Al Riyadh vs. Al Nassr
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00:00Hello everyone and welcome to our live coverage of the big Friday night match in Riyadh at the
00:10Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium as we get ready for a local derby between two teams in the top six.
00:17Hosts Al Riyadh will have surprised a few with the start they've made to the new season and
00:21tonight they host Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nasser who are eager to close the gap at the top of the
00:26table after battling for a point against the unbeaten champions Al Hilal last week.
00:37We are now underway and Al Nasser in their traditional colours in the yellow and blue
00:42kicking from left to right in the first half this match live from the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
00:48in Riyadh a local derby for a Friday night in the Saudi Pro League.
00:52Jose will chase after it, Otavio, twinkle-toed Portuguese player, sending it away to the far side and there goes Ronaldo.
01:05Does he fancy this himself? You bet he does and it's beaten away by Milan Borjan.
01:09That's the Ronaldo chance with loads of step overs but it's a comfortable save from Borjan.
01:16Got some defending to do here, Al Bouchard.
01:23And that's really good defending by Hussein Al-Nuweki.
01:26But Brozovic sends it over, Borjan parries it out to Al Ghanam who would have wished to have been a little more accurate.
01:35Yeah Al Ghanam he sees it, he hits it clean and it strikes clean.
01:39If that's on target he scores, it's good technique but it'll be disappointing probably he hasn't hit the target.
01:44And you're even thinking, he's Ronaldo, he's inches away from it, Cristiano Ronaldo tapping it in at the back post.
01:50But that definitely was a shot and yeah he's unlucky.
01:57Here's Brozovic looking for an opening.
02:00Marcelo Brozovic brings the save.
02:02It's good play from Brozovic on the edge of the box, he fakes the shoot on his right foot and he gets it onto his left foot.
02:08But Borjan, it's always, I thought that's a goalkeeper's height, it would be disappointing Borjan if that beat him in the goal.
02:14But it's good play from Bozovic.
02:23Here's Al Ghanam and it will be a corner.
02:32And Taliska with the header, bringing the save and the double save and then the frame of the goal.
02:40The shot from Mohamed Simakan rattling the woodwork.
02:43Yeah it's a good double save from Borjan and that is El Nasser's best chance.
02:48And Taliska has the first one, then he makes a good save from Ronaldo and I think Simakan hits the arm post.
02:54So great opportunity for El Nasser there but big save from Borjan.
02:57Otavio, here's Garib whipping it across, great chance first goal.
03:06Sadio Mane, five minutes from half time, his third of the season in the Saudi Pro League.
03:13He must be listening to us surely.
03:16What did we say, we've had lots of assists but he wants more goals but I must say this starts from back to front.
03:22The build-up play is fantastic and they managed to keep the ball.
03:24It's a great little ball from Otavio down the line and Garib who we said we want to see more in the team.
03:29Great cutback.
03:30It is a great finish from Sadio Mane because it's difficult.
03:33It's fired back across but the finish is brilliant.
03:42And here they come again and Sadio Mane clean through.
03:45Great chance for number two and he's denied.
03:47It's an excellent save by Milan Borjan.
03:54Abdulrahman Garib.
03:56Otavio trying to pick out Ronaldo.
03:59Palmed away by Borjan.
04:01Mane!
04:02Big block by Tambakhti and then just thumped away by Abdullah Al-Kaibari before Taliska.
04:09Taliska.
04:19Taliska, 100 not out is better.
04:30Taliska for Al Nasser.
04:31Oh, it was a superb free kick plucked from the air by the Al-Riyad goalkeeper.
04:38It's a brilliant save from Borjan.
04:49Ronaldo trying to send it forward here.
04:51Angelo plenty of yellow shirts up and Ronaldo's one of them.
04:55Good save.
04:56Taliska.
04:57Flag up far side.
04:58Won't count.
04:59Yeah, I could see he was offside but it's a good play from Angelo.
05:02And he bubbled it into Ronaldo but it's a good shot.
05:05Good save from Borjan.
05:06And I think Taliska might be just offside.
05:09I think he's in an offside position once Ronaldo has the strike.
05:13And treat the home crowd to some late drama and it just skips away from Salimani.
05:30There goes the final whistle and Al-Riyad who have been one of the surprise teams of the Saudi Pro League so far this season.
05:38Kept it tight.
05:39Kept it tight.
05:40Kept it close.
05:41Kept Al Nasser on the edge of their seats till the end of the game.
05:44But they couldn't find a way past Bento in the end.
05:48Tempers flaring a little bit.
05:50Certainly for substitute Ryan Al Blushi there.
05:53Who's having some words with the referee.
05:55But it is Al Nasser who win.
05:57And Sadio Mane who scored the only goal of the game late in the first half.
06:03It's their fourth away win of the season.
06:05And just what was required as they looked to close the gap to the teams above them in the table.
06:10Al-Riyad 0.
06:11Al Nasser 1.
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06:33TRO.
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06:37TRO.
06:39TRO.
06:41It's been a great day for it.
06:44I've been here for another shortfall.
06:48TRO.
06:49TRO.