On matchday 4 of the Roshn Saudi League 2024, Al-Ettifaq and Al-Nassr faced each other. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal for Al-Nassr through a penalty. Later, Salem Al-Najdi and Talisca extended the lead as Al-Nassr won the match with a 0 - 3 scoreline
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00:00That is tonight we are in Dammam in the south of the kingdom a very good evening from the Prince Mohammed Bin Saad Stadium
00:09the home of Al Etifak who have started the season in fine style and like their guest tonight
00:15Al Nasser come here with a new head coach ground to make up after they parted company with Luis Castro this week
00:22That's one of many plots that we have for you tonight
00:25as Steven Gerrard welcomes Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Etifak take on Al Nasser
00:31What a start to the season it has been for the former Liverpool great
00:36All adds to what should be a fascinating evening ahead in Dammam
00:42The home side get us off and underway
00:45Al Nasser in recognisable yellow
00:56He is not going to take any prisoners there
00:59Abdullah Madu took ball but took plenty of man in Taliskan
01:05Ronaldo takes
01:08and he had to make sure the Slovakian goalkeeper Marek Rodak got across well in the end
01:13Yes a really interesting one because Al Etifak don't set up a wall
01:17they almost say to Ronaldo if you are going to score go for it
01:20and he obviously hits it really well
01:26Quickly taken to Ronaldo just caught napping
01:29Taliskan
01:33He will wonder how it is not 1-0 to Al Nasser
01:37certainly should have been
01:40Taliskan takes up a position there didn't get the contact he was wanting
01:45Oh and that's messy from Madu that's going to be a penalty
01:56Ronaldo 9 goals from the penalty spot last season
02:00all those that he scored this have come from open play
02:04Ronaldo
02:07his custom recall
02:09and then his customary celebration
02:12the new era for Al Nasser under the new head coach
02:15but same old story
02:17it's Cristiano Ronaldo it's 1-0
02:20and Cristiano Ronaldo makes no mistake
02:22he's taken so many different penalties in his life
02:25but just calmly slots this one straight down the middle
02:28Rodak at first probably thinks he's read him really well
02:31stands up as long as he can
02:33but Ronaldo with the cheeky cheeky dink right down the middle
02:43and Tavia with his head to it
02:45almost the chance to score
02:47Tavia with his head to it
02:49almost the chance for Radif to steal in that
02:54excellent strength from Laporte just knew the situation
02:57Bento's come out to help him
02:59just enough strength just to push Radif away
03:10Mane
03:13oh and flicked in beautifully
03:19he got forward so well there
03:22Salim Al Najd
03:24and he has his first goal for Al Nasser
03:27and Al Nasser have a crucial second
03:30excellent work by Mane here in the weight of the pass
03:33but also the bravery from Al Najd here
03:35as he steps forward
03:37you think that maybe he might cross it
03:39but he shows the composer to just lift it over Rodak
03:42and it goes in
03:43but this is the run that we wanted him to make in the first half
03:46he didn't make it
03:47this time he makes it
03:48Sadio Mane finds him
03:49Rodak doesn't quite get there
03:51and it's an excellent finish
03:53Mane
03:54reinforcements arrive
03:58Mane
03:59Talisca this time he makes sure
04:02sure of the finish
04:04and sure of the points
04:07Mane no mistake this time
04:08I think it's about his 4th or 5th shot
04:11but this one is perfect
04:12I think the cutback was initially
04:14maybe for a Cristiano Ronaldo towards the front
04:17but Talisca sniffs it out
04:19and as he just comes back onto it
04:20it's on his favoured left foot
04:21and just whips it into that bottom corner
04:23great finish
04:25and he gets his third goal of the season
04:33speaking of black sheets
04:34here's Dembele with a chance to take away the clean sheets
04:37how about Nassar
04:38a chance that went to begging
04:44shows Costa
04:45here comes Raidi
04:47it's a big save from Bento
04:48and I don't know what happens here
04:50but they open up
04:51for the first time today
04:53and just gets on the wrong side of the shoulder
04:55and Amaric Laporte just reads it
04:57just in time to do enough to put him off
05:00and Ronaldo
05:01oh he's rattled the crossbar
05:06a fabulous strike
05:12really had no right in hitting the ball that well
05:15Sadio Mane picks him out on the edge of the box so well
05:18and there's quite a lot of pace on the ball
05:20but Cristiano Ronaldo hits across it
05:22really well with his laces
05:24just on the kind of outside of the boot
05:26Mane
05:34Simeone was making the block
05:36and bodies all over the place here for Aletivac
05:41we've got Cramp
05:42we've got dead legs
05:43we've done all
05:44Raidi's gone down with Cramp
05:45so yeah
05:46I think they're definitely ready
05:47for this referee's final whistle
05:49and it's going to be a close game
05:51and it's going to be a close game
05:52and it's going to be a close game
05:53and it's going to be a close game
05:54definitely ready for this referee's final whistle
05:57it should come any minute now
06:02three steps forward
06:03one step back
06:04the story of the start of this season
06:06for Steven Gerrard
06:08and a new dawn for Al Nasser
06:10a new face in the dugouts
06:11a new momentum
06:13they've kick-started their season
06:15in the south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
06:17tonight Al Nasser
06:18with a very handsome 3-0 win
06:20snatching the 100% record
06:22away from Steven Gerrard and Aletivac
06:27and seeing themselves surge up the table
06:29Cristiano Ronaldo from the penalty spot
06:31set them on the way in the first half
06:33after Madhu's foul
06:34and then two goals in the second half
06:37brilliantly taken one from Salam Al Najd
06:40that was halfway through the second half
06:42and Talisker four minutes later making sure
06:45final score then
06:47Aletivac nil
06:48Al Nasser three