A new season of sports
After the Spring Festival, Ronaldo led Riyadh to victory with 3 goals in 3 games, winning 3 consecutive victories, and advanced on both sides of the league and the AFC Champions League. In the 21st round of the Saudi League, Riyadh Victory ushered in the Riyadh derby against Riyadh Youth, Ronaldo and Talisca took the lead for the team, and the youth equalized the score twice; Towards the end of the game, Talisca scored the winning goal again in a flash, and Riyadh won 3:2 to beat Riyadh Youth three times in the season.
Riyadh Youth brought in former Barcelona midfielder Rakitic in the winter window, and Rakitic also scored his first goal in the last round of the league to help the team win, this is the third meeting between the two teams this season, and Riyadh won the first leg and the Copa del Rey. In this game, Ronaldo is still the captain + starter, and the president is also partnered with Talisca, Otavio and Mane; Brozovic commands midfield; Aymeric Laporte and Alex Telles defend the backline.
Considering the importance of the derby, the two teams directly opened the offensive after the opening; In the 5th minute, the Riyadh youth back line was not far away, Brozovic shot straight to the goal with a long shot from outside the penalty area, and Absi saved the ball with one palm; In the 9th minute, Telles shook off 2 defenders along the left side and pushed the diagonal plug at high speed, Mane stepped forward and pushed into the net, but unfortunately Mane was offside first, and the goal was naturally invalid; In the 11th minute, Carrasco successfully counter-attacked in front, and then cut inside and fired a low shot into the near corner, Abdullah blocked the ball from the bottom line in time.
20th minute,Mane unloaded the ball with his right foot outside the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot, the ball hit the arm of Jacob Santos who defended, and the referee gave Riyadh Victory a penalty under the reminder of VAR, Ronaldo naturally stood in front of 12 yards and hit it steadily, 1:0! In February, Ronaldo has scored in 4 consecutive games; The number of career goals has also reached 877! It's a pity before half-time,Laporte made a foul in the penalty area, Riyadh Youth also got a penalty opportunity, Carrasco equalized the score with a penalty, 1:1!
Just came back for 1 minute in the second halfRiyadh won a blitzkrieg, Otavio passed straight to the right side of the front, Talisca stepped forward and swung his left foot and volleyed directly into the dead corner, although Absi blocked the ball, but because of too much power, the ball still ran into the net, 2:1! Riyadh Victory took the lead for the second time, with Talisca netting his 22nd goal of the season, setting a new personal record for goals scored in a single season.
In the 49th minute, Salari suddenly shot a cold arrow on the periphery, Abdullah pounced on the ball, and Júnior accidentally fell down and missed this ** opportunity when he lay down in front of Abdullah; However, Riyadh's youth offensive gradually picked up, which made the Riyadh victory backline a rumor. In the 63rd minute, Carrasca used his ability to cut inside along the left and cut just wide of the post, and in the 65th minute, Carrasco's penalty volley was blocked by Laporte. One minute later, Cuellar's long-range shot was saved by Abdullah, and with such a high-intensity attack, the victory backline couldn't hold it back after all; 67th minute,Brozovic was tackled with the ball in the backfield, Diallo led the ball into the penalty area and crossed, Júnior outflanked and equalized, 2:2!
In the 75th minute, Mane broke through the opponent's defense with a straight kick in the middle circle, and Talisca stepped forward at high speed to resist the defense at a small angle but hit the post! Fortunately, it was the 86th minuteSami Najib made another through ball in the middle circle to create another chance, and Talisca stuck to the outside of his position and pushed the instep to complete the brace, 3:2! Riyadh Victory takes the lead for the third time.
In the end, Riyadh Victory also maintained 3:2 until the end of the game, Riyadh Victory won the derby without danger, and won 9 consecutive wins in all competitions. With one more round of games, Riyadh Victory is still four points behind Riyadh Crescent, but Crescent will need to play Dammam next and play three games against Jeddah United, and if there is a drop in points, the league title race will become even more confusing.