Al-Kholood vs Al-Nassr _ Highlights _ Roshn Saudi League _ 25th October 2024
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00:00Hello everyone, Cristiano Ronaldo's late strike against Al-Shabaab made it four league wins in a row for Al-Nassar last week.
00:11Today they face newly promoted Al-Kholoud for the first time ever, eager to close the gap at the top of the table.
00:18For today's hosts, it's a whole new ball game this season and they knew it wouldn't be easy.
00:25Just waiting for the referee's signal and on the whistle of Giorgi.
00:30Khabarov, we are underway and Al-Kholoud, first ever league meeting with Al-Nassar.
00:35Al-Nassar in their traditional colours in the yellow and already we have a first stoppage and Sadio Mane has been clattered in the opening 10 seconds of the game.
00:44Now, very much on the back foot as Muleka sends it across. Here's a great chance and it's been taken!
01:00Molida gives Al-Kholoud, the newly promoted side, a sensational lead against Al-Nassar.
01:10A good ball in, times the run to perfection by the way, there's no hint of offside.
01:15And then he's looking up, finding his teammate Molida, that bit there, slightly fortunate, but it doesn't matter.
01:23Calm and composed when the goal is gaping and he manages to trickle it over the net and that's a surprise.
01:29That's a lovely ball. Talisca with a chance to equalise. Good save, Marcelo Groyer.
01:38It's a really good save, isn't it, that moment. Talisca gets free on the blind side. It's a fantastic way to pass through.
01:44Does the right thing, in my opinion, by taking it first time. The only thing I will say is, he's got to go across the keeper there.
01:50It's straight up, Groyer, but it's still a very good save.
01:58Mostly off the bench as the header finds the back of the net and guess who, for the third time in a row and the third time in the past week.
02:11As the ball comes in, that's a great save. And Talisca on the follow-up, unable to make contact with it.
02:16And very nearly 2-1 and Groyer is there to deny Sadio Mane.
02:23Lovely little flick from Angelo into Ottavio. He gets the return. Brilliant play. Another opportunity.
02:30Groyer's there once more. Talisca not to be denied this time.
02:34Midway through the first half, Al Nasser hit the front for the first time today.
02:39Wow. It's not a surprise by the run of play. It's been coming. You've got to feel for Groyer, because he's just made a couple of fantastic saves in such quick succession.
02:51But you've got to look at your defenders in front of you. Are you tracking your runners?
02:55Talisca, from the follow-up from the previous opportunity, couldn't sort his feet out quick enough, but this one is the right place at the right time.
03:06Lekka, excellent turn. Maolida senses the chance to shoot. It's an absolutely brilliant goal.
03:17Second game, second goal of the game for Mizian Maolida.
03:23And it's a wonderful strike into the bottom corner. 2-2, what a game.
03:28Another one of those players out of the jam. He had 45 minutes in midweek in the Champions League. How about that for a pass into Sadio Mane.
03:37And another superb save. Groyer. Flag's gone up anyway, but here comes Mane again. Talisca's alongside him.
03:44It's Mane rolling it in, trying to bring Garib into the play.
03:48Angelo, lovely skill. Great finish. Oh, superb save from Groyer. What an amazing...
03:58Little flick there from Ottavio. It's brilliant into Talisca.
04:03Stays at 2-2.
04:04It's a difficult one, this, because it's on the rise.
04:07So, to try and keep this under control, it's a wonderful run by Talisca.
04:12But you just see it bounces just before he hits it.
04:15So, to be able to try and keep that ball down is really difficult.
04:21It's leading Yaya Toria. Merry dance on that touchline, and he's still going here.
04:26Oh, Hamami. Great chance. Oh, it's a third goal.
04:29Turned in by Jackson Muleka.
04:31Talisca. What an extraordinary scoreline.
04:36Newly promoted Al-Kholoud leading Al-Nassar. 3-2.
04:41Now, can Al-Nassar make something of this?
04:44They left it late last week. Are they going to leave it late again here?
04:47Talisca going for it. They're claiming for a handball.
04:50In added time at the end of the game, and Norbert Jomber there.
04:54He got slightly sheepish. He did. That's what I thought as well.
04:57But the referee at the moment having none of it, but of course...
04:59He will receive some guidance from the video assistant referee, should any be required.
05:09The big question here will be about natural and unnatural positions.
05:14I think there's every chance they might have a penalty here,
05:16because the referee is going to go and have a look.
05:20It's a very difficult one for the referee in full speed and normal speed to see.
05:26That's the incident there. I don't like seeing the stills, though.
05:31I'd rather see the video, and hopefully, yes, the referee's seeing that now.
05:37Player's trying to move his arm out of the way. Look at him, pull it back, the arm.
05:39I think that's mightily harsh. I really do.
05:47Yes, Talisca gets the head up.
05:48Just 3-3.
05:58Al Nasser surely salvaging something very, very late in the day.
06:05Talisca and Groyer, who's played so, so well,
06:10came within a whisker of keeping that one out as well.
06:13And Ottavio lets it run, and it wasn't the right decision.
06:21I'm not sure what he was thinking there. Didn't get the shout.
06:26And that'll do it. It's a 3-3 draw.
06:29Al Nasser with a penalty deep in added time, securing a point.
06:35They remain unbeaten in the Saudi Pro League this season,
06:38but held for the third time.
06:40Two more points dropped, and it was very nearly three.
06:44And the coach, Nuruddin Zekri of Al-Khulud,
06:48very unhappy with that late decision to award a penalty for handball.
06:53Stefano Pioli remains unbeaten as the coach of Al Nasser,
06:56but only just.
06:57Great performance from the newly promoted side.
06:59Al-Khulud 3, Al-Nasser 3.
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