and we have in front of us this gloriously imposing Arena absolutely perfect for a game of this nature and already we're underway here Jim which player is best equipped for this game well Jared do is a player that you're going to like a lot because of his energy his all action style his setups his goals some would refer to him as a kind of an inside right in the language of the day but he's a real Workhorse I mean he puts a great shift in and first and foremost any manager will settle for that well quite no argument for me on that one F absolutely focused then on the defensive side of his game yeah listen we often get critical of a forwards tackle but that was squeaky clean good play on the left hand side here cleared away nicked it back [Applause] [Applause] tavanir out of play for a goal kick Emerson play for Alvarez cook [Applause] unal unal powering forward here oh good spread cook now billing now it's Uno it's Uno lingered over it and the chance to counter had gone un simply took an age to make his mind Peter urgency was that the single reement CI and it's Smith for f Smith Now Bing forward and with intent w Bowen Lucas P senan so what can they make of this F he's found the way through well the defense proved infallible then but that won't be the last they'll see of him driven forward nice interception his positioning was spot on fif Billy cook moved forward and quickly [Applause] so great defending strong and determined B [Applause] well it's not the quickest of starts but what it lacks in intensity certainly is made up by a a large serving of of discipline and organization billing tavanir he's not played the ball that's a foul [Applause] and it's Smith he's been picked out well Peter look who far up the fullbacks are getting now this is really high and constantly after the ball AR they yeah I think they're they're weighing up their options to see how long they can sustain this and and suppress those wide opposition players they've got it again safal for [Applause] cor anything look worthy in the early part of the match Jim well I think both teams probably feel it's it's too early for either to start taking real risks so they're still very much in a phase of of testing the waters and and sizing each other up Lucas petta Ward CRS play back in tries to get it clear Lucas paketa well the crowd clearly like what they just saw some real No Nonsense defending well for me Peter I think it's all too pedestrian and and and slow they need a a large injection of purpose [Applause] now [Music] AG shifted up field that was just lacking in accuracy [Applause] cook poops for safety no goals as yet Smith billing F pressing is intense and it's paid off it's Antonio billing Taver quite squeeze that one [Applause] [Applause] through Smith to cook that tackle was certainly [Applause] sturdy Zuma gently done oh that's a key interception billing caver just eases him off the ball B good defending all bit from an unexpected Source ah he's dealt with that very well P it's a real show of discipline cook sent it Forward [Applause] f had it taken off him AG played long and they could be in here Ral