This weekend, the Saudi league ushered in the 16th round of the match, and on this match day, Riyadh Crescent took the lead and beat Tayi 2-1, extending the points advantage to 10 points with one more game, so that the Riyadh Victory in the subsequent game is under great pressure, and whether it can win the city rival Riyadh Sport has become the focus of fans' attention. In this game, Riyadh Victory pressed the opponent from the beginning of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo made a contribution, Mane assisted a brace, Talisca also scored a brace, Riyadh won 4-1 against the opponent, back to the winning track.
In order to get all three points, Riyadh won without reservation, the old coach Castro put in a 4-2-3-1 formation, Laporte was in the defence, Brozovic and Fofana were in the back, Talisca, Otavio and Mane lined up, and Cristiano Ronaldo was at the front, which was also the 1,200th milestone of his career.
There was a clear gap in quality between the two sides, and Riyadh Victory was suppressed from the very beginning of the match. In less than 1 minute of the opening game, Riyadh Victory 4 stars cooperated, Ronaldo retreated and passed directly, Fofana inserted a cross, Talisca kicked in front of the goal, Mane outflanked the goal, but unfortunately the offside was first, and there was a joy.
In the 8th minute, Hanam's cross from the right was met by Fofana, who was incredibly saved by the goalkeeper from close range.
In the 12th minute, there was a huge controversy on the field, Otavio crossed from a set-piece, Ronaldo shot hard at the back point, and the opposing defender blocked the ball with his hand, but the referee **VAR refused to award a penalty after that. This decision made Ronaldo furious, on the one hand, the ball seemed to have crossed the goal line in its entirety, and on the other hand, the opponent clearly blocked the ball with his hands, if it was not a goal, it should have been a penalty.
Riyadh Victory suffered two consecutive losses, and fans questioned the referee for this to be clear.
In the 21st minute, Riyadh won a set-piece in front, Ronaldo played a good quality elevator ball, fell over the human wall, and the opposing goalkeeper saved. In the 29th minute, Mane broke through from the right and crossed, but Laporte headed wide from close range.
Two minutes later, Riyadh Victory finally pierced the window paper: Mane crossed 45° from the left, Ronaldo grabbed the point, and the score came to 1-0!It is not difficult to see from the slow-motion replay that Ronaldo kicked the ball into the opponent's goal, made a vicious breath, and created a series of records.
First, Ronaldo has contributed 30 goals in 32 appearances for club and country this season, and has scored 30+ goals in his 15th career season.
Second, Ronaldo scored the 740th goal of his club career, setting a new record for himself.
Third, Ronaldo scored 868 goals in his career, ranking first in history.
In stoppage time, Talisca shared the ball, Ronaldo stepped on a bicycle in the penalty area to shake the angle, took advantage of the ball and crossed, Otavio flew to the top of the goal, Riyadh Victory returned to the dressing room with a 2-0 advantage. In just 15 games, Ronaldo has scored 16 goals and 8 assists, leading the scorer and assist lists.
In the 65th minute, Ronaldo and Talisca staged a tacit cooperation, and the president crossed in the penalty area, but it was a pity that Talisca headed high from close range. However, two minutes later, Mane cut inside on the left and passed the ball, and Talisca met the ball and pushed it to score, but it still helped Riyadh Victory score the third goal.
Seeing that the victory and defeat have been divided, Riyadh's victory is also a little slack. 1 minute later, Riyadh Sports also responded with a high-quality counterattack, Juanmi selflessly crossed in front of the goal, Gray followed up with a push shot, and quickly pulled one back, 1-3!
In the 84th minute, Gharib, who had just come on as a substitute, made an inverted triangle pass on the left, and Ronaldo followed up with the volley and missed. Taliska scored twice in stoppage time to make it 4-1
With a 4-1 win over Riyadh Sporting, Riyadh Victory also ended a two-game winless run in all competitions and held on to second place in the standings. However, Riyadh Victory is still seven points behind the leaders, and the initiative is still not in their hands.