitement there inside Al Nasser's penalty area.
03:21Yeah, just a slight warning sign, but again, it's the high line of Al Nasser.
03:25You see how defensively well done.
03:27Cardozo's touch.
03:29Maybe the chance to break away now.
03:32Deep inside the half with Alakel.
03:34Support arriving, Alakel, Cardozo!
03:39Cardozo's still going.
03:40Bento committed, doesn't know whether to come or go.
03:42Here's a chance and a goal.
03:44Sensational!
03:46Rakeem Al-Talehi!
03:47Bottom of the table, Al-Nashma have done the unthinkable.
03:53They have taken the lead at top of the league, Al Nasser.
03:58And the stadium is stunned.
04:04Wow.
04:06That wasn't expected this evening.
04:08That high line that we speak about was exposed,
04:11because he stayed inside his own half.
04:12Al-Aakel.
04:13He does really well.
04:14It looks like he's lost possession,
04:15but he retains it to Cardozo.
04:17Who, in turn, he could have gone down under the challenge of Simakhan.
04:20Keeps his composure.
04:21He puts a lovely ball across the edge of the box to Al-Talehi.
04:25Andan, yellow shirt, passing around the penalty area.
04:29Al-Khanam sends it across, and Ronaldo's denied.
04:32Superb defending, this time by Abdullah Al-Hausawi.
04:38Simakhan's delivery, just a fraction too high and behind.
04:43Good play by the Brazilian.
04:45Nicely done.
04:46Bit of space.
04:47Mane tries to pick his spot and is denied by Victor Braga,
04:53the goalkeeper of Al-Najma.
04:55He's loading here on the stroke of half-time,
04:58and Brozovic with a cross.
05:00It's deep, and Al-Hamdan's there.
05:03Deep in added time at the end of the opening half.
05:07At last, the home crowd with something to cheer.
05:13And it's Abdullah Al-Hamdan who scores his fourth goal for Al-Najma
05:21since arriving in the winter window.
05:23He's had a good week.
05:24Popping up at the right time, in the right place.
05:27And Mane, this is electrifying, and it's absolutely wonderful.
05:32A goal into the top corner out of the very top draw from a world-class player.
05:40And suddenly, in the blinking of an eye, everything has changed at Al Awal Park.
05:47Well, they needed a way back into this game.
05:49They got the goal, and they smelt an opportunity.
05:52And it's Sadio Mane.
05:53He's been good in this first half.
05:54He's been direct.
05:55Takes the deflection off Al-Halil on the way through.
05:57But once he gets in the 18-yard box, he opens his body up.
06:00He aims for that far post.
06:05That's a decent ball out.
06:08And a lovely little slide rule pass.
06:12Cardoso!
06:142-2!
06:15Stunning start to the second half.
06:24A superb break by bottom of the table, Al Najma.
06:31Who, for the second time in this match, find the back of Al Nasser's net.
06:36And there was much to enjoy about this passage of attacking play.
06:40It was brilliant from the goalkeeper.
06:41Superb piece of distribution from the goalkeeper there, Vita Braga.
06:45It's a really well-taken finish in the end.
06:48So, Ronaldo's looking to tee it up and whips it in.
06:52And they're gonna have a penalty for handball.
06:59Or shirt pulling.
07:00Doesn't miss many.
07:02Hasn't missed that one either.
07:05Cristiano Ronaldo helps himself once more from 12 yards.
07:09That familiar stride and corner flag celebration.
07:16A rueful shake of the head from Nestor El Maestro,
07:20who feels his team have been hard done by there.
07:24But the decision was penalty.
07:27And Talahi whipping that one into the far post.
07:30And the header.
07:31Not far away from Nasser Al-Halil.
07:39He's still carrying a threat here.
07:41That's a great ball-in.
07:42He talks so much about set plays, but it's all about the delivery.
07:45Goal scorer Al-Talahi.
07:46Quite a fluidity.
07:49Sad Al-Nasser.
07:50Just a fraction too high.
07:52And then...
07:53Sadio Mane.
07:54Not a million miles away from scoring his second goal of the match.
07:58Clever ball from Al-Nasser.
08:00Just stands the ball up into an area where he knows that Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna be there.
08:03Just too high.
08:04The Portuguese striker.
08:06And that second coming, if you like, of their performances.
08:09But they've been a lot better tonight.
08:11Oh, that's a lovely pass from Brozovic to Naufel Bouchard.
08:14Ronaldo dropping back and collecting and scoring.
08:19But the flag has gone up.
08:24His awareness of his surroundings.
08:27He's convinced.
08:28No, he wasn't either on or off.
08:30Goal.
08:31Goal given.
08:32No offside.
08:34It is 4-2.
08:38And Ronaldo at the double for Al-Nasser.
08:43Back in the team.
08:45And straight into his stride.
08:48Here it is again.
08:49Let's have a little look.
08:50It's obviously quite a tight one.
08:53I think it's Al-Halil.
08:54Maybe.
08:55Take your pick out of one of the three that plays him onside.
08:57But to Al-Buchard's credit.
08:59He said initially he may have gone early.
09:00That's why the assistance flag went up.
09:02Times his run to perfection.
09:04And actually it's a great assist.
09:06But everything else is about Cristiano Ronaldo.
09:08To have him.
09:09Brilliantly done.
09:10Super play from Sadio Mane.
09:13Still going.
09:14Oh, deserved a goal.
09:18Might still get one.
09:19Brozovic, corner.
09:21His fitness levels at the age of 33.
09:23The Senegalese international is incredible.
09:25He's getting well forward here on the near side.
09:29Samira.
09:29Now, Steve.
09:30Far post.
09:32Number five.
09:35Swept home by Sadio Mane.
09:37His second of the game.
09:38Al-Hurabi.
09:39And there is the final whistle.
09:42Well, they were made to work for it.
09:44But in the end, Al-Nasser prevailed.
09:46It was top against bottom.
09:48But you wouldn't have known it for a sizeable proportion of the match.
09:52He says he won fly as a race limit.
09:52Of course, he would just ๋ฐ์...
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