00:00Hello everyone and welcome to our live coverage from the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdulaziz Sports
00:10City Stadium in Najran as under pressure Al Nasser travel to take on relegation threatened Al-Oqdoud.
00:17Points are at a premium here for both teams with Al-Oqdoud four short of safety and Al-Nasser five
00:23behind second place to Al-Hilal at the other end at the start of the day at least following their
00:28crushing midweek defeat last Wednesday to league leaders Al-Atihad. The fight for Champions League
00:34elite qualification is really heating up and Al-Nasser could easily miss out. Sultan Al-Ghanam
00:41has taken over the captain's armband for this one in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and the referee
00:51from Greece Anastasio Sidiropoulos gets us underway in Najran and it is Al-Nasser kicking
00:58from left to right in the first half. Only the fourth time these two teams have ever
01:05faced each other and I guess perhaps predictably given the status of Al-Nasser they they're unbeaten
01:11so far. Sadio Mane feeding it through to Al-Ghanam and it was in towards Duran and there's the chance to
01:20score on the turn taken by Ayman Yahya. I don't know what's happened here because it looks like the goalkeeper
01:28has it and then he must just drop it so he must go keep it spilt the ball. There's a pile of victor and I think he feels that he's maybe got in contact because he goes down and Yahya don't care about that. He just taps it into an empty net and yeah the
01:40victor he'll be asking the referee for a foul but I don't think there's no foul there but as far as I can say he did have it in his hand. It's obviously collided he wants a free kick but
01:49Yahya you just continue it and just taps it into an empty net. Oh and they've given the ball away again
01:54here and Al-Nasser threatening once more into John Duran and it's two. Back-to-back goals
02:02and Paolo Vitor beaten again. Good touch from Yahya but the finish from Duran's brilliant. It's on his weaker right foot and he just strokes it past Vitor into that bottom corner. Fantastic finish from John Duran.
02:16Yaya up to the edge of the box Duran ambling into the penalty area as well. Now Afal Bouchard sends it back. Duran will go for it again and Brozovic makes it three. What a finish from Marcelo Brozovic. It's only his second goal of the season. Top corner 3-0 and it's an awfully long way back for Al-Oqdoud in this one. Perfect response from Al-Nasser after the disappointment of their life.
02:46Last couple of matches. This is a magnificent finish. It looks better because Vitor the goalkeeper get his hand on it but to control it that on the half volley on your weaker left foot like that and the instep is fantastic.
03:00Here's now Afal Bouchard. Was he caught? Yes he was. Penalty right at the end of the opening half. No hesitation from the referee there.
03:09Yeah it did look like it was contact there. Bouchard looked like he'd done ever so well and it's lazy defending again. Once again.
03:15Al-Oqdoud's defending has been poor. It's been lazy defending.
03:19Now it's the chance to end their first half in this one in style from 12 yards. And that's precisely what he's done.
03:29Excellent first half for Al-Nasser. Perfect response to their disappointments over the last couple of weeks.
03:35But a disastrous first half for Al-Oqdoud inside the bottom three. And they will be staying there and not gaining any ground on any of their rivals in the relegation scrap.
03:49Because they're 4-0 down at half-time. Much to the delight of those in yellow and blue.
04:02Mane sliding it through. And John Duran round the goalkeeper goes down.
04:07All eyes on the goalkeeper and the referee.
04:14And goalkeeper Paolo Vitor is in big big trouble. And he's off.
04:21There was I think an inevitability about that given the nature of the challenge on John Duran just outside the area.
04:27I don't know why he comes because I think Damien Lowe. The only doubt about it was Damien Lowe covering the defender.
04:33So obviously VAR will have a look at it to see. But I don't know why Paolo Vitor comes out of his box.
04:38There's no need for him to get involved at the moment. And that's probably where his manager and stuff are saying stay on the pitch because VAR will have a look.
04:45Rakan Al-Najjar is indeed going to come on. And the player who will make way is Naif Asiri. So Naif Asiri has to leave the pitch.
04:58Gets the consolation pat on the back there. He's the player's sacrifice.
05:04Brozovic, Duran, Mane. Duran who strikes it. Middle deflection. Spilt by the goalkeeper. Didn't look very confident there.
05:12It's my pet. Hey, you know a new goalkeeper. He's not the number one. And you're going to hit. Why is someone not following up for a tap-in?
05:18You don't need three players on the ball. Mane Brozovic. Mane should have got in the box.
05:25Made a living out of that side.
05:27Here's Otario into Duran. His second of the night. Al-Najjar have five.
05:37And Rakan Al-Najjar has only just come on the pitch.
05:40And already he's picking the ball out of the back of his net.
05:44Yeah, and it's a good goal. It's a well-worked goal, to be fair.
05:47Brozovic plays a ball in. And it's Otario with a great little ball around the corner.
05:51And Duran's been on fire. He's left foot inside. But his right foot looks just as good.
05:55It's a fantastic finish that he drills it into that far corner.
05:58And when it always hits that side netting, you give the goalkeeper no chance.
06:01He's on a hat-trick. And you wouldn't count against him getting one side.
06:04As he sends it up to the edge of the box.
06:08Simon Yaya. Sadio Mane. Deflection and in for number six.
06:14And it is a thrashing for Al-Oqtud.
06:18Heaviest defeat of the season.
06:20And Al-Najjar scoring at will, it seems here.
06:24And we still have over half an hour remaining.
06:28Yeah, it's a good goal. It takes a big deflection.
06:31But it will go down to Sadio Mane's goal.
06:33He's unlucky.
06:35Yeah, it takes a massive deflection over Raka and the goalkeeper.
06:41Duran with the attempted turn.
06:44And Al-Buchel once more into Sadio Mane.
06:49Magnificent seven.
06:50Patrick for the Senegalese striker.
06:52It was a race between him and Duran, wasn't it?
06:56You know what I must say?
06:57Bouchel's pass is brilliant.
06:58He threw me off as well, Si.
06:59I thought he was going to play out wide to Wesley.
07:01It was a great little ball into Sadio Mane.
07:03Look at that.
07:04He's a little no-look eyes pass.
07:06And the finish from Sadio Mane is fantastic.
07:08Look at this ball from Bouchel.
07:09What a pass that is.
07:11And it's a brilliant finish from Sadio Mane.
07:13They are cooking at the moment.
07:15Al-Najjar.
07:17Al-Buchel flicks it in.
07:19Sadio Mane's got four.
07:21And Al-Najjar up to eight.
07:28Wow.
07:29That's four goals Al-Buchel does ever so well.
07:32It's a good play down the left-hand side.
07:34Sadio Mane just kind of took that role where Ronaldo usually plays.
07:37Not playing on this left, playing in the middle with Duran.
07:39It's a great ball in for Al-Buchel who made Sadio Mane's hat-trick one.
07:43And it's a really controlled finish from Sadio Mane.
07:46Hey, at this rate, if he keeps going, he could be the top goal scorer in the league.
07:50Al-Ghanab in towards Duran.
07:58And the save denies him the hat-trick.
08:02And he's ended up in a little bit of pain as well, I think, Duran.
08:06Salim sends it forward.
08:10Mohamed Maron into the penalty area.
08:12Down under the challenge.
08:16Penalty.
08:17Yeah, he's given a penalty.
08:19And do you think Duran's going to let him take it?
08:21Or do you think Duran's going to take it for the hat-trick side?
08:23Well, I think Duran's going to fancy this one, isn't he?
08:27Because obviously Mane took the one just on the stroke of half-time.
08:31But not being on the pitch now, maybe it affords the opportunity for John Duran,
08:38should he...
08:39One moment to compose himself.
08:41We're ready.
08:44It's Mohamed Maron for 9-0.
08:47And he just gets it in.
08:48And it equals the biggest score of the season in the Saudi Pro League.
08:56Mohamed Maron makes it 9-0 on the stroke of full-time.
09:04What a response from Al Nasser after the disappointment of losing in the semi-final in the Champions League elite.
09:11And also losing to Al-Tihad right at the death last week in their most recent match.
09:18The perfect response.
09:20And a night to forget for Alok Doud, who not only have they been beaten,
09:26but also their goal difference has taken an absolute hammering.
09:32Sadio Mane leading the way with four goals tonight.
09:35John Duran scoring twice.
09:37Ayman Yaya, Brozovic and Maron also on the score sheet.
09:41Alok Doud nil.
09:42Al Nasser, 9.
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