Al Nassr vs Damac _ Highlights _ Roshn Saudi League _ 29th November 2024
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00:00Hello everyone and welcome to our live coverage from Riyadh as Al Nasser look to close the gap
00:09to the top two in the Saudi Pro League table by taking three points off Damak who are unbeaten
00:14in the last three matches and winners of their most recent two. Benoit Bastien, our French
00:22referee, gets us underway and it is Al Nasser in their traditional colours of yellow and blue
00:27kicking from right to left in the first half for the early kickoff. Match day 12, just the one defeat
00:33for Al Nasser so far this season but it's not just the fact that they lost to Al Qadzia last weekend
00:39it's the fact that they've been held to draws in four of their matches as well which has cost them so far.
00:47Now it's with Sadio Mane.
00:51Lovely exchange with Brozovic in towards Ronaldo, Brozovic keeps it alive.
00:57And it ends up wide of the goal, everyone's claiming it.
01:03And Al Nasser for the first time threatening here in the seventh minute of the game.
01:09You think different ways these players have.
01:11Ronaldo up well as ever, still got springs in his heels hasn't he Ronaldo?
01:15He has. I mean he obviously looks after himself Cristiano, I mean when he's going to retire it's certainly down to him now isn't it?
01:21But he's like a spring chicken isn't he? He just seems to get better and better with age and he certainly knows where the back of the net is.
01:28It's a fantastic leap and a really good opportunity early on in this game.
01:32Now I foul Bouchard. Awkward one.
01:35And the home side are wanting a penalty there for a handball.
01:45As that ball's whipped in towards that six yard area.
01:49Quite sure Simon, I don't know what you think about that one but I think it's two players.
01:52Yeah, well it does actually ricochet off his hand whether he thinks, the referee thinks that he's a little bit close and he's not going to give that but I'm sure.
02:01Here comes Ronaldo.
02:05He doesn't miss many chances like that.
02:09He kept everybody on the edge of their seats with an elongated lead up to striking the ball.
02:15Fires that ball low into the bottom corner but he doesn't miss too many penalties.
02:20It's a super penalty fired low into the corner.
02:22To give Bakari absolutely no chance.
02:25The perfect start to the game for Al Nasser.
02:28And that is league goal number 57 in 58 appearances in the Saudi Pro League.
02:35It's incredible isn't it?
02:36I mean his numbers are just phenomenal Cristiano.
02:38And he's just going to keep scoring and scoring.
02:40You give him an opportunity or a sight to call.
02:43It's not often that you don't see the ball rolling or firing into the back of the net.
02:47And on this occasion yes we see the celebration as we normally do.
02:51So opportunity for Damak to get forward now into the Al Nasser half of the field.
03:01Here's Nkudu bringing the save from Bento.
03:04Well it was a tight angle.
03:05Still got the shot in past Mohamed Simakan.
03:07He's done really well and Nkudu I have to say it looked as if it was very tight Simon.
03:12I'm with you but his first touch just takes him a little bit wide.
03:15I was thinking he was just trying to work that ball back onto his right foot but the tight angle he still gets his shot away.
03:20And Bento Krebsky has to get down low and very sharp to keep that out of the Al Nasser net.
03:26Super save from the goalkeeper.
03:29Al Ghanam comes away with it.
03:31Al Nasser with a chance to break.
03:34And suddenly Damak are scrambling here.
03:38Angelo just wide.
03:40Ronaldo alongside him who says well why didn't you give me the ball I was in a great position.
03:47Oh you can see now there as well the body language from Cristiano Ronaldo.
03:51As that ball gets played out to Angelo.
03:53Is there another pass on?
03:55He does really well getting away from his marker but.
03:57If you get down the side of your full back.
04:01That little dink over the top of the goalkeeper there.
04:03He's done the right thing in my eyes.
04:05I think it's perfect but he has to hit the target.
04:10Simakhan being watched closely by Al Ghamdi.
04:12In it comes and here is Mohamed Simakhan laying it up.
04:15And it's thumped towards the goal by Mohamed Al-Fatih.
04:18Yeah Al-Fatih.
04:20Hands on his face there.
04:21Maybe should have done better.
04:22It looked like it was a bit more of a floaty corner.
04:25But as that ball comes out to the edge of the area.
04:28He has to initially think about striking that first time.
04:31Yes there's a lot of bodies in front of him.
04:33I will give him the benefit of the doubt there.
04:34But I do think also can you hit the target.
04:39Forward by Brozovic.
04:41Here's Angelo.
04:43Just wide.
04:44Almost 2-0.
04:45Well he's had two fantastic opportunities.
04:48One from either side of the DeMatte goal.
04:50First one being a little dink where he missed the target.
04:53And this one was ever so close as well.
04:55Super first touch I have to say.
04:57To work it onto his left foot.
04:59And he fires it low.
05:01And he's just wondering if it's on target.
05:03Does he give Bukhari any opportunity?
05:05And here they come again.
05:06And it's with Ronaldo who tries to set up Sadio Mane.
05:09And it's an excellent save by Al-Bukhari.
05:12Damak on the attack.
05:20Ball back in.
05:21Jab towards the goal.
05:22Here's a chance.
05:23Or sturdy defending again by Simakhan.
05:26Who I think took a whack.
05:27As Kamano tried to fire on goal.
05:30Well.
05:31The alarm bells must be ringing.
05:33With this Al-Nassar back line.
05:35Because it's too easy for Damak to just work the ball around them in this second half so far.
05:39And I think Kamano is a little bit frustrated.
05:42I think he does very well in the end.
05:51It was painful there for Simakhan in that challenge.
05:55That was a nasty challenge.
05:56Yeah.
05:56A referee's having a little think about it.
05:58And Bedrano is going to be off here.
06:02And Damak will be down to ten.
06:04We're still relatively early in the second half.
06:07In my eyes I think it's the right call.
06:11He can plead his innocence as much as he wants to.
06:13And he's smiling away.
06:15But it's a red card.
06:16He hasn't enjoyed a very happy visit to Riyadh today.
06:20Remember it was his hand ball that led to the penalty in the first half.
06:23That currently separates the two sides.
06:26Let's have a look again here.
06:28Yeah.
06:28Just as the players are coming in there.
06:29I mean he's late in the challenge isn't he?
06:32I mean he's not the player that goes to ground.
06:34But you can see he knows he's going to come out second best.
06:37And I always think it's a bit of a cheap shot.
06:39Showing your studs.
06:40You can see that.
06:42Simakhan is going to get there first.
06:43He's going to win that challenge.
06:44And he just holds straight onto his shin.
06:47Thankfully he's back on his feet.
06:49I think Simakhan.
06:50But that's a nasty challenge.
06:52And it's the right call for me.
06:53It's a red card all day long.
06:54He still seems a little reluctant to leave the scene.
07:05Ahead of the game in so many ways.
07:06He's in space as well here.
07:07If the ball is cut back to him.
07:09And it was.
07:09And he scored.
07:10That's the goal that Al Nasser needed.
07:16He gives Bukhari absolutely no chance when he fires that towards goal.
07:20He'll be pleased tonight.
07:21He's got a brace.
07:22He'll obviously still want to add to that.
07:23But you would think now that is probably job done.
07:28But look at that.
07:29His positioning was superb there wasn't it?
07:30As the play was unfolding.
07:32I was thinking well I hope Al Buschel has seen him there and makes the pass.
07:37Because he'll certainly know about it if he doesn't.
07:39And he hasn't.
07:40And Ronaldo was in a perfect spot.
07:42It was a lovely ball in.
07:43And an excellent finish.
07:49It's been a bit of a slow start to the season for Abdurrahman Garib actually.
07:52He had a really good campaign last.
07:54He scored eight goals.
07:55Olsen was heavily involved.
07:57Not quite so much so far this season.
07:58Now it's with Taliska.
08:00Oh.
08:01Slamming the foot of the post.
08:04What a strike.
08:05I mean he's had to work it himself hasn't he Taliska.
08:07And he's hurt himself in the process.
08:10He's been hurt in the process of that.
08:12See him winning the ball back here.
08:14One to his left foot.
08:15Tight angle.
08:16My goodness he gets a lot of power behind that.
08:19It was Tariq Abdullah with a lunge on Taliska.
08:25Otavio rolling it forward.
08:32Here's Ronaldo teeing up Taliska to roll the ball home.
08:403-0 right at the end of the game.
08:42We didn't get the opportunity to see if a flag went up.
08:45But I don't know if he's in an advanced position.
08:46Yeah it's as the ball's played through.
08:49It looks like Cristiano Ronaldo's onside in the build up to it.
08:52Taliska was the player offside.
08:53But even as Ronaldo played that ball to him as he put the ball into the back of the net.
08:58I just wonder whether he was in an offside position yet again.
09:02Well he'll be gutted I think if they tell him that it wasn't him who was offside.
09:06Because he thought I may as well have had a shot.
09:08Yeah exactly.
09:09And he's just having a little word with the referee with a wry smile on his face here.
09:13VAR are just double checking everything of course.
09:16Certainly looks that way.
09:17And that will do it.
09:202-0 Al Nasser back to winning ways.
09:23Courtesy of their number 7 Cristiano Ronaldo with a penalty in the first half.
09:28And a goal 11 minutes from the end of time.
09:32They've beaten Damak by two goals to nil.
09:343-0 Al Nasser back to winning ways.
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