Cristiano Ronaldo SCORES 2 GOALS and Gives MANÉ a PENALTY!

End to the season on Nasser and they've got players in that scrawl. Do you think there's a chance they'll be underestimated by some? Possibly, possibly and I think that that'll certainly play into their hands and it means they can play with a bit of freedom that's for sure but they'll have to keep things very tight and defensively is where their strength has been all season. Is that the key for them? And the likes would be a naive move so play to your strengths of those defensive organization but you've got players that can really hurt Al Nasser on the break. Gramble for survival near the bottom and it really would be quite something were they to make it to the final and cause an upset tonight and it's a way for one of these two which would provide some confidence. Tonight's officials by the way led by the Italian referee Maurizio Mariani who took charge of Juventus against Milan at the weekend. Al-Hilal prevailing by two goals to one. Nice shot there the two coaches both of them Portuguese Luis Castro and to the defense it does look as if they're playing with a more conventional sort of four along the back at the start of the match as Mane gets on the front foot for the first time regains his footing doesn't quite land at the feet of Ottavio wouldn't have counted anyway. Noble already showing if you switch off he's got the pace to get him behind defenses. Competitions with the Coppa Italia in each of the last two seasons a timely intercellence of Al-Hilal more than anything else isn't it really the fact that you know if you're up against a team who haven't lost all season it's going to be difficult as Ronaldo fires in the first shot of the match just pushed away by Szczech. What I really like about this opportunity from Cristiano Ronaldo he had statistics ahead of this cup semi-final making the point that he hadn't scored. Saved in the end but just shows again that experience from him. Alex Tellez with the delivery. Sending it in a little too high there. An average start really and they've never been able to quite recover the gap. Ronaldo teasing testing followed closely by Cabrani. A corner back to help out Mansour Hamzy. Tellez then over it comes that was a decent looking opportunity. Well he rarely missed times the jump and I think this is all that this is. Gets up well but he's just slightly on the way down as it hits his head and it just means he's arcing. Saudi Arabia's under-23s went out of the Asian under-23 championship in the quarterfinals last Friday. It was to Uzbekistan he was actually sent off in that game but back available for his club side and still be his big strength to attack those. Opening up here pressure being put on Pedro Rabocho's side. Great chance again the second really good opportunity of the game already for the home side and this time it's Otavio who can't put it home. Yeah I'm not too sure why he feels the need to. Ronaldo gets the free kick. I mentioned uh Sandro Lopez good for them that they've got him in the team but work to do here and it's a mistake and it has been pounced on by Cristiano Ronaldo who gives Al Nasser the lead. Well the last thing you can afford to do in a match such as this against opponents such as he is to make a mistake of this magnitude. Well it was a poor pass back to the goalkeeper and then a rush decision from Cechic and Ronaldo. I mean he doesn't really have any right to score from there but it's that improvisation it's that imagination to realize where the goalkeeper is to swivel to hit it as well as he did with his well you can't say weaker left foot because it's brilliant. What a fantastic angle that is of what he's seen and what he's been able to achieve with that tiny mistake fully punished. It's reaching the final for the first time in the club's history. What a lovely turn that was from Ottavio brilliant play fantastic ball it's Ronaldo is it going to be two it's set up and it's saved and somehow ends up over the top and the flag goes up on the far side. What an extraordinary incredible what a turn from Ottavio what a pass into Ronaldo who might well have been offside he knows he's taking it too far brilliant back heel and then I mean talk about bravery from a goalkeeper sometimes you just have to take it straight into the the face which is a painful one. Simon Yayo who fires it in and then he just yeah he obviously sensed that Lopez was trying to steal in lovely little swivel on the back foot great pass into Ronaldo and then once it came back to Yayo I mean he struck it brilliantly turn by Brozovic the pass picks out Ronaldo but rapid it was just up against the wrong defender wasn't he Cristiano Ronaldo Hampsell has got the pen Brozovic looks to pick the look once more this is Mane and Mane again what a save that was by Shage brilliant absolutely brilliant because this is hit with such ferocity Brozovic with the corner Ronaldo as ever up Mayo has made the run up into the penalty area Mane keeps it alive and he and Ronaldo Alex Tellez Ronaldo delightful flick it's a clear run now for Brozovic Ronaldo wants more oh alarm bells ringing very optioned by Pedro Roboshock yeah he knew he had to get back into position Roboshock it's a great pull from Rodriguez had helped him out by filling in for him momentarily Mane that's what you call an inch perfect pass as is that one Otavio close control they're claiming it's a handball and the referee says indeed it is was very quick to call that well I think he's been really impressive so far in the match he's needed to be great opportunity for a second goal now for Al Nasser it's Sadio Mane for two never in any doubt confidently dispatched and Al Nasser putting themselves in a really strong position here in this semi-final before halftime well you have to think that Cristiano Ronaldo has given up for it and it's headed away by Abdallah Tellez will bring it clear and send it forward is there a chance for number three there most certainly is but it won't count anyway as the flag goes up straight away and just a fraction and Nari I've got to say as a forward player defensively there two goal lead that their superiority in terms of the general plan leading by two goals to nil at halftime Cristiano Ronaldo scorer of the first goal and then Sadio Mane from the penalty spot in the last 10 minutes of the first half adding the second so much to do for Al-Khalij at the start of the second half we are expecting Al-Khalij's coach Pedro M's tonight's opponents managing to draw the other three Nari Otavio with a little flick into Brozovic this is Sadio Mane Abbold fullback but he and his colleagues with work to do here as Ronaldo collects it's rather more comfortable for Shaikh than he might have expected he waited towards Sadio Mane interception made by Al-Khabari spotted the run of Al-Ghanam just need to touch at the far post and it's in and it's number three the second of the night from Ronaldo down to the corner flag he goes another two for the collection and surely now a gap too large to close for Al-Khalij tonight and Al Nasser give themselves an excellent opportunity of reaching the final with that third goal early in the second half well they were super patient weren't they Al Nasser building through finding the gap out wide for Al-Ghanam and then when it came across just a little touch from Yaya and what a save by the way to start with from Cesic probably was over the line but Ronaldo just made sure it popped back to him and he gets his second goal well he's loving it and that is 38 goals for the season for him the first effort from Ronaldo had crossed the line despite the best efforts of the goalkeeper but he made absolutely sure it's this evening Alex Tellez with the header on and Sadio Mane who one imagines has got the speed to get away from the Sandra Lopez can't get it past shape so that inadvertently teed it up beautifully for him but now pretty clear here's Mane again looking to have the last lap in towards Ronaldo could be a chance here Octavio Sage with a save he's got a fair point feels as if he's uh being manhandled and he and he is from back up and the throwing quickly taken by uh Naif Massoud for Al-Khalij back with Ronaldo though Max Tellez Al-Khalij with the player down referee's gonna check him out and the Fitio called on straight away well a welcome return to the touchline for Al Nasser's and so far their progress in this semi-final has been assured actually only conceded five fewer goals than Al Nasser but Al Nasser has scored 52 more well that tells the story doesn't it and Ronaldo bursting forward which is for Al-Saleh Alex Tellez with the corner Ronaldo with the shot and it goes wide and that's the Sandra Lopez on the deck who went down as though he'd been struck by a sniper I just wonder whether Ronaldo could have connected better with this and he and he should have done just got his feet mixed up in which for Al Nasser in this semi-final damage here and it's number four and the flag goes up and it would have been the first touch for Al-Aliwa who's only just come off the bench and again it's Mane threatening that back line Otavio's touch sending it forward Mane's in space in the middle Ronaldo in possession Al-Aliwa heading forward again having to set up for a corner Al-Saleh in towards Mane she's there really good tonight it's Cristiano Ronaldo and the ball does its job and it was the last kick of the game and Al Nasser are through to the final of the King's Cup for the first time in four years it's a trophy they last won in 1990 it'll be a tough final but they've given themselves a chance of some domestic silverware