On matchday 2, Al-Hilal and Damac faced each other in the Roshn Saudi League 2024. It was a thrilling contest between the two sides, but Al-Hilal had the final laugh with a brilliant late goal and a 3 - 2 victory.
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00:00Hello and welcome to the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh for the latest action from the Saudi Pro League.
00:13Game week two, we're with the champions Al-Hilal as they take on Dhamak, embarking on their sixth consecutive season in the top flight.
00:22So, off we go, Al-Hilal in all blue, attacking the goal away to our left, looking to build on.
00:38They very nearly score again, look like Koulibaly in the back post, they're appealing strongly here for a possible penalty, but...
00:45It's fallen on deaf ears, more in hope than expectation, I think.
00:49Yeah, a few opportunities there, wonderful ball into the box, they get a flick and...
00:54Koulibaly in the back post, just hoping it lands to him, trying to get something on the ball, doesn't quite get enough, Anita gratefully grasps at the ball.
01:07In from Neves, in goes Koulibaly, good save from the goalkeeper, not completely out, Koulibaly goes again.
01:14Al-Qahtani, it's very tight and he's tripled the ball out of play, but twice now Koulibaly has nearly scored.
01:21This was a terrific save from Nita, deep ball into the box by Ruben Neves.
01:25It's a good contact from Koulibaly, keeps the ball down, that's the hardest thing to do, zips off the surface.
01:32Forces a wonderful save, great reactions from Nita, has to react quickly, gets his right arm up to it, pushes it onto the bar.
01:39He's kept his side in the game in these early moments.
01:49That's a good ball in, Mitrovic looking to pounce, and you know the rest.
01:54He puts in a drastically weighted cross, there's not a lot in it, just goes marginally too early.
02:04Bedran is the man who's marking him, trust that he's got the right defensive line, he doesn't need to get back goal side.
02:11Pulled down by Milinkovic Savic, fighting Hamad to come forward again from right back.
02:16Al-Qahtani to his right, instead looking for Al-Hamdan.
02:22Al-Qahtani's got it back for Al-Hilal, needs a good cross here, terrific save by Nita.
02:31Came off Farouk Shafai.
02:34Bedran just taking too many touches, Al-Qahtani's on the scene, he drives in, gets the ball across, and that is a world-class save.
02:42Here's Al-Qahtani.
02:45Shot is on, it's going to come for Mitrovic, and it's in.
02:49As soon as you realise the ball was looping his way, you sense that would be the end product.
03:00They take it quick, they switched off Demac, the ball's into the box.
03:04Comes to Al-Qahtani, he tries to get his shot away, he just loops up in the air.
03:11There's no challenge on him, and Nita does his best.
03:13Wonderful awareness from Mitrovic though, just to flick on, but also to get the power on it as well.
03:18There's not a lot of power on the ball, the spin's helping him, the top spin, but he manages to generate enough to get it past Nita.
03:25And maybe Noor might have got there on the line, but the goalkeeper wasn't to know.
03:29Gets his fingertips on it, and Al-Hilal are in the lead, and...
03:33Camano, on for Rams, who's got away from his man.
03:44And it's looping, and it's in! What a strange goal!
03:48Camano will claim he got the final touch, there was a defender in there as well.
03:52But Demac have equalised four minutes into the second half, 1-1.
03:57He runs hard into that channel around Solon.
04:03There's a slip in there from Al-Bahai.
04:06It comes inside, it is Camano, just scoops it.
04:11Almost wishfully up into the air.
04:16And in doing so, it's almost a perfect finish.
04:20Bono is set, six yards out of his goal, and it loops into the top corner.
04:25If he meant it, it's sensational.
04:30There seems to be a lot of luck about it, but they're back in the game.
04:38Dangerous ball in, and it's 2-1!
04:41Diallo!
04:43What a turnaround!
04:46Two goals in three minutes, and Demac lead the champions, 2-1.
04:52Diallo has been excellent in this game.
04:55He's run the line really hard, he's held up the ball, he's found himself in the box.
04:59Does well there just to keep it.
05:02I mentioned in the first half, it seems simple for a striker, but it doesn't always happen.
05:05He attacks the middle of the goal, he attacks in between the posts, and he likes to get on the end of crosses.
05:10The ball in from Ham Solen is sensational, it really is.
05:16Into a dangerous area.
05:18Koulibaly can't get a touch on it, and Diallo just tries to get anything on it.
05:22Throws his body at it.
05:24There's the corner.
05:28Flayed out, unconvincingly by the goalkeeper, and thumped home by Moussa.
05:37It's 2-2.
05:38Goalkeeper that has been so impressive throughout the evening, with a costly error there in the penalty area.
05:52Heves, far side is Aldousari, back for Ronald Adi.
06:00Not quite the cross, he was looking forward, Mitrovic is there to score!
06:07So sharp.
06:09So deadly.
06:11So impressive.
06:13Ander Mitrovic does it again, 3-2.
06:16It's a wonderful finish though, by Mitrovic.
06:20The crossfield pass, it's touch and go.
06:23He may have been offside, but the movement from Mitrovic.
06:26Just that darting run, off the back of Bedran, and the finish is impeccable, it really is.
06:34Just guides it with the outside of his boot.
06:37Wonderful finish by their number 9.
06:39If it is an offside decision, it's awfully tight on that crossfield ball.
06:50Mitrovic looks like he's come from behind the defenders, unless with deflection.
06:55VAR obviously checking this again and again.
06:59They're in contact with referee Kovacs, and we wait to see what the decision will be.
07:05Goal's been given.
07:12And they can celebrate all over again.
07:15The champions back in front, 3-2, with very little time to go.
07:26Only taking too long, they are.
07:28And there goes the final whistle.
07:29Well, they were popped through the ringer tonight, the champions, Al Halal.
07:33Jorge Jesus looks like he's aged an extra couple of years this evening.
07:37But ultimately, the champions have shown that little bit of quality,
07:41and they've got the job done without really showing the great fluidity
07:45that is normally very much evident for the champions in this new season.
07:50It finishes Al Halal 3, De Mac 2.
07:52De Mac 2.
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