At 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 29, in the 24th round of the 2022-23 Saudi Super League, Riyadh won a 4-0 home victory over Braidai Vanguard, Ronaldo scored and instigated Ghalib's goal, and in the second half, Ronaldo was tackled by the opponent in the penalty area, but did not get a penalty, and the president was furious. After this battle, the gap between Riyadh's victory and the top of the table narrowed to 3 points, and Cristiano Ronaldo still has a chance to win the title.
Riyadh Victory has gone unwinless in their last three matches, the team not only eliminated from the Sand Crown Cup, but also trailed the top of the table by six points in the league, and Cristiano Ronaldo has been muted and depressed in three consecutive games. Riyadh's victory in this round was against the weaker Breidai Vanguard, and the team needed a win to get back on track, and Ronaldo continued to lead the way.
Just 4 minutes into the opening game, Kanem spun the ball in front of the goal, and Ronaldo jumped high and hammered into the net, 1-0! Cristiano Ronaldo got off to a fantastic start for the team! The president broke the goal drought and scored his 12th goal in his 15th appearance of the season and the all-powerful Portuguese superstar is back! It is worth mentioning that this is the 835th goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in his career. In the 7th minute, Riyadh Victory attempted a long-range shot that was slightly deflected off the side, scoring shortly after the opening kick-off, and the morale of the players was boosted.
In the 14th minute, Riyadh triumphantly sent a straight bark and Ayman cut into the box at high speed, he rubbed the far corner in front of the attacking goalkeeper, and the ball grazed the post. In the 25th minute, Ronaldo counterattacked with the ball, teammate crossed from the right, Ronaldo ran to find a landing point and volleyed upside down the golden hook, but the ball was deflected. In the last minute of first-half stoppage time, Ronaldo swung past the goalkeeper to the bottom line, but Hassan followed up and pushed the empty goal and flew away! He missed a chance to score.
In the 55th minute of the second half, Gustavo obliquely hung in the box, Ronaldo nodded the ball down, Ayman split the ball, Ghalib calmly dodged the defender's right-footed shot, 2-0!
In the 57th minute, Ronaldo broke into the box and was tackled, the referee did not blow a penalty at the first time, the president was angry, VAR review found that there was no foul, the president opened his hands to express his dissatisfaction. In the 60th minute, Riyadh's shot from outside Victory hit the opponent's arm, Cristiano Ronaldo complained about a handball foul, and neither the referee nor the VAR reacted.
In the 66th minute, Ghalib burst into the penalty area, but his teammate's follow-up shot was blocked by the defender. In the 76th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal was blocked from the baseline, and the president almost scored the second goal of the game. In the 90th minute, substitute Masharipov returned to the bottom line, and Maran scored a low shot in front of goal, 3-0! In the 94th minute, Sulessim's curved ball from the outside went straight into the net, 4-0! It's a wonderful kick in the world wave! In the end, Riyadh won 4-0 at home and took all 3 points, and Ronaldo's team was back on track!
Riyadh Victory starting line-up: 44 Nawaf/2 Ghanem, 78 Rajami, 21 Gonzalez, 13 Konan/17 Haibari, 19 Hassan, 18 Gustavo/23 Ayman, 7 Ronaldo, 29 Garib