Al Nassr vs. Al Ain: Extended Highlights | AFC Champions League | CBS Sports

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11 Mar 202415:48

Summary

TLDRThe transcript describes an exhilarating football match where Al Nassr and Al Ahli compete in a quarterfinal game. The match is filled with dramatic moments, including a controversial offside goal, a red card, and a penalty shootout. Standout players include Cristiano Ronaldo, who scores a crucial penalty, and Safian Rahimi, who scores a decisive goal. The game ends with Al Ahli progressing to the semifinals after a nail-biting penalty shootout.

Takeaways

  • 🏆 Singapore's team has won 37 official trophies and is the only side from the country to become champions of Asia.
  • 📣 The game starts with an attacking mindset, aiming for the goal from the beginning.
  • 🤾‍♂️ Excellent save by the goalkeeper, showcasing skill and focus in the match.
  • 🚫 Offside call negates a seemingly valid goal, highlighting the tight decisions in the game.
  • 🥅 Goalkeeper's early save proves crucial, potentially affecting the outcome of the match.
  • 🎽 Alen scores a significant goal, potentially impacting their recent form and morale.
  • 🔥 High energy and frantic pace characterize the match, with players making daring moves.
  • 💥 Ronaldo's missed opportunity and subsequent save by the goalkeeper add to the tension.
  • 📈 Al NASA gains an advantage with an extra man after a red card is issued.
  • 🥇 Alen's Rahimi scores a crucial goal to regain the lead on aggregate.
  • 🏆 The match goes to a penalty shootout, with Alen ultimately progressing to the semifinals.

Q & A

  • Which team is the only side from their country to become champions of Asia?

    -The team from Singapore is the only side from their country to become champions of Asia.

  • What was the initial situation described in the transcript?

    -The initial situation described is a football match where the teams have made plenty of changes from the first leg, and the Singapore team is about to attack the goal.

  • Which player made a fantastic save during the game?

    -Khed made a fantastic save during the game.

  • What happened with the offside flag in the game?

    -The offside flag was raised belatedly after a goal was scored, which was initially considered valid.

  • Which player scored a goal through the legs of the goalkeeper Raki?

    -The player who scored a goal through the legs of the goalkeeper Raki was Alen.

  • What was the significance of the goal scored by Safian Rahimi in the game?

    -Safian Rahimi's goal was his eighth of the season in the Asian Champions League and it put Al Nassr in total control of the quarterfinal.

  • What dramatic event led to a penalty shootout?

    -A penalty was awarded to Al Nassr after a handball on Cristiano Ronaldo inside the penalty area, which he converted, leading to a penalty shootout.

  • Which team was given a red card, and what was the consequence?

    -Al Nassr was given a red card, which resulted in them playing with one less player for the remainder of the game.

  • Who scored the winning penalty in the shootout to send Al Nassr to the semifinals?

    -The substitute Sutan Al Shammari scored the winning penalty to send Al Nassr to the semifinals.

  • What was the final aggregate score after extra time?

    -The final aggregate score after extra time was 43 to 33 in favor of the visitors, who had the extra man advantage.

  • How did the game conclude?

    -The game concluded with a penalty shootout, where Al Nassr progressed to the semifinals after a dramatic and tightly contested match.

Outlines

00:00

🏆 Match Recap: Tense Game with a Dramatic Finish

The script describes a thrilling football match with significant changes from the first leg. The game is intense, with the home team starting strong and the away team making a comeback. Key moments include excellent saves, offside goals, and a tight offside call that was confirmed after a review. The match ends with a huge goal that could significantly impact the team's recent performance.

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🥊 Second Half Drama: Equalizing Goals and Red Cards

This paragraph details the second half of the match, highlighting a lifeline goal for the away team and a red card incident. The game continues with high energy, featuring impressive plays and near-misses. A crucial penalty is awarded, and the resulting goal ties the match, leading to a penalty shootout. The summary emphasizes the dramatic events and the high stakes of the game.

10:05

🏆 Penalty Shootout: Tension and Triumph

The script narrates a nail-biting penalty shootout, with each team's players stepping up to take their shots. The goalkeeper makes incredible saves, and the penalties are described as both precise and wide of the mark. The tension is palpable as the match is decided by the skill and composure of the players during the shootout, with the home team ultimately progressing to the semifinals.

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🎉 Alen's Victory: Seminal Moment in the Tournament

This paragraph marks the end of the match, with Alen securing their place in the semifinals after a night of incredible football. The summary captures the essence of the dramatic game, the players' performances, and the significance of the victory for Alen, highlighting the excitement and relief of the team and its supporters.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Free Kick

A free kick is a method of restarting play in soccer following a foul or infringement by the opposing team. In the script, a 'free kick' leads to a 'deep ball' and an 'excellent save from khed,' highlighting its significance as a moment where teams have the opportunity to score or create a scoring chance directly from the set piece. This specific event emphasizes the goalkeeper's role in preventing goals during critical situations such as free kicks.

💡Offside

The offside rule in soccer is meant to prevent players from gaining an unfair advantage by being in certain positions on the field ahead of the ball. In the script, a goal initially disallowed for offside is later given after review, indicating that the player was onside. This highlights the tension and drama offside decisions can bring to the game, especially when goals are involved.

💡Aggregate

In the context of a soccer tournament, 'aggregate' refers to the total score from two or more legs in a knockout round. The script mentions 'three n on Aggregate,' illustrating the cumulative score's impact on a team's progress in the tournament. This concept is crucial for understanding the dynamics of multi-leg matches where the overall goal difference determines the advancing team.

💡Penalty Shootout

A penalty shootout is a method used in soccer to decide a game's outcome after it ends in a draw and extra time does not produce a winner. The script concludes with a tension-filled shootout, indicating its role as a dramatic and final method to determine the victor in closely matched games, particularly in knockout stages of competitions.

💡Extra Time

Extra time is an additional period played after regulation time ends in a draw, used to determine a winner in knockout matches. The script mentions moving to 'extra 30 minutes,' signifying its importance in resolving tied games in crucial tournament stages before potentially proceeding to a penalty shootout if the deadlock persists.

💡Red Card

A red card in soccer signifies a player's expulsion from the game due to serious foul play or misconduct. The script's mention of a red card leading to a team being 'down' underscores the dramatic impact such disciplinary actions can have on a team's performance and numerical advantage on the field.

💡Goalkeeper Save

A goalkeeper save refers to the act of preventing the ball from entering the goal. The script highlights several crucial saves, underlining the goalkeeper's role in defending and sometimes changing the course of the game by stopping goals through skilled saves.

💡Crossbar

The crossbar is part of the soccer goal frame, running horizontally at the top. In the script, a ball pushed onto the crossbar by the goalkeeper and then turned home for a goal illustrates the narrow margins between scoring and missing in soccer, as well as the crossbar's role in dramatic moments near the goal.

💡Corner Kick

A corner kick occurs when the ball passes over the defending team's goal line, with the last touch coming from a defender, and is one of the methods used to restart play. The script mentions a corner leading to a crucial goal opportunity, highlighting its importance as a set-piece chance to create scoring opportunities.

💡VAR (Video Assistant Referee)

VAR refers to the system used to review decisions made by the head referee with video footage. Although not explicitly mentioned in the script, the implication of reviewing an offside decision to award a goal suggests the presence and impact of VAR in correcting or confirming crucial match decisions, adding a layer of fairness and accuracy to the game.

Highlights

Singapore's team has won 37 official trophies and is the only side from the country to become champions of Asia.

The game starts with an attacking play towards the goal.

A deep ball results in an excellent save from the goalkeeper.

A beautiful through-the-legs shot by the player is saved.

A goal is scored, but the offside flag is raised, indicating a close call.

Alen's goal is confirmed as valid after a tight offside call.

Ronaldo's effort is driven wide, showing his attempts to help his team.

A one-on-one opportunity results in a goal, but it's disallowed due to offside.

A second goal is scored by Alen, putting them in total control of the quarterfinal.

A late goal by Abdul Raham Kibs gives Alen a lifeline.

Ronaldo's shot is saved, but he follows up to score, leveling the game on the night.

A dramatic sequence of events leads to extra time after the first half.

A red card is shown, putting Alen down to 10 men.

Alen scores to go back ahead on aggregate, despite being a man down.

The game goes to a penalty shootout after an enthralling 120 minutes of football.

Ronaldo scores a penalty, but his team ultimately loses in the shootout.

Alen progresses to the semifinals after an incredible night of football.

Transcripts

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of Singapore in the v be let's hope we

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aren't talking too much about either of

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them over the course of this game plenty

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of changes made from that first leg all

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set to go then the debel level raises

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inside the stadium La in 37 official

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trophies and the only side from the

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country to become champions of

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Asia and it is they who get us underway

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attacking the goal to our

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right in comes the free kick it's a deep

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ball and that's an excellent save from

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khed

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iser terrific ball in from Tes run it

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away

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well back in possession again with

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park park has found albalushi Al

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Baluchi's Pall in will Inc at the F side

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palasio good save from out Mas and

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brovich is head her

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away on the last 16 TI brovich was over

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everything he hasn't been over too much

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this evening but he is over this corner

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and Ronaldo's head it it's high and wide

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and Eric is able to clear his lines in

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the edge of the area now

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balushi on from

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palasio and they're in oneon-one on good

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goal and it's slotted home but the

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offside flag has gone up belatedly as we

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have a look just how tight it is he's on

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side he finishes

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beautifully through the legs of raki

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NAA and the goal is

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given and what a live that will

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be they're all associated with

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alen my first instinct was that it it

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was extremely tight from seeing it live

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it should be a goal and that is indeed

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the verdict alen have the

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goal a huge goal it could

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be say an awful few weeks for them first

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four all draw in the league against

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alhaz for that one nil defeat in Al

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in

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Ronaldo fall onto brzovic

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brzovic back to run Ronaldo good effort

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good

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save so far this season for Cristiano

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Ronaldo they could certainly do with one

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now it is Ronaldo he's gone low and it's

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driven

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wide wants a b of help the Moroccan to

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try and step inside

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alabi alabi's ball is a good one

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Kaku

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pretty T hit in the

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end here's

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aavia just about got it through to

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brovich but it's been given away again

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on from palasio rahime

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rahimi it's a second

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goal but alen are in total control of

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this

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quarterfinal n alen on

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aggregate I think the fact he's hit the

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ball as early as he has has perhaps

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caught the goalkeeper

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out right into the bottom

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[Applause]

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corner and then eight Asian Champions

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League goal of the season for safian

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rahimi three n on

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Aggregates will be minutes

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here's atavia he's given the ball away

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albalushi

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alabi he's lost out brovich brovich has

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gone looking for mané man with a race

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against the goalkeeper he's got himself

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out into no man's SL it's still with s

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Mani the goal is empty and it is found

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it's into the back of the net and Al

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NASA have a goal

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back Abdul raham kib is got the goal

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titty was still going it's a tame effort

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from s

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man but G is there and able to slot the

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ball

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home and that is potentially a Lifeline

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for around

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n and the referee has seen enough for

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the first half well it's been an

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excellent game here's brovich looking to

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use otavio and Octavio has somehow got

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through it's otavio in on the goalkeeper

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what a challenge of Kio how long did

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aavia want to get a shot

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away almost like a front two at

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times and that first up is

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otavio it's Ronaldo in the middle

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Ronaldo wants it stood up it's in the

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back of the net the goalkeeper era and

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otavio has leveled things on the night

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drills the ball across

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goal and it's too hot for riser to

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handle and it's in the back of the

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net and this tie is very much alive

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now had to track that run for

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mavier terrific work from Lami and the

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pace is absolutely frantic it's mané

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it's Ronaldo it is wide

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otavia good work

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brovich rosovich uses

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mané and goalkeeper pushed it out and

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somehow Cristiano Ronaldo has put that

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wide for what three

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yards chot comes in it's pushed out from

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the

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goalkeeper and Ronaldo has put it wide

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at the post he looks towards

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the and palasio just about able to tidy

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things up but they've given it away it's

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Tes Eric's header out only as far as man

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it's

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wide can he get this delivery right it's

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infantes it's gone all the way

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through and we're all square on

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aggregates

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lots of Venom on the

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strike has otavio got a header on that

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on his way through or has the goalkeeper

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just been completely

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deceived I think that may well be Tellis

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is

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goal but you can see from the pictures

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from

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creso he's still angry

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the fact that Sadia Manny is still on

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the

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pitch can one of these two sides find

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the goal in normal time or will we have

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the drama of extra time here's s Mani

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good challenge on him curling effort

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from Al gar from the edge of the area is

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high and

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wide makaku was looking for palasio but

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only

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found the fullback trust in again and

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it's rahimi who's got the header on goal

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it is over the crossb this time

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though well the referee has seen enough

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and we will go to extra time a truly

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enthralling second leg it's an extra 30

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minutes which Al NASA will get

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[Applause]

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underway now he's sunwell B El kabari

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kabari trying to buy his side a free

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kick and succeeding in doing so much of

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the annoyance of crow and his coaching

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team if there isn't a red card shown

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here and indeed there will be there's no

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yellow for your hair it is a red card

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and Al NASA a down

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that's he's to make

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way

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and palasio

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has rahimi directing traffic

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palasio palasio with the ball in

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goalkeeper it's pushed it onto the

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crossbar and it's turn home from close

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range Su Al

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shy has got the goal to level it on

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and put alen back ahead on

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aggregate palasio with the cross the

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goalkeeper isn't strong enough with his

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wrists to keep the ball out onto the

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crossbar and look at the reaction from

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The

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Substitute he's there ahead of the

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goalkeeper he's there ahead of the

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defender he's bured home from close

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range and alliin are in front on

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Aggregates they have an extra

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man and indeed it is the refere whistle

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goes and what a dramatic 15 minutes that

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was so 33 then on the night 43 to LA on

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aggregate the visitors have the extra

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man and he is the man whose goal

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currently separates the two sides to win

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his side a corner kick and he's done

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exactly

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that truly incredible game of football

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it's had absolutely

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everything here's

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Kaku fale

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chamy to help the ball into toward WS

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Park and the flag is stay down can he

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pick out a teammate it's driven in on

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goal and kept

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away and now here goes s

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mani and they're on the charge in

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towards Cristiano Ronaldo it's Ronaldo

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it's safe by the goalkeeper Ronaldo's

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effort it's saved again from

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Isa and look at that reaction from the

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goalkeeper

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namir bavia bavia is cross Ronaldo goes

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to the ground

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everybody looks at the referee who's

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pointed to the Penalty

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spots a penalty for Al

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nassa here's the cross it just looks to

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be pulling back on Ronaldo doesn't he

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there's an arm around

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Ronaldo and you simply aren't going to

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get away with that in the days of

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V

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well Juma

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Furious and the

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sh

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jubilent can he make himself a

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hero well can Ronaldo level the tie it's

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Cristiano Ronaldo he scores of course he

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does we're all square

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again

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and as things stand we are heading to a

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penalty

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shootout and

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Ronaldo is so composed from the spot

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will take this corner in what is surely

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the final chance in comes the delivery

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it's a good ball in as well and the

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header is only a yard or so wide from

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Kia and that is surely that we are toly

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heading for a penalty

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shootout and that indeed we are it's all

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finished after 120

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Minutes the first

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penalty of the

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shootout it's brovich it's

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saved an incredible save from K Isa

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and now he has the opportunity to give

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his side the advantage in the

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shootout it's

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rahimi he finds the back of the net a

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terrific

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penalty needs to find the back of the

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net now it's

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Tes against iser it's off the

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crossbar absolutely

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incredible

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it's Kaku against Nar he's F the

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corner

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Ronaldo against

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D he's just found the

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corner again the goalkeeper goes the

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right way put alen back in front it is

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the substitute sutan Al Shamy

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against nja he sends the goalkeeper the

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wrong

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way atavia to keep anaser

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alive

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atavio

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misses alen are in the

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semifinals what an incredible

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night here in

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R alen progress