In the early morning of August 29, Beijing time, the fourth round of the Saudi League was played by Jeddah United away against Mecca Unity. Benzema retired injured in the first half, and in the second half, Romarinho, Jota and Coronado each scored a goal to help Jeddah United win 3-0 in the end, winning four consecutive games in the opening game, accumulating 12 points to continue to lead the standings, and throw off Cristiano Ronaldo's Riyadh victory by nine points.
【Competition Focus】
First, Jeddah United became the first team to start with four consecutive wins and the only team to score 12 goals and not concede a single goal in the first four rounds.
Second, Romarinho and Coronado staged passes at the same time.
Third, N'Golo Kante delivered the first assist of his Saudi career.
Last season, Jeddah united to win Riyadh led by Cristiano Ronaldo to regain the league title after 14 years. Although the squad is not as good as Riyadh Crescent in the new season, Jeddah United also introduced four stars, Benzema, N'Golo, Fabinho and Jota, and won all the first three rounds of the opening game, firmly ranking first in the standings.
In this match against Mecca Unity, Jeddah United continued to send the trident combination of Romarinho, Hamdala and Benzema, while Fabinho and N'Golo Kante were in midfield.
Taking advantage of its overall strength, Jeddah United has repeatedly created threatening offensives.
In the 26th minute, Hamdala missed a chance by rubbing a shot from a small angle inside the box. In the 32nd minute, Hamdala turned into a return goalkeeper and missed another great opportunity.
In the 37th minute, Jeddah United received bad news when star Benzema was injured while fighting with opposing players and then replaced.
At the end of the first half, Jeddah United was still unable to break through the opponent's goal, and when possession was dominant, the shot was 5-6 worse than Mecca Unity, and there was only one shot on target, and the front attack group did not find the game form.
Back on the pitch in the second half, Jeddah United abruptly blew up the opponent's backline without Benzema.
In the 63rd minute, N'Golo Kante crossed with a header in front of the court and assisted Romarinho's direct kick to help Jeddah United break the deadlock 1-0.
In the 67th minute, Coronado sent in a straight line, and Jota cut forward from the wing to form a single knife into the box, and finally pushed into the net from a small angle to help Jeddah United extend the score 2-0.
In the 73rd minute, Romarinho split the ball in front of the court, and Coronado burst into the box with the ball and fired a low shot into the far corner to help Jeddah United continue to lead 3-0.
In just 10 minutes, Jeddah scored three goals in a complete favor, and Benzema, who was sitting on the bench, blossomed and applauded his teammates' goals continuously.
In the final 9 minutes of stoppage time, Mecca Unity continued to be unable to threaten Jeddah United's goal offensively, and finally suffered a crushing defeat by three goals.