Al Taawon vs Al Nassr 0 x 2 Highlights Goals Saudi Cup 2024 - CRISTIANO RONALDO is Back
Al Taawon vs Al Nassr 0 x 2 Highlights Goals Saudi Cup 2024 - CRISTIANO RONALDO is Back
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00:00Al Nasser's colours, so no confusion there.
00:02There can be no confusion when you see the face of Cristiano Ronaldo, of course, on the right-hand side in their new away kit.
00:09So, Al Nasser playing in their change strip.
00:12They are all in blue as the match ball is delivered.
00:17And we are almost ready to go for this soggy semi-final at the Saudi Super Cup.
00:23Yeah, these are the conditions you like to play in as a centre-forward,
00:27when defenders can make mistakes as it's slippery.
00:30Well, it was Al Tawoun who put an early spanner in Al Nasser's.
00:36...for Cristiano Ronaldo and also for Sadio Mane.
00:39First venture forward here for Al Nasser as Mane slides.
00:46One in the air by João Pedro, it was all hands.
00:49Brazilian defender, signed from the French League from Nantes last year, towards feet.
00:55And it comes from Brozovic, who's a little heavy, not so on that occasion.
01:01It's with them now, in towards Ronaldo, swept in by the man of whom we were just speaking.
01:07Ayman Yahya for Al Nasser, their first goal of the new season in this curtain-raiser competition.
01:15And just rolling it home from close range.
01:19Yeah, it's all about Sadio Mane.
01:21Ayman Yahya will get all the headlines, but for me it was a brilliant turn from Sadio Mane.
01:26He looked sharp, he's been their best player in the first eight minutes or so now,
01:30because the turn was fantastic.
01:31You can see him, he'll pick the ball up here.
01:33Look at his turn from Sadio Mane, just lets it go.
01:35Defenders already on a yellow card.
01:38Can you pick out the right pass? Yes, you can.
01:40Listen, I think Ronaldo gets a little touch on it, and that will be a...
01:44Now it's with Ronaldo, Otavio nearby, and it will be another free kick.
01:51And it does rather look as though it's Flavio who left off at the back end of the last Saudi football season,
01:57and not quite managing it on this occasion.
02:01You see, over the years, they've been quite busy in the opening 12 minutes.
02:06They have.
02:07The play really has been at one end of the field, and he's hiding in.
02:10Alex Teller is picking up the loose pieces.
02:12Pressure here on Al-Tawoun's defence once more,
02:15and it's Al-Khoikibi who gets the final touch.
02:19Al-Ghanam has come in now, and keeping him up.
02:23Yeah, Garib named among the substitutes, and it goes.
02:26But now it's Al-Ghanam, and it's really opening up here for Al-Nasr once more.
02:32Al-Hussein.
02:35And it was a little optimistic, it'll be a goal kick.
02:38Yeah.
02:41And now it's with Moussa Barrow, he's got João Pedro up with him.
02:46Challenge on Moussa, starting to see a bit more of the ball, aren't they?
02:49Al-Khoikibi sends it across and into the heart of the penalty area.
02:52That was Flavio up in the box.
02:55Mohamed Al-Khoikibi, just having a bit.
02:58Trying to slide it through, there's a chance he could save
03:01by the goalkeeper, Bento, to deny.
03:04But Al-Jamia, who was up from the back, the right back.
03:07Yeah, Al-Jamia, he's done ever so well.
03:09It's a great little reverse ball, but I must say, it's brilliant goalkeeping.
03:13The way Bento comes out so quick and spreads himself, that's how they work.
03:16But look at this, great little reverse ball.
03:21He might try and get on the end of this one as well, and it goes.
03:24Header away was a firm...
03:27Girotto goes across and concedes the corner.
03:32Looks sharp, Ronaldo, it does look sharp.
03:34He's played at the Euros, probably had a little break,
03:37and he's come back and he does look sharp this evening.
03:39Having won on penalties against Al-Ahly last night.
03:42Emin Yaya sends it in to Otavio.
03:46Yeah, Emin Yaya again on the right-hand side.
03:49The two wingers have been outstanding.
03:50It was a great diagonal from Laporte.
03:52Good ball in and...
03:53They've settled, haven't they?
03:54Yeah, they have, definitely.
03:56They have settled, and then Baro calls it out of play completely.
04:00But they have settled.
04:01And it's Ali Lajami now, who's on the deck.
04:03And the free kick now about to be taken by Alex Tellez.
04:06Atala, Atala, Atala!
04:08Atala, go, go!
04:09Aman Garib when he's in there, Otavio.
04:12And the shot bringing a good save from Bento,
04:15João Pedro, and that's a second really good save
04:19from Alnasser's new goalkeeper.
04:20Flag has gone up anyway, but he didn't know that.
04:22It was sharp.
04:23You can find him into the middle we go,
04:26and a rising drive from João Pedro,
04:29who's carrying a real attacking threat here late in the first half.
04:33Yeah, he does well, João Pedro.
04:34João Pedro, Lajami calls down.
04:36Centre-half's going down.
04:38Delivery to the far side.
04:41And Lione's still going.
04:42Finally upended, but...
04:46It's a cracker of all into Ronaldo,
04:48and it just got away from him.
04:50Two of the players that you probably think have got the best touches,
04:53their touches let them down in the crucial moments.
04:58Oh, that was delightfully done.
04:59And here comes Otavio now.
05:01Alarm bells ringing at the background.
05:03Tidy touch from Flavio.
05:05Barrow.
05:06That was a really good effort there from Moussa Barrow.
05:10Gambian wasn't far away there.
05:11That's what I'm saying,
05:12but what I'm saying is Barrow and the likes of João Pedro,
05:15these are the two players, for me,
05:16they're best players you've got to get the ball to.
05:18And if you keep letting them,
05:19they have strikes like that,
05:20eventually, Bento's...
05:22Berena's side.
05:24Just over five minutes to go to halftime.
05:28Nicely.
05:29João Pedro wants it.
05:31And the deflection
05:32coming off Ali Lajami for a corner.
05:34Yeah, I think he wanted it cut back, João Pedro,
05:37but I agree with that.
05:40Here comes Ayman Yaya and chased by Al Nasser,
05:43who does his job.
05:45With this corner kick, what a lovely delivery.
05:48Claiming of a handball there by Aymeric Laporte.
05:52He's always a threat from set plays.
05:54Chipped him with a few goals last season.
05:56That's all situational minutes at the end of this first half.
05:59Ayman Yaya to sweep it in.
06:01Noah Myleson with the save.
06:04Now it's with Mane.
06:09Racing forward, feeding it in.
06:11Ronaldo picks up.
06:12Mane slips away.
06:15And the attempted pullback to Otavio.
06:19Algername over there,
06:20queuing up to head that one away.
06:21Out to Brozovic.
06:24Stays at one there.
06:26Up in the air for Al Nasser.
06:28Otavio, Ronaldo, great chance.
06:30Saved by Myleson.
06:33I don't know how he's not scored.
06:34It's Cristiano Ronaldo.
06:35He doesn't miss from there.
06:36That's his side.
06:37But it's good play again from Otavio.
06:39He's the vision that knocks it around the corner to Ronaldo.
06:42And it's not a good shot from him.
06:45Yeah, absolutely.
06:47And now it's Barrow looking for the chance.
06:49Stinger of a shot.
06:51He's got it.
06:52Barrow looking for the chance.
06:53Stinger of a shot.
06:55You keep letting them have their shot.
06:56Eventually, they're going to beat Bento in goal.
07:01Here they come again.
07:02Laporte up for it.
07:03And it's out of reach for Sadio Mane.
07:05Delightfully done.
07:08Saved by Myleson to deny Ayman Yahya.
07:11Myleson.
07:12It's Al Nasser against Myleson, isn't it?
07:15He's been brilliant.
07:16Look at his pass from Otavio.
07:18What a play.
07:20Al-Khloekibi.
07:22Looking to create.
07:23That was a dangerous looking delivery.
07:25Brozovic.
07:26Who looks for the forward run made by Ronaldo.
07:29And Waleed Al-Ahmad doing just enough.
07:32And trying very hard to win himself a free.
07:34Into João Pedro.
07:36And still.
07:39Do you think it might have been better to just keep that move going
07:42by bringing Moussa Barrow into the play at that point?
07:44You're 100% spot on.
07:46But I said it earlier.
07:47João Pedro.
07:48Looking to spread it as well to the near side.
07:50And very nicely done.
07:51Mohamed Al-Khloekibi.
07:54Tracked by Bahussein.
07:56Nicely done.
07:57Sultan Al-Ghanam.
07:58Drawn home.
08:00By you-know-who.
08:02Ronaldo's first goal of the season.
08:07Of course, he scored in his first match back after the summer break.
08:11And Al Nasser lead Altaoun by two goals to nil.
08:15Normal service resumed from number seven.
08:18All about Sultan again.
08:20And Yaya down that right-hand side.
08:22And was he ever going to miss another chance?
08:24I don't think so.
08:25When it comes on too strong right foot.
08:27His movement's good.
08:28But here, Yaya and Sultan down this right-hand side.
08:32Combined ever so well.
08:33They've got good understanding.
08:34Look at the movement from Ronaldo.
08:36Kloekibi.
08:37This is promising.
08:38Flavio tees it up.
08:39That was an important challenge there by Emerick Laporte.
08:42What a block that is from Laporte.
08:44It's good football, Altaoun.
08:46He gets it here, Flavio.
08:47And he's thinking.
08:49Brozovic.
08:50Ottavio.
08:51Bouncing off Mane.
08:53And put wide.
08:55And Ronaldo can't quite believe that he hasn't scored his second.
08:59And Al Nasser don't have a third.
09:01The break's brilliant.
09:02You're right.
09:03Yaya into Brozovic.
09:04Ottavio.
09:05Great little flick.
09:06Good save.
09:07And then.
09:08Away from Girotto.
09:10Trying to tee up Ottavio.
09:14That was a tough one there for the right back.
09:17May have been played onside there by the right back.
09:20And Mane can't find a way past Malson.
09:22That's not the first time he's made a block in a one-on-one situation.
09:26He has to score.
09:27Because if he doesn't score, he has to square it to Ronaldo.
09:29But I don't think Cristiano's squaring that to him.
09:31But it's a great timing of the run from Sadio Mane.
09:34And he should score.
09:35Malson.
09:44And Mane.
09:45Mane.
09:46Mane.
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