In yesterday's game, Riyadh Victory defeated Riyadh Youth with a score of 5-2 to successfully advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. It was a high-profile match, especially for Riyadh Victory fans, as they saw their side come back from home after a 4-0 win at home to their city rivals.
Before the game, the Riyadh Victory team did not let their guard down, they still used a 4-2-3-1 formation, and Ronaldo's performance as a sudden arrow figure naturally attracted much attention. Shortly after the start of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo created a dangerous attack, his set-piece smashed through the wall, but Kim Seung-kyu flew to save.
However, the Riyadh Victory team was not discouraged by this. Instead, they broke the deadlock in the 17th minute. Fofana went straight at the edge of the box and Mane followed up with a shot that was saved, but the former quickly shot into the net to make it 1-0!In the 23rd minute, Hanam's cross from the right flank, Fofana made the ball with his heel, and Ronaldo followed up with a volley, but Kim Sung-kyu responded with a wonderful save, and Riyadh Victory failed to extend its advantage.
However, the Riyadh youth team did not give up. Carrasco's precise cross from a corner set up Júnior's header to equalise. But Riyadh Victory did not delight their opponents for long. In the 28th minute, Ronaldo cleared the ball with a header in his own penalty area, Mane got the ball and ran for a long time to instigate a counterattack, and then received a selfless cross from Otavio, and hit the net in front of the goal, and the score came to 2-1!
In stoppage time of the half, Riyadh Victory scored again. Otavio split the ball on the left side, Brozovic inserted a cross, Ronaldo attracted a clever leak of firepower in front of the point, and Gharib inserted a push shot in the back row, 3-1!Yibian fought again, and Riyadh Victory continued to control the tempo. In the 51st minute, Brozovic shared the ball, and Ronaldo shot hard from outside the penalty area, but the ball was a little outrageous. However, Ronaldo was not embarrassed by this, and he immediately apologized to his teammates.
Interestingly, Riyadh youth fans have been chanting Messi's name at Ronaldo. In this regard, Ronaldo did not show weakness, he pointed to his ear to shoot back. In the 75th minute, a historic moment came. Cristiano Ronaldo inverted a triangle to plot a counter-attack, and then received a clever pass from Otavio and fired a low shot into the net to make the score 4-1!It was Cristiano Ronaldo's first goal of the season in the Copa del Rey and his 26th in all competitions. In addition, Ronaldo's career total has reached 869 goals.
Although the game has entered garbage time, Ronaldo has not given up on attacking. In the 83rd minute, he was substituted and clocked out early. In the 90th minute, Carrasco's long-range shot was saved, and Bu followed up with a follow-up shot to hit Riyadh Youth to pull one back!However, before the end of the game, Mane assisted Malan to eat cakes, and Riyadh won to set the score at 5-2!In the end, Riyadh won 5-2 and defeated Riyadh Youth to easily advance to the semifinals.
Ronaldo's record-breaking performance after this campaign also showed people his extraordinary strength and leadership temperament. Despite being over 30 years old, he is still in very good shape, which has to be admired for his professionalism and competitive level. I believe that in the future, Ronaldo will continue to set more records and lead the team to more victories, let's wait and see!