Al Hilal vs Al Ahli _ Highlights _ Roshn Saudi League _ 1st March 2025(480P)
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00:00We're back at the Kingdom Arena as Match Week 23 in the Roshan Saudi League begins with a huge match between Al-Halal and Al-Akhali.
00:15Both are involved in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday, but can't look beyond this game first with so much at stake in a thrilling race at the top of the table.
00:26It's a must-win for both, with goals surely guaranteed.
00:31It's the same Al-Halal side which quickly got defeat in the Saudi Classico out of their system with a dominant win over Al-Haloud.
00:40Al-Akhali are able to bring back Riyad Mahrez and Mehid Demirel following their suspensions for the convincing victory over Al-Hadassia.
00:48And Al-Halal have dominated this fixture in recent years, but Al-Akhali cannot afford to allow that run to continue.
01:02And they are attacking the goal away to our left in the first half and attacking straight away as Galeno tries to play in Toni, but it's gathered by Bona.
01:12And here is an opportunity now, it's played into Ivan Toni, it's wide!
01:19He was on the stretch, found by Mahrez, and the goal was gaping, but Ivan Toni not able to capitalise.
01:29Now Abanes, Galeno.
01:32Abanes continuing his run, almost flicked on by Toni at the near post, and in the end it was Al-Harbi coming across to clear.
01:40Now, Al-Harbi with an enterprising run forward, but he just slips, but he finds Marcus Leonardo, he goes down again.
01:50Al-Dowsry with the cross, that's blocked by Mahrez, cleared by Mahrez.
01:56Now it does go out of play, and the referee, I think, is just getting the call, and you can clearly see what Mehid Demirel thinks of it.
02:05He's just awaiting instructions here.
02:10And Al-Akli will be saying to the referee, if that's not a penalty, why are you not booking him again?
02:15Well, check completed, no penalty.
02:18Into Marcus Leonardo, and it's left and fired in by Al-Dowsry, good save by Mendy.
02:24Hammered away to safety for now, by Galeno, and then more conclusively by Al-Jahani.
02:30Al-Dowsry getting himself in, Edouard Mendy makes a good save on his left foot.
02:35Al-Dowsry fired low to Edouard Mendy's left, partially unsighted, the goalkeeper, I think.
02:41Marcus Leonardo, Malcolm, and now Malinkovic, Savic striding on,
02:46and the shot deflected by Ibanez, and it spins away.
02:50And again, that's a crucial challenge from the Brazilian.
02:55But here is Ivan Toney with a great chance, and he's scored!
03:07Ivan Toney has stunned Al-Halal right at the start of the second half.
03:14It's a goal that came from nothing, isn't it?
03:16Looks like it's Gabi Vega on the far side, he's just held his run.
03:19Stayed onside, and the ball breaks to him.
03:21Plays Ivan Toney through with a lovely pass.
03:23It's not the cleanest, the finishes.
03:25Bono comes out, rushing, spreads himself, hits the top of his knee.
03:30Ivan Toney hits it into the floor.
03:32He wouldn't want to finish it like that normally, but that's to his benefit this time.
03:37Hits the ball into the floor, over the goalkeeper, off the far post.
03:43Now another opportunity.
03:44Galeno with the cross, and Toney makes it too!
03:51Ivan Toney at the double.
03:53Galeno, he looks to have timed his run to perfection, but VAR will be checking.
04:01There's a VAR check for offside, post for Galeno.
04:04Ivan Toney in the middle, he looks okay.
04:06He's got the simplest of tasks to tap home to an empty net.
04:10Great vision by Frank Kessie.
04:12Finds Galeno down the right-hand side.
04:14Suleiman.
04:15Looking to deliver the cross for Toney, who almost had the hat-trick.
04:20Well, it was a brilliant cross in for Mohamed Suleiman to deliver that with so little room.
04:30Maybe with the help of a deflection.
04:31And Toney knows it was an opportunity to take the match ball there and then.
04:38Talim al-Dalsari now, that's a good ball.
04:40Malcolm with the opportunity, pulls it back.
04:42And Talim al-Dalsari brings them straight back into the game.
04:46And it's no surprise, it's the captain who holds the champions back into the match.
04:54Pops up again.
04:55Not necessarily where you'd expect to see him in the middle of the 18-yard box.
04:59Malcolm does all the hard work on the left-hand side.
05:02Plays it into the captain's path.
05:05Malcolm.
05:08Suleiman al-Dalsari, that's got to be handball, it's a penalty.
05:10Masrashi, the player, with a blatant handball.
05:16And Al-Halal suddenly have the opportunity to find an equaliser.
05:23Oh, that's really poor from Masrashi.
05:25Simple ball, he doesn't need to do it.
05:27He makes himself big into a star shape.
05:29His right arm's out.
05:30He's furious.
05:31I think he's furious with himself.
05:34Marcus Leonardo against Edouard Mendy.
05:37And he scores!
05:40And Al-Halal.
05:44High to the far post, good lead by Koulibaly.
05:47Gabi Vega.
05:49Looking back over the top.
05:51And here is Tony!
05:53Ivan Tony with the hat-trick!
05:58Can you believe that?
06:03He looks like he's going nowhere, Gabi Vega.
06:06Tony keeps himself onside.
06:08Clearly onside.
06:09The Al-Halal defence try and push up too quickly.
06:13Koulibaly and the rest of his defenders, they're too high.
06:15Ivan Tony smells as an opportunity.
06:18His first touch is brilliant.
06:19His second touch, the finish, is absolutely exquisite.
06:22They can't believe they're still playing.
06:29We've had 90 minutes and we've had the first half of extra time and that's it.
06:33And it's all over.
06:35Ivan Tony, the hero.
06:37Another extraordinary week in the Roshan Saudi league.
06:44Al-Halal's 35-5 match unbeaten home record is over.
06:49Tony was brought in to score the goals to fire Al-Akli towards glory and he's done it here tonight.
07:01It is finished, Al-Halal 2, Al-Akli 3.
07:31I'll see you next time.
07:33I'll see you then.