In the early morning of December 9, Beijing time, the 16th round of the 2023-24 Saudi Premier League ushered in a Riyadh derby, and Riyadh Victory hosted Riyadh Sporting, which was the 1,200th milestone game of Ronaldo's career. Sadio Mane broke the deadlock in the first half, Ronaldo set up Otavio's goal in stoppage time, and in the second half, Talisca scored twice and Gray pulled one back. In the end, Riyadh Victory defeated Yad Sports 4-1, seven points behind the top of the table and in second place.
In the first minute of the opening game, Riyadh Victory blitzed, crossed the middle from the right side of the penalty area, Talisca received the ball and pushed it back, Mane outflanked and scored the ball, but the Riyadh Victory player was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 8th minute, Riyadh Victory crossed from the right side of the field, and Fofana's volley in the penalty area was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 13th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo's powerful volley went past the goalkeeper, but was blocked by the opponent on the goal line with his arm, and the referee refused to award a penalty after watching VAR, and Ronaldo roared loudly.
In the 21st minute, Riyadh won a free kick in front of the penalty area, and Ronaldo was saved by the goalkeeper after crossing the wall. In the 29th minute, Mane crossed from the left baseline, and Laporte in the box headed high.
In the 31st minute, Mane took the ball on the left side of the front field, and the unguarded Cristiano Ronaldo kicked the ball into the goal, and Riyadh Victory led Riyadh Sports 1-0.
In the 45+3rd minute, Ronaldo received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, stepped on a bicycle and crossed the middle, Otavio stepped forward and scored with a header near the penalty spot, Riyadh Victory 2-0 Riyadh Sport. At the end of the first half, Riyadh Victory temporarily took the lead.
In the second half, Brozovic sent a long pass, and the forward Mane and the attacking goalkeeper collided when they grabbed the ball. In the 61st minute, Otavio seemed to shoot on the right side of the penalty area, and neither Ronaldo nor Brozovic touched the ball at the back post.
In the 65th minute, Ronaldo picked up a pass on the right side of the penalty area, Talisca headed the ball high, and the linesman signaled that Ronaldo was offside first. In the 67th minute, Mane fell to the ground after getting rid of the defense on the left side of the penalty area, and Talisca in the middle stopped the ball and pushed the goal, and Riyadh Victory led Riyadh Sports 3-0.
In the 69th minute, Riyadh Sports played a quick counterattack, passing the ball from the midfield to the penalty area with only two passes, and the outflanked Gray pushed the goal from a small angle, and Riyadh Sports won 1-3 Riyadh.
In the 76th minute, Otavio won the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and after breaking through an opponent's sliding tackle, he volleyed into the side-netting. In the 83rd minute, Ronaldo was tackled by the opponent with the ball when he was dribbling the ball, but he was not injured.
In the 85th minute, Gharib reversed the triangle on the left side of the penalty area, and Ronaldo in the middle pushed the near corner wide. In the 93rd minute, Hanam's cross from the right side of the field was scored, and Talisca in the penalty area bounced off the ground and scored, and Riyadh Victory led Riyadh Sports 4-1.
In the end, the game ended at full-time, with Riyadh Victory winning 4-1 against Yadh Sports.