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And a big game in such a busy period for both of these teams.
And they both have very different objectives at the moment.
And it's Al-Shabaab who get the game under way,
but he then slips, and it's quickly won back by Angelo.
And now Ronaldo chopping it into the path of Xhal-Felix,
the low ball in, oh, there's confusion!
It's an own goal.
Al-Nasr offered the gift within 90 seconds.
I think Ronaldo would have scored,
but Al-Shabaab made absolutely sure he didn't
by putting the ball into the back of the net themselves.
A nightmare start for them, but some relief for Al-Nasr.
Yeah, good start for Al-Nasr, poor from Adli.
It's Adli who gives this goal away, it's not their own goal, it's Adli here.
Beforehand he loses the ball, trying to do too many tricks,
he should get rid of the ball, especially in the first couple of minutes.
It's a good ball from Xhal-Felix, it's one of those where you can't really defend it,
and you have to stick your foot out, because if not, Ronaldo's got to tap him.
But that's all down to Adli, trying to do too many flicks,
and after about two or three minutes, get the ball turned and play in different areas.
That's my pet hate, Nigel, but good start for Al-Nasr, poor start for Al-Shabaab.
Yeah, side Bella Bailly, the unlucky man to divert the ball beyond a wrong-footed groin.
That crosses deep and Bento rather flaps at it, Carrasco hits it,
but it's into the side netting.
Yeah, it's a good ball in from Adli, he's trying to make amends,
and Bento decides he wants to come, I know the offside flag has gone up, but...
Now Coleman again, twisting and turning into the penalty area.
Angelo, he's got room to deliver the cross in here.
And the overhead kick is brilliant! Kingsley Coleman with an absolute crackerjack.
Yeah, it's brilliant to be fair, Al-Shabaab needs to sort it out,
because this could get out of hand, but credit to Al-Nasr, they've started off ever so well.
It's a great ball into the box, and once they deal with it,
the finish from Kingsley Coleman is outstanding.
Great technique, a brilliant overhead kick, and this could be a long evening for Al-Shabaab,
but a brilliant start for Al-Nasr, just what you want.
Well, Kingsley Coleman, better known as somebody who makes goals,
and he was involved in the move there, but that's the sort of finish Cristiano Ronaldo would admire.
Turkmenistan over two legs in the round of 16,
as Bento comes out to clear the ball away, and now he's out of his goal.
Here's Carrasco, and it's cleared away by Simakhan.
And Bento, on his return to the team, almost gifting Al-Shabaab a route back into the match.
Yeah, he looks a nervous goalie, Bento, he looks like a goalie, he's still got the mistake.
It's blocked initially, now it's flighted in towards Hernandez,
but safe hands from Bento this time.
It's Ronaldo who will clip it over the wall, and the wall then leaps and it will deflect behind.
Yeah, the wall does ever so well, cos there's a lot of power and whip on that,
but they stay strong, it's a strong wall.
Fuller this time, looking for Al-Hammami, oh, he's taken that down well.
He delivered the cross, well, it's gone beyond Abyssal, deep into the penalty area!
And there is the goal Al-Shabaab were looking for, Carlos Uribe.
Al-Hammami's been outstanding on that right-hand side,
he could push out a lot of problems, and it's a great diagonal ball from Wesley Hu.
And Carlos Uribe, we were saying he ain't got a lot of service,
but once he gets into that position, he picks the right pass.
He's been lively on that right-hand side, and they probably deserve it, Al-Shabaab.
They started the game slow, but yeah, they'll obviously check this for offside,
but he's well onside, but it's good play.
Once he squares Bouchard up, it's brilliant play, he just wants to take him on.
He might say he does slip, and once he gets that slip there, can he pick the right pass? Yeah.
Al-Shabaab are pretty narrow, apart from Carrasco, it's back to him.
And now it's swung in, Carlos Júnior!
Beaten to it by Bento, Alfani tries to keep it alive,
and the flag has eventually gone up for offside.
I think that's brilliant goalkeeping from Bento, because it's always difficult,
great pulling from Carrasco, but I know he's offside Carlos Júnior, he goes too early.
Al-Hammami, to go beyond Abyssal, and he's done so once again.
Can he deliver the cross? Oh, he beats him three times.
Now he does deliver, it's beyond Carlos Júnior.
Better by Ede, though, and his low cross is blocked by Alganau, and it will be a corner.
Carrasco going short to Al-Hammami, and the cross is deep and Bento will claim.
But at the moment, Carlos Júnior in the centre.
But now Adly, and the shot from him is beaten away by Bento.
Must be a late challenge, they're inside the penalty area as well.
I think Adly maybe wants a penalty.
There'll be no penalty there, I can't see any contact from there,
I think it's great play from Carrasco.
Yeah, there's no contact.
Al-Khabari behind him, I think he's trying to say there was a bit of contact.
Ronangelo off the ball, and now Carrasco again.
He steps infield, that's a great ball, here is Carlos Júnior!
Great chance, 2-2!
And no doubt, it's Carlos Júnior this time.
And Al-Shabaab have come from two goals down.
And Alnasser's faltering title challenge receives another huge blow.
Yeah, it's a brilliant goal, it's all about Carrasco, give him the ball because he's the one.
He's the one who caused a lot of problems on the left-hand side.
Have to see the goal again, but once he gets into it,
Carlos Júnior into that position.
It doesn't look like a man who's not scored many goals this season.
He slips, Igor Martínez, he slips in the middle of the pitch.
And that's what gives Koman...
To rediscover some sort of rhythm here.
Koman, that's a good blast into the penalty area.
Back towards Schäuferlitz, it's blocked,
and then the shot from Angelo spins away off Adelaide and it will be a corner.
Yeah, that's better from Kingsley Koman.
Koman just checking to stay onside.
Ronaldo waits in the centre.
Koman tries to hit the byline himself, it's pulled back,
and it's all the way through, and a great save by Groy.
To keep out Wesley, it took a deflection,
and somehow Groy reached up to palm it away.
Yeah, Groy does ever so well.
It's brilliant again from Kingsley Koman,
and the deflection, he'll save it anyway because he's going the right way,
the deflection of Carrasco makes it even.
Very, very deep, and Simakam was rising,
but he was unable to divert the ball on target.
It's a goal kick, we've seen.
Oh, he's lost out to Koman.
Koman, crumpling under the challenge of Sedo.
And Sedo's gonna be in trouble here, I think.
He's off, it's a second yellow card for Vincent Sedo,
for that challenge on Kingsley Koman,
and Al-Shabaab, yet again, receive a red card.
It's their sixth of the season, the most in the Roshan Saudi League.
Yeah, and listen, as I've said many times, VAR can't...
Al-Ghanam, he strikes it well, but it's wide.
Groy not tested this time.
Yeah, I think Al-Shabaab will want...
If Al-Nasr players are gonna shoot from there,
they'll want that all day.
Groy, it'll be something special to beat him from there.
Gills for offside against Angelo, nothing given,
and Angelo's around the back here.
And the shot from Koman's block, Gareeb!
Abdulrahman Gareeb.
And Al-Nasr have finally found a way through.
Yeah, I think they switch off in the corner,
they do switch off the short corner,
it's disappointing, really disappointing,
because they deserve something from it.
I'm not saying the game's over, but it's a well-worked corner.
And Gareeb, I'm always impressed with him,
I'm surprised he doesn't get a lot more minutes at Al-Nasr at the moment,
he's come on, and you want your subs to make a big impact.
And you can see here, it's a good little corner,
and it switches off.
Carrasco switches off, Wesley does well.
Coming up, Abdulaziz Al-Ofman,
who was on loan from Al-Khadsiya, will be one of them.
Al-Ghanam!
And Ronaldo got the header all wrong.
Good play from Al-Ghanam, he's now getting the opportunity.
Ronaldo.
Ronaldo looking to pick his way through here,
and it's beaten away by Groy.
That's what you see Ronaldo there now,
it's a shot that Groy should save, it takes a slight deflection of foot.
And shoot, but Bento will cling on.
And that's it, Al-Nasr have that winning feeling once again.
Abdulrahman Gareeb gets the congratulations of Cristiano Ronaldo.
It was a rocky ride for them, giving up a two-goal lead against Al-Shabaab.
