Al Hilal vs. Al Ettifaq
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00:00Match Week 10 in the Roshan Saudi League continues at the Kingdom Arena where the
00:11champions Al-Halal meet Al Etifak. Two changes for Al-Halal from the victory in the Asian
00:18Champions League. Ali Al-Balahi coming back in at the heart of their defense and Marcus
00:24Leonardo in support of Alexander Mitrovic in attack. Facing difficult times, one change
00:31for them from the defeat in the Derby of the East. Sekou Fafana coming back into midfield
00:36for Alvaro Medran. Moussa Dembele is their top goal scorer but he has only three in the
00:43Roshan Saudi League so far this season. And it's Alexander Mitrovic who gets the champions
00:51underway, wearing all blue, attacking the goal away to our left.
01:02Hindi lays himself into trouble. Mitrovic, Milinkovic, Savic and now an opportunity for Marcus
01:10Leonardo. It's blocked and Malcolm sends it wide. But that was almost another self-inflicted wound for
01:18Al Etifak. Yeah but this by the way from Milinkovic Savic is an incredibly clever ball. You think he's
01:24going to shoot but he doesn't. He just fakes and plays that ball.
01:27Fafana, Al Otaibi. He's done well for Fafana. Oh a great ball, here's an opportunity off the post from Toko Okambi as the flag eventually goes up.
01:42And this opportunity presents itself and it was very obvious. You thought how has he got so much space and the Al Halal line steps up well.
01:50But Toko Okambi, you have to put the ball in the back of the net and think later. Ask those questions of the officials later.
01:58He bounces into the technical area. Milinkovic, Savic.
02:02Madhu's had a decent first half for an artifact.
02:05Lottie's cross into Alexander Mitrovic.
02:12And there was an air of inevitability about that.
02:18Such a familiar link up for Al Halal this season.
02:22This service is fantastic. It's on a silver platter for Mitrovic.
02:26Play the ball quickly.
02:28That's in the build-up but that doesn't matter because Mitrovic keeps himself out the way.
02:34And then Lottie just wraps this ball around the defense.
02:39Mitrovic, for him, as good as he is, the amount of goals he scored, that is an easy finish.
02:44Tenth goal of the season.
02:45The link of it, Savic, has been robbed. Dembele, Medran.
02:56Costa to his left. But the crossing is a good one and Bono has to make the save to deny Toko Okambi.
03:04That's a really good save.
03:06Let's have a look at this save from Bono. We say this about keepers, don't we?
03:09In terms of when they've not got much to do.
03:12But then they stay concentrated and make a save like that.
03:16That's the mark of a good goalkeeper.
03:20Lottie.
03:22Back to Nasser Al-Dosawi.
03:25And the crossing, Malinkovic, Savic.
03:26Surely at the far post, Marcus Leonardo misses.
03:29But of course, Alexander Mitrovic doesn't.
03:33But then the flag is raised.
03:35I think you can argue at every moment here.
03:38They should score.
03:41Linkovic, Savic, he just doesn't head the ball properly.
03:45The follow-up isn't good enough.
03:48Well, Vatelic Hazardsev will be checking this.
03:52Urs Schneider just waiting for confirmation.
03:56An offside eventually has been given.
03:59Don't feel frustrated at that.
04:00And as I say, I think they've got into good wide areas, Al-Halau.
04:04But in terms of then the balls in haven't been to the quality that we usually expect.
04:09Except for the goal.
04:10Alhamdan, that's nice.
04:11Here is Malcolm around the goalkeeper.
04:13And that settles it.
04:15And that's what they can do.
04:19And Al-Halal are back on top of the Roshan Saudi League.
04:23And when they needed a moment of inspiration,
04:26this time Malcolm was the man who provided it.
04:30Look at that little flick.
04:32Not mega as well to add to it.
04:34And Malcolm doesn't take the first shot on.
04:37Just takes his time.
04:38Rounds the goalkeeper.
04:40Puts the ball in an empty net.
04:42And it's a real good piece of play from him.
04:44And also the substitute, Hamdam, that little flick.
04:48And nutmeg was real quality.
04:50And that unbeaten run in the Roshan Saudi League will click on to 46 games.
05:02And the referee will head across to the screen here.
05:08And Schneider here.
05:10Does the ball strike the hand of Joachim Salo inside the penalty area as he tangled with Abdullah Radif?
05:19Well, it does.
05:20It does.
05:21Now, the argument that the referees play as well will be having is, is that an unnatural position?
05:26Is it because there's a coming together?
05:28Well, the referee has made his call.
05:30And it's a penalty.
05:32A penalty to Al Etifak.
05:34And this, an opportunity for Al Etifak.
05:40Patinho makes no mistake.
05:43Really good penalty.
05:44Driven low into the corner.
05:47And suddenly, Steven Gerrard's team have hoped.
05:50So much power on it.
05:51The stutter run up.
05:52I always worry about those.
05:53But I had no reason to because that is an emphatic penalty.
05:57No goalkeeper in the world would stop that.
06:02Right in the corner.
06:10Hooked away by Koulibaly.
06:15Here is Al-Qahtani.
06:18Malhamdan.
06:19Malcolm to his left.
06:21Just had to check.
06:23Al-Qahtani in space.
06:25And he finishes it.
06:28Lovely finish from the youngster.
06:31Mohamed Al-Qahtani.
06:35And Steven Gerrard sees his side.
06:39Slip to yet another defeat.
06:42Lost all semblance of shape.
06:45And that's probably because they want to try and get the equaliser.
06:47But still, there needs to be some balance.
06:49And actually, Al-Halau here were quite poor with their passing initially.
06:53It's too far in front.
06:54It's too far behind.
06:55But then that piece of quality.
06:57The turn.
06:58Bringing it round with his left foot.
07:00And then the ability to slide it across the goalkeeper into the side netting.
07:05Wonderful finish.
07:06And that wraps up the three points, in my opinion, for Al-Halau.
07:11We'll get more than that here.
07:18Well, Radif with an arm into the face of Al-Balahi there.
07:23And it's a red card.
07:26Abdullah Radif dismissed for a moment of stupidity.
07:33And the player, on loan from Al-Halau, has been dismissed against his parent club.
07:40In terms of just the idiotic moments that players possess, he can't control that.
07:48And that is why he must be so frustrated as a manager.
07:52It's to no avail.
07:53And it's been some poor decision-making by his players on the pitch.
07:56Al-Hamdan, challenged by Adler Rahman.
08:04And that's it.
08:06Al-Halau back on top.
08:08Al-Atifak.
08:09Slump two defeat yet again.
08:11Aleksandar Mitrovic with the opening goal.
08:16The lead was eventually doubled by Malcolm.
08:18With nine minutes to play.
08:20Full-time.
08:22Al-Halau three.
08:23Al-Atifak one.
08:24Al-Atifak.
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