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Due to Jeddah United's participation in the Club World Cup a few days ago, after defeating the Dammam Collaboration led by Gerrard, Riyadh Victory and Jeddah United launched a make-up match in the 17th round in the early morning of December 27, Beijing time, and the two sides contributed a goal battle;Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane both scored two goals, and Talisca scored a passBenzema was dumbfounded, Hamed also doubled but could not save the defeat, Riyadh won 5:2 away to win three points.
Jeddah United, last season's league champions, have been in a plummeting state this season, being beaten by 22 points by leaders Riyadh Crescent with one game in hand. And the highlight of this game is naturally the encounter between Ronaldo and Benzema, two Real Madrid legends, which is another reunion between the two after Euro 2021;Before the game, the two people were in the passage to greet each other. In this game Cristiano Ronaldo partnered with Talisca and Sadio Mane in the attacking line;Brozovic guards the midfield;Alex Telles and Aymeric Laporte defend the backline. Benzema is the front trident with Romarinho and Hamed;N'Golo Kante and Fabinho are at the back.
After the start of the game, Ronaldo took the lead, and in the 11th minute, Telles crossed from the left, and Ronaldo grabbed the cushion and scored!Unfortunately, the offside was first and the goal was invalidated;14th minute,Benzema crossed, Hamed protected the ball with his back and suddenly changed direction to shake off the defense and volley into the near corner, 0:1!However, only 4 minutes passed, in the 18th minuteBenzema kicked down Telles in the penalty area, the referee did not hesitate to chase the penalty, and Ronaldo hit the penalty, 1:1!
In the 24th minute, Mane returned to the backfield and sent a precise diagonal stopper, and Ronaldo successfully stepped forward to get rid of Fabinho at high speed and shot at a small angle and popped up!In the 27th minute, Ghamdi fell in the penalty area with his left foot over the defense, and the referee immediately whistled and showed a yellow card to Ghamdi for faking a fallIn the 38th minute,Telles crossed 45 degrees diagonally from the left side to the penalty area, Talisca stopped the ball on his chest and leaned on the defense of Hausavi, and shot low into the net with his left foot, 2:1!Riyadh won the equaliser, and Talisca has 21 goals and four assists this season, ranking third in the league behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
In the second half, the 51st minuteCoronado's free kick from the right side was hoisted into the penalty area, and the Riyadh Victory backline leaked again, and Hamed easily outflanked the header in front of the goal, 2:2!Hamed scored a brace, and when Benzema and Ronaldo reunited, it was quite a bit of a show-stealing situation.
One minute later, Jeddah United made a comeback, Hamed cut inside and his powerful shot was blocked by Acidi, Benzema followed up with a follow-up shot, and Aqidi saved again;In the 60th minute, Ronaldo took a direct free kick and went straight to the goal, but unfortunately it was slightly higher than the crossbar;66th minute,Fabinho's own penalty area in front of the bottom line of the ball in the face of Otavio under the pressure of a slap in the face of the Portuguese striker, VAR intervened in time, the referee not only blew the penalty after the replay, but also showed a second yellow card to send Fabinho off the field;Cristiano Ronaldo stood at the penalty spot again and hit the penalty, 3:2!Riyadh Victory is overtaking again.
So far in 2023, Ronaldo has made 58 appearances in all competitions and scored a total of 53 goals, which has surpassed Kane and Mbappe and officially crowned the title of the goalscorer of the year;This is Ronaldo's second goal of the year after 8 years, and now Ronaldo is only one opponent left, Haaland, Kane and Mbappe have finished all the games in 2023;Haaland has 2 games to go, and Boubu is currently scoring 50 goals.
In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 19 goals in the league this season, opening up a three-goal gap with second-placed Aleksandar MitrovicAt the same time, Ronaldo has scored the 531st goal of his league career, the 744th goal of his club career, and the total number of goals scored in his career is 872, both of which have set new historical records held by him.
Taking the lead again and playing one more, this time Riyadh victory did not let the accident happen again, in the 75th minuteRiyadh Victory played a wonderful combination, Ronaldo hit a straight plug in the middle circle to penetrate the defense, Talisca formed a selfless cross when he formed a single knife, and Mane easily pushed the empty goal to expand the advantage, 4:2!In this way, all the frontcourt tridents have scored goals.
82nd minute,Otavio easily advanced to the front court with no mark on the right, and Mane also scored a brace to make it 5:2!In the end, the score was maintained until the end of the game, and Riyadh victory gave Jeddah United three consecutive defeats in all competitions, while the gap with the top Riyadh Crescent was temporarily reduced to 7 points, and once again saw the hope of coming from behind.