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00:00We look, Loy, at Saudi Arabia's starting 11.
00:03And there's a lot of familiarity with the Saudi Arabia team.
00:05Every player plays in their Saudi pro league except for one.
00:09That is certainly something that will aid them in this game tonight.
00:12The outside backs of Al-Harbi and Abdul Hamid will be key components
00:16as they will not only look to get forward and join into the attack,
00:19but they also have to track back and be responsible defensively.
00:23But it is the movement up front with those front three, specifically Al-Dasari.
00:27They need to make sure that they have constant outlet throughout this match
00:31in order to break the high press of what we expect to see from Uruguay.
00:34And as for Uruguay, there's a lot of talent and a lot of expectations on this team.
00:38So getting off to a strong start is going to be essential.
00:42The center back of Castrez, he is their most leader and most important defender.
00:46But up top, all eyes are going to be on Nunez.
00:49Even though he's been in a goal-scoring drought for the national team,
00:52he is still a clinical attacker.
00:59Olivera...
00:59Viña turning, squaring it.
01:02Here comes the shot.
01:03Way to go.
01:04Punched away by Al-Alaz.
01:07Good stop.
01:07Had some power to it.
01:09First corner coming up.
01:11Four to one.
01:11And they pass expelled possession.
01:13The fluidity from Uruguay pinning Saudi Arabia back.
01:16The one thing that Saudi Arabia has to do...
01:20Out-swinging ball centrally, knotted down but right at goal to Al-Alaz making his 66th appearance in goal for
01:29Saudi Arabia.
01:30They have to show up in the biggest moments when they need it.
01:33Saudi Arabia got it after Al-Jawar had it.
01:35Then the shot went well wide.
01:38Mouselera knew that was going wide.
01:39He didn't move.
01:40Trying to find the balance of when to keep possession and when to go quickly to have Flick's little combination
01:45play.
01:45Because that's how you're going to beat a team that goes man-to-man deep in their own half.
01:49There's a little combination play, the ability to have...
01:52Go forward.
01:53Other times to stay back in the back three.
01:55Long for Luminja.
01:59They're pushed down or so it appeared.
02:02The play's still going on.
02:04No whistle.
02:06Rugby, anyone?
02:12Really no need to be in this situation.
02:16Obviously he's trying to go for the ball but the player's already down.
02:19It looks funnier when you're watching the replay.
02:23Dropped back.
02:24Benthamcourt.
02:26Right side Marella.
02:28Trying to cut it back.
02:29Not cleared out.
02:31Uruguay maybe with a chance.
02:33Locked it in.
02:34Headed into the cross.
02:35And he has a save.
02:37Alleluise.
02:38That's not only to save it again but one of the saves in this tournament.
02:43And a brilliant save from Alleluise.
02:45Just comes across.
02:46Just trying to track that one down to see if he can make it so quickly.
02:49But this is what you expect from this Uruguayan team.
02:52It's a combination play on that right hand side.
02:55Excellent first touch to be able to break free.
02:57And then they just overload you with numbers.
02:59They suffocate you.
03:00Send players forward.
03:01So difficult to defend.
03:02You see the scrambling at the last second.
03:04But Alleluise does such a good job to continue to read the play.
03:07From distance on the matter.
03:11Minha curling it in.
03:13Puts away by Alleluise.
03:15And he got nailed on that.
03:17There's a foul on Uruguay.
03:20Fair challenge for the ball but a foul.
03:22Oh and it all starts on that.
03:23The trouble of Saudi Arabia.
03:25And then they can't get out.
03:26Allows for Uruguay to be able to switch the point of play.
03:29Get an open look.
03:30And that is a good looking punch away from Alleluise.
03:34To come out.
03:35Be brave.
03:36And then Nunez coming through.
03:37Catches him on the side.
03:38Draws the foul.
03:41That is the one time that we've seen this first round.
03:43Give in.
03:43Here's Saudi Arabia coming back.
03:46They've got five on the attack.
03:48Skillful dribbling there.
03:49And then the takedown.
03:51No card.
03:52At least not yet.
03:53Just the foul.
03:54Free kick.
03:55Saudi Arabia.
03:56And a dynamic attack.
03:57As soon as Varela loses that possession.
03:59They're going to release one of their players in.
04:02But instead just continues to keep a hold of it.
04:04He's going to drop off.
04:06Al Jawa will take it.
04:08Floats one in.
04:09Punched away by Muslera.
04:11Well done.
04:13Quality chance.
04:15Quality save.
04:15And a thoughtful idea just to try to float that with a number of attacker's head.
04:19But Muslera reads it the entire way.
04:20Muslera comes out.
04:2238th minute.
04:23Al Jawa is ready to strike.
04:26To the middle.
04:28It bounces.
04:28Save again by Muslera.
04:34Loving Al Amri.
04:36And that was a chance right there.
04:38Excellent delivery.
04:39He's behind the ball.
04:40So as soon as this popped out, Amri's in a great position to collect it.
04:44I love this idea.
04:45It doesn't try to blast it.
04:47It just tries to side foot it to the far post.
04:49Rip to the far post.
04:51Makes it easy for Muslera.
04:52Short corner.
04:53Al Dussari sending one up.
04:55Headed towards goal.
04:56Headed right back.
04:57Good process.
04:58Swing and a miss there.
05:00Saudi Arabia getting closer.
05:02Well, this is the point I was making.
05:04The susceptible on set pieces.
05:06Uruguay.
05:07Nervy moments defensively.
05:09There's Mielsa.
05:10What he sees right now.
05:11Everybody's scrambling.
05:12Another opportunity.
05:13There's that previous chance, though.
05:15Trying to use the defender just to whip it around.
05:18Going to that point, JP is.
05:21No fouls.
05:23Apparently.
05:24Adjel Amid.
05:26Now he got taken out.
05:28And that's going to go out of play.
05:30Another corner, yeah.
05:31Corner, yeah.
05:32And I was just going to.
05:35Al Jawa.
05:38To the middle.
05:40Headed.
05:40Save.
05:41Rebound.
05:41Goal.
05:45That's how Omri.
05:47Saudi Arabia leads.
05:52Goal.
05:53Goal.
05:57Goal.
05:58Goal.
05:59Goal.
05:59Goal.
06:00Goal.
06:00Goal.
06:01Goal.
06:03Goal.
06:05Goal.
06:06Goal.
06:08Goal.
06:09Well, sometimes it's just about keeping it.
06:11Wanting it just a little bit more.
06:12And all starts with the delivery.
06:16Excellent delivery to that far coast they make first contact with.
06:19And this is about wanting it more.
06:20Just at the last second.
06:21Mufler trying to do whatever he can to keep it out of the back of the net.
06:24But Al Emery wanting it more.
06:27First one to react.
06:28There's the bobble at the last second.
06:29And then all he has to do is get there first,
06:32a little tilt-flop, into the back of the net
06:34to put Saudi Arabia up.
06:38His second international goal puts Saudi Arabia
06:42into the lead with a forced goal in Group H today.
06:48What a goal that is, and the timing of the goal.
06:51A few different opportunities up at set pieces.
06:54We have just spoken about the susceptibility for Europe.
06:58Well, if the score stays like this at the half,
07:00lots to talk about in that Uruguay locker room.
07:04Two players are down for Uruguay in separate incidents,
07:07and now a yellow card was just issued.
07:15Well, first is Abdul Hamid coming through,
07:17and then there's the high boot right there, actually.
07:20Knee into the head of Ruho, yep.
07:22Yeah.
07:25Araujo, curling ball to the middle, headed, saving it!
07:29Alois.
07:32Robbing Vinas.
07:34Alois has been up for the task tonight.
07:3625 minutes, 4 minutes added on, minimum.
07:39In stoppage time, Araujo settles the shot towards goal.
07:43Clear that the flag was up.
07:50Well, a bit of warning signs lately is everyone has to drop.
07:53In the end, they get lucky, because Araujo just started his run a little bit too early offside.
07:58Just cutting in behind Abdul Hamid.
08:01But they have to drop a little bit quicker just to be able to kick off that ball,
08:06make it much more comfortable for themselves.
08:09Massive triple header with France-Senegal tomorrow, followed by Iraq-Norway,
08:13and then the reigning World Cup champions, Argentina, versus...
08:17...Versus...
08:17...Benton-Pour to the right.
08:20Varela, curling ball in, head out!
08:23Save Alois!
08:24Another big save.
08:26Excellent ball in.
08:29Here's Uruguay again into the box.
08:31It slipped, it looked like, more than anything else.
08:34But that's the tempo that we've been talking about, immediately it's changed the pace of the ability to be difficult
08:40for Saudi Arabia to defend.
08:43There's that first header, diving header from Vinyas, does so well, he used to be across his defender.
08:48And Muslera has to come across.
08:50That was well done.
08:53Left side, Sanabria into the box, headed high and wide.
08:58Much better in the second half.
08:59And you can see what Bentecourt was looking for, he saw that run and trying to play it first.
09:02But it's the positioning behind the play that allows him to regain possession.
09:07In just the last second, you can see Vinyas.
09:10Laid off by Varela, then the cross!
09:14And that goes wild, wide.
09:16Royal Defender, though.
09:18Because everybody right now, first Saudi Arabia's going to ground, last pitch defending.
09:21They're still tracking marks.
09:25Varela, oh, a player went down in the box.
09:27Canovio asking for a call, not getting one.
09:30Vigarte caught the post.
09:33It was that close to 1-1.
09:37Well, look how deep Saudi Arabia is.
09:38And that's just because they're overloading Uruguay.
09:41Right before that, Canovio is asking for the foul as Gru had been taken off.
09:45But Vigarte's coming across.
09:47And it's just a lovely little play just to say, we're not gonna force this issue.
09:51There's a look like potential foul on Canovio.
09:54When Vigarte comes in from underneath, the second wave of an attack.
09:58Gets a good look on this one.
09:59Really unfortunate, though, through traffic to ricochet off that far post.
10:03And Vigarte looks to be that—ooh, he does get the touch.
10:06He was in full stretch.
10:08Excellent save, yep.
10:09He was in full stretch.
10:09Couldn't tell live.
10:11But Nasser Al-Vasari plays for Al-Hilal.
10:15Seven Al-Hilal players on this Saudi Arabian side.
10:21Let's see who's gonna be coming out.
10:24Is it like three times by Ecuador?
10:26And Ecuador loses.
10:27And we thought this would be very similar, and right now has proven to be—both teams haven't changed.
10:31Canovia tucking it in.
10:32That one's blocked.
10:34Ooh!
10:35Lake Whistle, and that's gonna be a yellow card for, I would think, Descent.
10:40Unless he's gonna get a break.
10:43Referee's body language seemed to indicate he was gonna go for the pocket.
10:48Valverde drives it!
10:50Save again!
10:51Valverde's got a piece, and then it's blocked.
10:56Second half, zero for Saudi Arabia.
10:59Yeah, we've been talking about the hydration break and what that allows for Al-Hilal.
11:02A lot of these teams, too.
11:03And if one team has momentum and the other doesn't.
11:05And so, for Saudi Arabia, they've been defending for their lives this second half,
11:09and now the hydration break allowed Al-Brikan to be able to settle the ball.
11:16Yana Cruz will push it left.
11:19They get closer.
11:21Hit in the box.
11:21Head it down.
11:22Save!
11:22Another one!
11:24And they tie it at work!
11:34Big goal for Al-Oha!
11:37Three!
11:39Three, nine.
11:42Three!
11:46Five, that ket quieres!
11:47Four, that none!
11:48One!
11:50Two!
11:51Three, three!
11:57Three, four, two!
11:58Four, two, seven!
12:02Can't prove we have, Southern Mississippi.
12:06Saudi Arabia trying to play out too casually they recycle it they continue to pepper the
12:09goal and then the last second those types of balls ripped in behind have proven to be
12:15so difficult for Saudi Arabia to deal with as good as Alouise has been throughout this
12:22game gives up the rebound but then look at the numbers all right who is the first one
12:26to react just side foot that keeps it on frame that's all you have to do what a wonderful
12:31header initially the forces say but then there's the two players on the far post unmarked
12:36inside the 18-yard box they follow it up and then get the equalizer and guess who
12:41came out of the game after that that was his last kick of the game out of Uho
12:44sucked out for good shape behind the ball to be able to retain possession
12:52that was a screamer though from Rodriguez on the far side no that's a fresh point in the game
12:58and there's a decisiveness that we've talked about from our angle it looked like it was
13:01headed to the far corner and Alouise wasn't going to have anything to say about it
13:07much wider than it looked again
13:10Sanabria was calling for the ball and now we'll get it finally the cross
13:15punch down by Alouise
13:18right now Saudi Arabia's just fighting to get a point out of this
13:21I feel I mean now still going
13:24that's hard
13:26I mean players stopped thinking it was going to be a whistle
13:29yeah so loud in the round
13:31Valverde just possesses him
13:34actually had it
13:3489th minute
13:40wide
13:41wide are going to be great this in front
13:44this should be a corner
13:45it is
13:51side
13:52Sanabria into the box
13:54second ball
13:55gotta be the goalkeepers he punched it out
14:01You're also allowed to shift over to your Saudi Arabia defensively you're just trying to manage the game a little
14:06bit better left side here's all why testing that cut back ball a little bit of naivety with Adonis just
14:21being his first international experience.
14:28Referee looks like he's going to allow these subs.
14:33Abdul Amid will be one of the players coming out.
14:37These guys played well they just didn't play well Laurie for 90 minutes.
14:42Close 45. Fantastic.
14:46Ready on the corner.
14:48They'll go short.
14:50The shot low!
14:53The body got a piece we'll see.
14:55I think so.
14:56My goodness.
14:57He seems to be in some pain as well.
14:59Yeah that was.
15:01If he does get a piece of this this might be the best save that we've seen in this.
15:06You did.
15:07And actually.
15:10Is it deflected?
15:11Yeah just a little bit tighter to him than I initially thought because Valverde just lined up inside the foot
15:16trying to bend it.
15:17Off that corner.
15:18And that's wide.
15:21Eight saves.
15:23For.
15:25Alois.
15:26And Elisa.
15:27And here's another look.
15:28I mean look at this attempt from Valverde just through traffic trying to whip it around from defenders.
15:33You see he's screened.
15:34Alois at the last second to be able to get down in that moment and then just tip it wide.
15:41Valverde sending it in low.
15:43That was deflected.
15:44Valverde stays in play.
15:46Canobio nicely done.
15:48Valverde blocked out as well to another corner.
15:54Seven initially from distance.
15:56Low shot.
15:57Scooped out.
15:59They're hanging up.
16:00Well at some point in time somebody's gotta step to the shooter.
16:02To the left.
16:04Into the box it comes.
16:05Headed across.
16:06As a pass not as a shot.
16:10Stays in the field.
16:12Rodriguez into the box.
16:14In the middle.
16:15Coming back out.
16:16Off Sanabria.
16:18And that.
16:19Maybe it.
16:20Let's see.
16:20Heard a whistle.
16:22Everybody's looking back.
16:24But it's for an injured player.
16:26And now it's official.
16:29Game over.
16:32One one.
16:33Fair.
16:34Fair.
16:35Really the first half all Saudi Arabia the second half Uruguay.
16:40One one.
16:41Is your final score.
16:42Al-Amri scoring.
16:43They give Saudi Arabia the lead.
16:45And then.
16:45Araujo.
16:46With a game tying goal.
16:48Two.
16:48Tonight.
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