On January 2, 2022, Beijing time, a match in the 15th round of the Saudi League, Riyadh Youth, ranked No. 2 in the league, challenged Jeddah Nationals away. After 90 minutes, Riyadh Youth experienced a turbulent match, first leading 2-0, then falling behind 2-3, and finally completing a magical 4-3 reversal.
After the early morning matches, Riyadh Youth is unbeaten in 12 league rounds and has now won three straight. Riyadh Youth is a 75-year-old Saudi league team and an established club in Asia, winning the league six times in its history. In the current team, there are 2 players who are very familiar to fans, namely Argentine veteran Banega and former Shenhua, and Manchester United player Ighalo.
Last season, Riyadh Youth fought 30 rounds of the league and ended up finishing with a four-point gap to beat Riyadh Crescent to finish second. This season, Riyadh has had a poor new moon record and is currently only 5th. But last season's United runner-up Jida United, who has been very strong this season, is currently at the top of the list, and they have become the new champions of Riyadh Youth.
Riyadh Youth's opponents in this round are Jeddah Nationals, whose results have been declining since Paulinho's departure and are now only close to the bottom of the league. But in the early hours of this morning, they still caused a lot of trouble for the youth of Riyadh.
In the opening 16 minutes of the match, Riyadh youth relied on the opponent's oolong ball to take the lead. In the second minute, Banega scored to extend the lead to two goals. But before half-time, Alioski scored two goals to help the Jeddah nationals equalize. Back in the second half, the Jeddah Nationals continued to score goals, suddenly turning the aggregate score to 3-2, achieving a reversal. If riyadh youth lose this game, they will likely be further widened by the top team.
At this critical moment, 2 absolute big players in the team played a role. First, in the 71st minute, Riyadh Youth equalised. In the 73rd minute, Banega assisted Ighalo to complete the goal, and in the case of being reversed, he also achieved a miraculous reversal.
After scoring a killer goal in the early hours of the morning, Ighalo continued to lead the way in the Saudi league's top scorer. After joining Riyadh Youth last season, the 32-year-old Ighalo became the absolute thigh of the team. This season, Ighalo has played in all 15 games, scoring 11 goals, and is the league's current top scorer.
Ighalo, who is no longer in his peak state, although he has not been valued by the outside world, he has always had a "blessing" in his body. During his loan spell at Manchester United, whether in the league or the Europa League, Ighalo has repeatedly turned the tables on the team, and he has even been called the new Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by celebrities. Unfortunately, due to the reason of strength, Ighalo was ultimately unable to stay in Manchester United, and now the manager has long since left the class.