Al Ittihad vs Al Raed _ Highlights _ Roshn Saudi League _ 16th January 2025
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00:00Al-Rayad, four changes to their last outing, a 2-0 home defeat to Damak last Friday.
00:15Underway in Jeddah, Al-Rayad in the all-white strip defending the goal away to our right-hand side,
00:23Al-Itihad looking to keep the pressure on the leaders, Al-Hilal.
00:30On by Al-Amri, good progress being made here, Sayyid with a chance to cross, good ball in.
00:38That goes down as a good opportunity, Abed unable to keep his header down.
00:42It's a great chance, they should be 1-0 out, Al-Rayad, it's good play, Sayyid on his left-hand side whips a great ball in.
00:48I think Khabib gets there, he gets there before mid-time, he should be scoring, it's a great opportunity, they should be 1-0 out.
00:54Now Fabinho.
01:00Al-Rayad spotted a problem for somebody further up the pitch, this could be bad news for Al-Rayad.
01:10Abed from Sayyid's delicious ball in from the left, could have put them in front, but this will mean quite a reshuffle for them.
01:20It's going to be Hamad Al-Jeyzani who's going to come on for Al-Rayad.
01:36Yeah, that is a big battering.
01:40I always say, it's a big thin goal difference.
01:42Here's Bergwijn, Benzema back post, oh what a finish, what a wonderful finish.
01:48Al-Rayad are appealing for offside, but I'm not sure that he was, he just timed his run magnificently.
01:55Beautiful ball from Steven Bergwijn.
01:59Brilliant play down the left-hand side from Bergwijn.
02:01Gets half a yard and as soon as he gets that half a yard, the movement from Karim Benzema just pulls off the defender.
02:07What a finish.
02:08Side foot right into the bottom corner, but great ball from Bergwijn.
02:11Brilliant finish from Karim Benzema showing all his class.
02:13Freaky quickly taken Benzema through the gap for Mithai. Bergwijn waits in the middle.
02:25And the deflection beat the goalkeeper and very nearly found the bottom corner into the side netting.
02:30And he is mightily relieved.
02:32Yeah, I think Mithai might have been offside, but it was disappointing from Mithai because he should really be picking out Bergwijn.
02:37He doesn't need to go as well.
02:39He's looking right across the line.
02:40He can hold his run, but and then once he gets into there, he should be doing better.
02:44But you're right.
02:45It was good defending.
02:46Off the unfortunate Hasawi matter.
02:48I'm not here for Sayyud.
02:50Great feet.
02:51Out comes the goalkeeper, Raikovic.
02:53And the shot when it comes in is well wide from Zakaria Hasawi.
02:58But it almost opened up there for Al Rayad.
03:01Yeah, Raikovic does well.
03:02And Sayyud, he does ever so well.
03:04He thinks he gets there.
03:05Raikovic does well.
03:06Hasawi is erratic in his finishing when it comes back to him.
03:09Because here's Sayyud.
03:10Great little feet there.
03:11But Raikovic, the goalkeeper, does well.
03:13Here just relax.
03:14I know there's not really much on.
03:16But he just thrashed it across.
03:18Not had a look up.
03:19They've got no one in the middle.
03:20Benzema wants it laid forward, but Benzema will not be needed because Bergwijn drives it into the bottom corner.
03:29Well, Al Rayad, who've been pushing hard for an equalizer in these closing moments, now find themselves too behind.
03:38They're a little bit short back there.
03:40And Bergwijn used Benzema's run as a decoy.
03:43There's a decoy.
03:44Yeah, you're spot on.
03:45Exactly what you say.
03:46It was Benzema's run that made the space for Bergwijn.
03:49And once Bergwijn doesn't decide not to pass to him, then he has to find the back of the net.
03:53Because Karim Benzema, as a striker, would be going mad.
03:56But it's great movement.
03:57But once he gets into that position, Bergwijn is a brilliant finish.
04:00And them two have probably been the best players on the pitch in an attacking sense.
04:03He wins it, Karim Benzema.
04:05Plays it to Bergwijn.
04:06And look, it's a race and he wants to get in front of the full back, Karim Benzema.
04:10That little split second where the centre back goes there enables Bergwijn to just bend it into that bottom corner.
04:16It's a fantastic finish.
04:17I don't want to say it, but it could be game over.
04:27Sayoud, he's got himself into the penalty area.
04:34Clever feet again.
04:35And he's found a cut back.
04:36There's a real chance here.
04:37And there's a goal.
04:38Stumped in by Hazazi.
04:41But all the credit goes to Sayoud.
04:43How on earth did he manage to keep that ball close to his feet and provide a cross of that quality?
04:48Oh, they don't.
04:50El Etihad players are going around the referee.
04:52So maybe VAR will have a look at this.
04:54But you're right, Sayoud.
04:55I think they think he maybe hand balls it.
04:57And he's saying it hits his chest.
04:58So we'll have to see that.
04:59But it's a great play from Sayoud.
05:01A good finish.
05:02But it might not stand.
05:04Yeah, strong shouts here from many from El Etihad.
05:08The referee obviously in conversation with the VAR.
05:10There's where it struck his arm.
05:12The question is, is it in an unnatural position?
05:15Does it catch it again there?
05:16Yeah, it catches him again there.
05:17And I think that's...
05:18I don't think it's the first one they're talking about.
05:20I think it's this one from Khadij.
05:22But if Khadij kicks the ball up at his arm from there, it's a hard one.
05:26So...
05:27But you've seen this many a times.
05:28This probably will be disallowed.
05:31Because the ball has struck his arm twice in that build-up.
05:35And I think goal has been given.
05:39Because you know why?
05:40It's not a deliberate hand ball.
05:41Because the defenders kicked it against his arm.
05:43There's nothing can...
05:44Nothing can be done about that.
05:46So, for me, it was a really good goal.
05:48And then Sayoud.
05:49I'm so glad when I talk about a player and he does produce.
05:52It means I know what I'm talking about fractionally.
05:54Al Aboud is through for Al Etihad and tucks it away delightfully.
06:03That's a wonderful finish from Abdurrahman.
06:06Al Aboud to make it 3-1.
06:08Off the bench.
06:09And there's a two-goal cushion now between Al Etihad and Al Rayad.
06:14Yeah, Al Aboud, it's a good finish.
06:16And he's pointing to Awar who played him, I think, the ball through.
06:20But once he gets into that position, it's a fantastic finish.
06:24On to Benzema.
06:28Nugged on now for Al Aboud.
06:30Low cross.
06:31It reaches Benzema.
06:33And it's steered in by Awar.
06:35He does have his goal.
06:37And Al Etihad have their fourth.
06:40Yeah, it's a good finish from Awar.
06:42It doesn't look like he hits it cleanly.
06:43But I think it was all about the finish.
06:45He just controls it.
06:46It's measured right into that bottom corner.
06:49He starts it.
06:50He starts to attack with a great little turn.
06:52And then plays it to Karim Benzema.
06:54And then it's a good ball into the box.
06:56Karim Benzema can't get hold of it.
06:57But Awar's finish.
07:06But in the end, it's been a comfortable victory for Al Etihad Clinton.
07:10Yeah, it has.
07:11It caught the final whistle.
07:12It's a fantastic result.
07:14But it has been comfortable.
07:15Laurent Blanc will be happy and putting pressure on Al Halal still.
07:19An embrace between the two coaches.
07:21The points belong to Laurent Blanc and Al Etihad.
07:24For Odair Hellman and Al El Ead.
07:27It was never likely to bring them any reward in the point stakes.
07:31But there'll be plenty of positives within that performance that they can take on from here for the remainder of their season.
07:37But for the home fans, delight.
07:39Four goals.
07:40Three points.
07:41And they remain joint top with the champions.
07:47Al Hillel.
07:48Final score.
07:49Al Etihad four.
07:50Al El Ead one.
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08:09Two.
08:10One.
08:11One.
08:12Two.
08:13Two.
08:14One.
08:15Two.
08:16Two.
08:17One.
08:18Two.
08:19Two.