At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 19, Riyadh Victory hosted Abha in the 21st round of the 2022-23 Saudi Premier League. In the first half, the visiting team's Adam broke the deadlock; In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo equalized with a free kick, Abha's Sami was sent off with two yellows and one red, and the Chinese Super League veteran Taliska scored a penalty in the final moment. In the end, Riyadh won 2-1 against Abha and finished second in the standings.
The two teams had just played a match five days earlier, and Riyadh won 3-1 against Abha in the Saudi King's Cup. Prior to this match, Riyadh Victory was second in the Saudi league and Abha was at the bottom of the table, just two places above the relegation zone.
In the first minute, Talisca crossed the ball into the box with his left foot on the right side of the field, and Cristiano Ronaldo barely headed the ball high at the back post. In the 7th minute, Abha's free-kick from the field was saved by the Riyadh Victory goalkeeper, Artuchi added a shot in front of the goal, but he was offside and the goal was invalidated.
In the 17th minute, Ronaldo received the ball on the right side of the box and was about to tripped when he was about to get up, and Ronaldo asked the referee for a penalty, but the slow motion showed that the opponent was the first to tackle the ball.
In the 23rd minute, Adam received the ball in front and fired a low right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, which was saved by the Riyadh Victory goalkeeper. In the 26th minute, Bouguer knocked the ball with his heel in front of the pitch and Abdam on the right side of the box received the ball and volleyed with his right foot, giving Abha a 1-0 lead away to Riyadh.
In the 45+2nd minute, Riyadh's victory crossed from the left side, Cristiano Ronaldo in the box received the ball with his back, and Solehim's right-footed shot was blocked by the opposing defender. In the 45+5 minute, Gustavo crossed 45 degrees on the left side of the field, and Ronaldo in the box headed the goal, the ball was more square, and it was received by the goalkeeper. At the end of the first half, Riyadh was victoriously behind its opponents.
In the second half, Ghalib had a chance on the left side of the box and his close-range shot was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 60th minute, Riyadh's cross from the right flank was missed by Cristiano Ronaldo's header in the box.
In the 63rd minute, Riyadh's victory left flank crossed the ball into the box, Talista's chest stop and poked a shot that was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Cristiano Ronaldo's shot from a small angle on the left was blocked by the defender. In the 69th minute, Ronaldo received the ball on the right side of the box, his right-footed left-footed shot was blocked by the defender, and Talisca in front of the box volleyed with his right foot, and the ball went to the stands.
In the 76th minute, Abha had a chance when Adam single-handedly went into the box and his right-footed shot deflected off the post. In the 78th minute, Riyadh won a free kick in front of the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo took a right-footed direct shot, the ball passed through the middle of the wall, caught the goalkeeper by surprise, Riyadh won 1-1 Abha. Cristiano Ronaldo, who suffered a goal drought, celebrated wildly after the goal.
In the 80th minute, Sami defended Amri, who was dribbling the ball, fouled and received his second yellow card of the game, two yellows and one red were sent off, and Riyadh won to gain a numerical advantage.
In the 83rd minute, Riyadh's victorious cross from the right flank hit the box, Adam was fouled for handball when his header was scrambled, and the referee went to the sidelines to watch the VAR and awarded a penalty.
Cristiano Ronaldo unexpectedly ceded the penalty that was taken by Evergrande's old Talica, who scored the ball with a powerful left-footed volley on the left side of the goal to give Riyadh a 2-1 victory over Abha.
In the 100th minute, Abha won a free-kick in front, Bouguer shot straight with his left foot, and the ball went around the wall and was saved by the goalkeeper. In the end, the match was over, and Riyadh won 2-1 against Abha to finish second in the standings.