00:00Hello wherever you are joining us from across the globe. Welcome to Riyadh. We are at the lively Al-Shabaab club stadium tonight for the penultimate weekend of Saudi Pro League football and Al-Shabaab, the very first to welcome the country's freshly crowned champions, Al-Ithihat.
00:25And Clinton Morrison, I just wonder whether the team selection from an Al-Ithihat perspective might just give Al-Shabaab a smidge more confidence in believing they can get a bit of revenge here from that King's Cup defeat from a few weeks ago.
00:41Yeah, for sure. They would have liked to have played against the best team Al-Ithihat could put out because I feel Al-Shabaab would fancy their chances. It's a good atmosphere and the crowd will be involved in it.
00:51And the first chance for the title winners to progress with Moussa Diaby. Oh wow! A goal inside 30 seconds. That's the sign of a champion on the B of the bang. They're out of the blocks and they're in front in Riyadh already.
01:09Blistering from Al-Ithihat and from one of their star men, Moussa Diaby.
01:15It's unbelievable. It's just a ball that's played into the chant. You can see here, he makes a good run in behind Moussa Diaby.
01:22Doesn't match the run, but he's still got loads to do. Once he comes into it, don't show him onto his left foot.
01:28But once you show him onto his left foot, what a strike. I think it might take a slight deflection.
01:32For me, it's still fantastic play from Moussa Diaby.
01:37Glenn Kamara might be a name you recognize. He's on loan from Rennes, but of course had some very successful years at Glasgow Rangers.
01:43Pudence and Al-Shankiti, the 20-year-old goalkeeper, called into action again.
01:51All mistake which is opening up the door for Al-Shabaab and the goalkeeper didn't look quite so sure there, Al-Shankiti from Al-Jawai's effort.
02:05Carrasco, it's a low one, it's an awkward one for Danilo, who has made sure he's giving it the full treatment.
02:10It's a brilliant finish, but I do not, for the life of me, Chris, know where Boushan is going.
02:36Why are you coming out? There's no need for you to come out.
02:40You stay on your line, he's still got a lot to do, the defender's coming back at him.
02:43But credit Moussa Diaby, it's a brilliant ball from Birkbein.
02:46And once he gets in there, he's full of confidence. It's a brilliant finish, but poor goalkeeping.
02:57But here is Pudence for Al-Shabaab. The deflection is off the post.
03:01It's going to be a corner.
03:02He doesn't hit it cleanly enough, and that's been the disappointing with Al-Shabaab.
03:06It kind of like bubbles. You can see, look, not the full contact.
03:09I think it takes a slight deflection of Danilo.
03:13The corner and the goalkeeper managing to keep it out just.
03:16He was pretty much on the goal line, Al-Shankiti, as he pulled that away.
03:21It's another quite unorthodox save from the goalkeeper too.
03:24Yeah, it is all for that. It does come off Danilo. I thought he made contact, and they want a penalty, but his arms are by his side.
03:30Danilo, he doesn't get enough contact on him.
03:36Al-Jawaya.
03:37And taken down by Carrasco. Oh, that's brilliance.
03:44Yannick Carrasco giving Al-Shabaab a giant slice of hope just before halftime with a goal of high quality.
03:52I don't like to say I'm right, but this time I'm going to praise myself and say I'm right.
03:55Give the ball to Carrasco. Look at his first touch. It's fantastic.
03:59Chops Danilo and just drills it into the bottom corner.
04:02It's a brilliant goal. Look at that. Perfect touch. I know Danilo dives in, moves it, and it's a fantastic finish.
04:12Carrasco, I think he went for goal there.
04:15Yeah, I think he's trying to put into a danger area, and if everyone misses it, it goes in at that far post.
04:21So, yeah, it's good delivery from Carrasco.
04:25Al-Jawaya again. Intercepted by Conte.
04:28Well, he was quick on the interception, and now he's very quick on the transition as well, and he's got options.
04:35It's Bagvine for 3-1 Alex.
04:38He has.
04:40This is why N'Golo Kante.
04:42I watch him and I think to myself, he just gets better with age.
04:46It's ridiculous.
04:47Like, Al-Jawaya were just praising him.
04:49He gives a short ball, but I got credit, N'Golo Kante.
04:52He breaks.
04:53Once he breaks, can he pick the right pass?
04:55It's 3-on-2.
04:56Look, you see him here, and he just breaks, and you're not catching him.
05:00And then, here we go.
05:01So, here he goes.
05:02He picks his head up, and he goes.
05:04And I think he wants to play it to Diaby to give him the hatchet.
05:07They blocked that out.
05:08So, what he does, the timing of the pass is fantastic.
05:11He says to Bergman, you come on it, and you bend it into that far corner.
05:14It's a fantastic goal.
05:15Kante, he's not a newbie.
05:22Kante, Diaby, and Bergwijn.
05:27What a glorious goal.
05:31There's that assist record for Moussa Diaby.
05:34It's a record.
05:36But it's not going to count.
05:38He's offside.
05:39I think he wants the ball earlier from N'Golo Kante.
05:42But you know what?
05:43It would have been a fantastic goal.
05:44Because I'm thinking, you're on a hatchet.
05:46Go and put your foot through it.
05:47But he's like, he must be listening to you.
05:54Milan, I'll come back to that in a moment.
05:56Because this is Pudence for Al-Shabaab.
05:59Kwanka, 3-2.
06:02Christian Kwanka.
06:04Just needed to make sure he got firm contact on the ball.
06:08He did.
06:09Pudence made it happen.
06:11And Al-Shabaab on their way back into the game again.
06:14I said this is a great game.
06:15And I did say the two wide men, Pudence and Kwanka, we were saying, can he get into the box?
06:19Yes, he can.
06:20Great little stand up there.
06:21That's a good header.
06:22It's poor goalkeeper.
06:23It goes for him to be fair.
06:24He's made some really good saves.
06:25And yeah, it's a disappointment.
06:27He doesn't sort his feet out or his hands out.
06:29Gets it horribly wrong.
06:30Oh, it looks worse every time you see it.
06:32But brilliant from Kwanka and great little stand up from Pudence.
06:40Diaby slipped in on that hat-trick.
06:43Musa Diaby hits the bar.
06:45Oh, what a finish that would have been.
06:48He started it all.
06:50And he might have been the one that clinched it.
06:55Here it comes.
06:56This is it for Al-Shabaab.
06:57Carrasco sending it in.
06:58The goalkeeper drops it.
07:00And Hoot at the far post puts it wide.
07:02But I think, I think Al-Shankiti has been given a reprieve here for a push.
07:20On their very first game since being crowned the champions.
07:25Al-Shankiti has do what they have done all season.
07:30Win.
07:32And win with spirit.
07:34And character.
07:35And quality.
07:36And that was enough.
07:38Al-Shabaab 2.
07:39Al-Liti had the champions 3.
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