00:00Siddharopoulos
00:24against Al Nasser, last season's champions against last season's runners-up.
00:31Plenty of friends in opposing camps, those friendships will temporarily be forgotten in the next couple of hours.
00:44I certainly understand why that with the attacking prowess of Cristiano Ronaldo...
00:49...against Al-Sahafi. Mane switches it long, it's towards Taliska.
00:57Now that's a foul, and both players are down, a clash of heads.
01:03The Brazilian, Taliska, rising there.
01:10...against Hosoi. Yes.
01:23Mourinho.
01:37He's certainly been a source of an outbought early on in this game.
01:39In fact, he's had an operation. Mane.
01:45Just in the nick of time.
01:48That's been a really good start from Nasser.
01:49You can see they're going into the game in terms of getting those forward players nicely into decent positions.
01:55Dental defence for the second match in a row. Decent ball in, goalkeepers missed it completely, but flag is up
02:01on the far side, it won't count.
02:03Cristiano Ronaldo applying the finishing touch. That could have been embarrassing for Abdullah Almayouf.
02:12Just shades offside there, Cristiano Ronaldo. That was a good early ball in there from...
02:17Might have a go from here, Taliska. Spilled by the goalkeeper, the little back heel from Ottavio.
02:23And in attempting to clear that away, Hasan Kadesh almost put that into his own net via a deflection.
02:29Well, they're really on top at the moment.
02:31Al Nasser and Al Itihad will certainly have to sort themselves out sooner rather than later.
02:36Both full backs need to be...
02:38Mourinho.
02:41Benzema, Coronado's in the middle.
02:43Turn from Hamdala. Hamdala!
02:49Abdel Razak, Hamdala scores against his old club to put Al Itihad in front with a brilliant individual goal.
03:03Brilliant goal.
03:06Individual brilliance from Hamdala.
03:09That has given his side the breakthrough and the lead.
03:14Turns for Thana, cuts inside nicely.
03:18Play. It's been their issue all season.
03:21The lack of clean sheets.
03:24Take nothing away from the goal. It was a great goal, individual quality.
03:28There was a turn there.
03:34A little late challenge there.
03:37Osori.
03:43And it back across goal.
03:45Too many defenders in the way.
03:47Oh!
03:53Benzema penalised.
04:02Again, VAR will have a look at this.
04:13Ronaldo.
04:141-1.
04:19Al Itihad's lead has vanished.
04:23And it didn't last for long.
04:27On a quick turnaround here from a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo.
04:32A confident penalty from him.
04:35Never in doubt.
04:41The goalkeeper just dived a little bit too early that made the mind up for Ronaldo to go down the
04:47middle.
04:49He went to his left in the last game. This time he goes down the middle.
04:52I thought on the ball they dominated possession.
04:55Certain players get into good areas.
04:57Mane.
04:57Lovely ball forward.
04:58Flag stays down on the far side.
05:00Ronaldo bearing down on goal.
05:02Ronaldo against the bar.
05:04It'll be picked up by Taliska.
05:09Otavio.
05:12Support now from Al Gano.
05:15Brozovic.
05:16To drive it into the middle.
05:21And eventually tied it up.
05:24Osori.
05:24Over on that far touch line.
05:27Referee thought about an advantage.
05:29He's decided against it.
05:31Foul on Benzema by Fafana.
05:33It'll be a yellow card for Seco Fafana when he gets up.
05:42Ronaldo saying he slipped into it.
05:44Al Nasser.
05:46Into the middle.
05:47Just too high.
05:48Even for Ronaldo.
05:49Jumping there with Fabinho.
05:54That's what he needs to do on that left foot of his.
05:56If he can't go in his shoe, try and put the early ball in for Cristiano Ronaldo.
05:59Because he's always waiting for that ball to come in as soon as possible.
06:04Mane.
06:06Keeps that ball in play.
06:07Mane.
06:08Couldn't quite play it into the middle.
06:09It was blocked by his former Liverpool team-mate Fabinho.
06:14Tellez.
06:17Into the middle.
06:19Oh, lovely turn.
06:20Wonderful finish.
06:22Taliska.
06:23Makes it 2-0.
06:24And having been 1-0 down, Al Nasser get a second goal to make it 2-1.
06:33And a brilliant goal as well from Taliska.
06:37Well, you've had two great individual goals.
06:39And this is another one from Taliska.
06:43It's probably been the biggest issue Al Hiti had in terms of not closing the ball down in their own
06:48half.
06:49And this time, Alex Tellez has so much time to put that ball into the box.
06:54But he's still got a lot to do.
06:56Because of the bounce of the ball in front of him there to control it nicely.
07:01Conte.
07:02Lovely little flick.
07:03Chance to make it 2-2 here.
07:05Blocked by Al Keating to deny Romarino.
07:09Delicate touch there.
07:11Al Handala just comes in off the line nicely.
07:14Just a little flick round the corner.
07:17Al Handal was always working against him.
07:20Could be in a lot of trouble here.
07:22Benzema lays the ball forward.
07:24And Al Nasser get away with that.
07:27Nawaf Alakidi.
07:28What was he thinking?
07:30Well, he's had three poor passes out from the back.
07:34And he's very, very lucky.
07:35They've not been capitalized on.
07:37They've been really...
07:40Well, what a first half it was.
07:43Abdul Razak Hamdala putting Al Itihad in front.
07:46Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty made it 1-1.
07:49And then Teliska with a second goal for Al...
08:03It has been sorted, it would appear.
08:12Away we go then for the...
08:14Teliska now.
08:16For Al Nasser it is still Teliska.
08:18Terrific challenge.
08:20Hasan Kadesh.
08:22Who was the...
08:23Most expensive...
08:25Transfer.
08:26Mourinho.
08:27Just found his way...
08:28To goal.
08:29Slightly blocked.
08:30Rather a soft free kick, but he gets it.
08:35I think they have to have a little bit more possession in this second half.
08:40Into the middle.
08:42It's a brilliant delivery.
08:43And headed in...
08:44Abdul Razak Hamdala.
08:56Terrific start to the second half.
08:59For Al Itihad.
09:02A brilliant start to this second half.
09:07It's a wonderful ball in.
09:11And again, the time that he's got.
09:16Hamdala heads the ball down.
09:18It's a free header.
09:19Such poor defending.
09:24Coronado.
09:25Look at that run ahead of him.
09:27Flag stays down on the far side.
09:29He's on for a hat-trick.
09:30Hamdala.
09:30Hamdala!
09:31Denied by the boot of the goalkeeper.
09:32Benzema.
09:34Punched away by Al Itikidi.
09:40I thought when Hamdala cut inside on his right foot there.
09:43And the space opened up for him.
09:44I thought goal.
09:45And I thought hat-trick.
09:48I don't want to start this.
09:49Fafana's in the middle.
09:50Taliska is there as well.
09:52Mane.
09:54Towards Fafana.
09:55It's Fafana.
10:04And we saw him last season in a launch shirt making these kind of runs into the box and hitting
10:10the back of the nets.
10:11Yes.
10:14Benzema takes it down.
10:16Just the wrong side of the post.
10:19They rattle at the minute, aren't they?
10:21That's a...
10:23Confidence now from that equaliser is really showing.
10:28Mane.
10:28Fafana to his left.
10:30Ronaldo to his right.
10:31Fouled.
10:36Free kick.
10:37Central position.
10:37Who's going to take him?
10:39I wonder.
10:43There's a bad chance here on the back of the hill there.
10:46Cammini on his former teammate.
10:48Ronaldo.
10:50Just couldn't get it to dip in time.
10:54Disappointing.
10:54I'll be frustrated with that opportunity and chance there.
10:56Cristiano Ronaldo.
10:59Just couldn't quite get the dip.
11:01To see with the body shape afterwards.
11:03Just to hit through the ball.
11:08I think he'll be frustrated.
11:11Ottavio the only man in the middle at the moment.
11:13It is it.
11:13Playing in towards him.
11:14Away though by Fabinho.
11:17Ottavio stays down for a moment.
11:22It's interesting to see in this second.
11:23Ronaldo now in the middle.
11:26Hull kick.
11:29Ottavio has gone down.
11:30He's clutching his face.
11:31Look at it.
11:34Oh.
11:35The referee's coming across to look at the screen.
11:41Well, Fabinho has been cautioned already.
11:43He's in the look.
11:46Oh.
11:48Well or never.
11:53A disbelieving look from Fabinho.
12:04Second time tonight.
12:05Cristiano Ronaldo.
12:06To take this penalty kick.
12:08And for the second time tonight.
12:10He scores.
12:13Almayouf.
12:14Went the right way.
12:15And almost kept it out.
12:21And for the second time tonight.
12:26I have to say.
12:27It's a slightly different run up.
12:29From what I usually see from Cristiano Ronaldo.
12:31But when you've taken a penalty already in the game.
12:36Ronaldo goes for goal.
12:46And Taliska might be away here.
12:48Mane's on the other side.
12:49It's Taliska.
12:50Bearing down on goal to Sadio Mane.
12:52Mane.
13:024-2.
13:05And against the ten men of Al Etihad.
13:08That is surely three points.
13:11For Al Nasser.
13:16Might want a free kick in the central area.
13:18Yep.
13:20The whole tip.
13:21And Al Etihad.
13:22Already short at the back.
13:24A short again at the back.
13:25And they concede once more.
13:28Mane again.
13:355-2.
13:36To Al Nasser.
13:44That.
13:46Al Etihad.
13:47And truly.
13:48Beaten.
13:50Well.
13:50They are now.
13:53Brilliant ball there.
13:54But.
13:55And Taliska on the outside.
13:57And that is full time.
13:59Two penalties from Cristiano Ronaldo.
14:02Two goals from Sadio Mane.
14:03Taliska.
14:05With another.
14:06Fabinho's red card though.
14:08The main talking point of the night.
14:10Three defeats in a row for Al Etihad.
14:12In the league.
14:13Three wins in a row.
14:14For Al Nasser.
14:15It has finished in a comprehensive away victory this evening.
14:20Al Etihad.
14:21Two.
14:21Al Nasser.
14:22Five.
14:23Five.
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