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On Al Nasser, he almost see in the chain strip of all white getters underway. Yeah, you're right. He can play anywhere. I've seen a lot of him this season where he drops into that back line. Osman Dash, Milinkovic-Savic to his right with a chance to cross. Goalkeeper came and then went home and correct decision in the end because the header is safely gathered. Yeah, it's a good header from Cano. He always gets into that. It's a good ball from Milinkovic-Savic. He just gets up really early to captain and he's unlucky. Going for the return from Ruben Neves. Goes down inside the box. Penalty. Alpriek, the culprit. Bulka is a big man. Six foot six on his goal line. But Neves punches it beyond the giant in the goal. Familiar outcome from the Portuguese. And Al-Hilal in front, inside ten. Yeah, never in doubt to be fair, Ruben Neves with the ability that he's got. He always looked determined like he was going to put that into the bottom corner. I still think it's a harsh penalty. I do think it's a penalty. But as I said, when Neves steps up, what a penalty that is. Once he hits that side net in mind, goalkeeper has no chance. Side foot but genuine pace. And on the seam in the corner. Perfect start from Zaghi and Al-Hilal. Alpriek flicked on goalwards and Bono in the right position to deal with it. So it's Lacazette trying to burrow his way through. Here is the Frenchman again. This looks promising. Can he get the shot away? He can, but unable to keep it down. But more encouragement for coach Gaultier. Good play by Neomes. It was a foul on Lacazette momentarily. Neomes stops as Hernandez carries it forward for Al-Hilal. And that's a goal. Not the winner in the Kings Cup final the other week. Yeah, it's good play from Hernandez. There was a foul on Lacazette, definitely. Get this guy in the game, Lacazette. And a bit higher up the pitch. Here's Alpriek for Lacazette to swing it in. But not of sufficient quality for Rodriguez to have any chance of getting on that. No, and their main source of goal. Seven yellow cards this season for Faris Abdi. Malcolm collected it. Malcolm now through for Marcus Leonardo. And somehow Boca has kept it out. Boca makes a save, but Leonardo shouldn't be letting him make the save. It's a good save from Boca, but it's brilliant play here from Malcolm. Look at this for a reverse ball. He's onside as well. He has to score to make it big center half. He does go and attack it. Short this time. Turned in by Alpriek. Cesai did all he could to get his head to it, but couldn't quite. Agassi's strike. And Bono not tested. I didn't think he could strike it like that. I thought he could go and win it with his head, but yeah. I feel it's going to have to be some strike to beat Bono from there. And he's always bending wide in the post. Terrific diagonal too. Well brought down by Alpriek. This looks promising. Alhaji, Godet, Lacazette knows he can't play and he's offside. Good play there. Messi. I don't mind that, Messi. At least you're trying to be positive coming here. You might not have hit the target, but that's it. Come inside and try and make things happen. Hernandez. Ruben Neves. He's going to have a blast here. It might have been going wide, but Bulka taking no risks at all and turns it behind for the corner. Yeah, Bulka's got to know his angles there. From where the shot is. No, I can understand. No, I'm not going to be too... Under pressure from Malcolm, who's made life uncomfortable for him. Marcos Leonardo is up there too. Malcolm goes it alone and it's a terrific block by Hegazi. Bulka was there too. Yeah, I think Zezé, I don't know what he's doing. Deal with the ball. Stop trying to let it bounce. And Malcolm does well. I think Bulka makes the save. He's an outstanding player. Malcolm. Hernandez. Powerful burst from the Frenchman here. Back for Malcolm, back for Hernandez. And the four-post, it's put in by Mandasz. Not sure the pass was intended for him, but it reached him. And it's a confident finish for 2-0. You know what? It's poor defending from Abdi. As much as I praised him and said he's been outstanding all evening and loved defending, it is such poor defending. He doesn't see Mandasz coming in on the blind side. When he does see him coming at the last minute, it's too late. Good finish from Mandasz, but he kind of plays it off Mandasz into it. But it's poor defending from Abdi. He checked his shoulders way too late. Good finish from Mandasz, though. He gets fortunate, to be fair, in off the post. But Abdi, really, really poor defending. And Neomessi... Essi, sorry. With the free kick. Should have been cut out. It wasn't. And it's a bad miss by Zezé. What a chance that was. It's a terrible miss. I don't understand what he's trying to do there. Absolutely no composure showed whatsoever. It's a big opportunity to bring Neomessi. Free kick could have been cut out easily. Now they're looking for a third. Leonardo, Milinkovic. Savic straight at the goalkeeper. That's a chance from Milinkovic. Savic, someone of his quality. ...relegation threatened Damac. Malcolm looking left for Hernandez. Plenty of forward in this attack. It's drifted in towards Messi. It's a good chance. It's good play again from El Halal. And you know what Hernandez is going to do? Delivers a great ball into the box. I think he sees it late, matey. But he still should be hitting the target. Good opportunity for El Halal there. Kone. Has a go. Not the worst idea in the world. Bono across to make a strong push away. At least it's been tested. Messi brought down. Neomessi with the free kick. Yeah, it's better now. You're starting to get, as you said, I think you made a good point. I think you get a go now. I will put pressure on now, El Halal. Messi. It's a good ball in, actually. Full stretch. Al Saeed couldn't steer it. It's the first time Messi, the whole game, has gone on the outside. He's positive. He wants to take the defender on the outside. Good ball. Al Saeed doesn't really want to get hurt. I think he needs to go in there. Doesn't get a good enough contact. He's worried in his eyeliner. In by Neves. It is good. It's Mete's header, and it needed to be tipped over by Borca. Yeah, good save from Borca. I don't think Mete gets full contact. I bet it looks like it maybe hit his shoulder. Maybe, yeah. And it's a great ball in from Neves. Yeah, you can see the way the ball popped up. That appears a clean header, isn't it? And that is that from Kingdom Arena. Three more points in the bag As Clinton was saying earlier, it never really got out of second gear this evening, but didn't need to. Early penalty from Ruben Neves, setting them on their way. The second, early in the second half from Sultan Mandas. Few good saves thrown in by Marcin Borca to keep it at two, but...