The Saudi league has gone through a crazy summer transfer period, with huge investments in bringing in four top stars, making the league title race even more intense and exciting. At present, Riyadh Victory, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, and Riyadh Crescent, the sworn rival of the same city, are gradually becoming the leaders in the race for the title. At the end of the first 14 rounds, Riyadh Crescent is firmly at the top of the table with an unbeaten record of 12 wins and two draws, while Riyadh Victory is in second place with a difference of 4 points. In the first match of the Saudi League, these two teams will face off at the top of the table. Riyadh Crescent are on a 13-game winning streak in all competitions and will host Riyadh Victory. Whether Ronaldo, who has performed eye-catching this season, can lead the team to defeat the old rival and narrow the points gap has become the biggest attraction of this game. Both sides created a number of dangerous attacking chances, but neither was as good as they could have been when it came to the final shots.
In the second half, Milinkovic scored with a header, and although Ronaldo quickly equalised, the goal was ruled offside and cancelled out, before Mitrovic scored twice in the final minute to make it 14th in a row with a 3-0 win over Yadh Victory. In this six-point matchup, both teams have no reservations. Riyadh Victory played away from home, with the main line-up including Cristiano Ronaldo, Talisca, Otavio, Manebrozovic, Fofana, Laporte and Telles, while Riyadh Crescent also sent Bounou, Kalidou Koulibaly, Neves, Milinkovic, Malcolm and Mitrovic to start, which shows the determination of both sides to win.
As soon as the game began, Riyadh Victory took control of the situation on the field, steadily controlling the ball away from home, threatening the home team's goal with short penetrations, while Riyadh Crescent relied on counter-attacks and confrontations with the visitors. In the third minute, Mitrovic took the lead and broke into the box from the left, got rid of the defender and chose to push the far corner, but unfortunately the ball grazed the post and went off the line. In the 4th and 8th minutes, Al-Dosari missed two chances to open the scoring for the home team in succession, and the two follow-up shots in the face of the empty goal were not on target, both were anti-aircraft guns. Riyadh Crescent managed to block the home team's onslaught at the start of the match and started their own counterattack. In the 11th minute, Sadio Mane crossed from the left and Talisca received the ball and created a good chance to get a straight kick, but the shot went just over the crossbar.
In the 23rd minute, Mane attacked again, he received a through ball from a teammate, and quickly crossed to Cristiano Ronaldo in the middle, who swept the ball directly on the line of the penalty area, but the angle was too right, and it was easily cleared by Crescent goalkeeper Bounou. In the second half, the two teams still fought fiercely. In the 64th minute, Riyadh Crescent finally broke the deadlock, sending a high-quality cross after a sideline ball in front, Milinkovic met the ball and headed the goal, and scored from a very clever angle to give Crescent a 1-0 lead. Subsequently, Riyadh Victory launched a crazy counterattack, and in the 74th minute, Ronaldo equalized with a direct volley in the penalty area, but the linesman quickly raised the flag to signal offside, and the referee decisively canceled the goal. At the end of the game, Mitrovic scored two goals in three minutes with a header and a kick to help Riyadh Crescent make it 3-0.
In stoppage time, Riyadh scored again, but the goal was cancelled for offside. After the game, Crescent Moon extended the lead to 7 points, firmly grasped the initiative in the championship, let Neymar, who was reimbursed for the season, see the hope of winning the championship, and Ronaldo, who is currently leading the scorer list, is likely to miss the league championship for the second consecutive year.