The 18th round of the Saudi league has a match, Riyadh Crescent at home against Abha. Riyadh Crescent has achieved incredible results in the league, with 15 wins and 2 draws in the first 17 league games, occupying the top position at the top of the table with 47 points, and completely overpowering the strong teams such as Riyadh Victory and Jeddah National. In the absence of Neymar, Riyadh Crescent still plays at such a high level, which is amazing. In the AFC Champions League, Riyadh Crescent remained unbeaten in 6 group stage games, with 5 wins and 1 draw, and advanced strongly as the first in the group. In the Copa del Rey, the Riyadh Crescent is also invincible. Riyadh Crescent is undoubtedly the favourite to win these events. This time, Riyadh Crescent is facing Abha, a fish belly team. As a result, Riyadh Crescent reaped a big victory.
In this match Riyadh Crescent lined up 4231 formations. Mitrovic was at the front. The attacking duo of Michael, Malcolm and Dawasari combined to attack. Ruben Neves and Milinkovic-Savic were paired in a back two. Abdelhamid, Kalidou Koulibaly, Blahchi and Shahrani started the game in the back four. Bounou was the starting goalkeeper.
As soon as the game began, it was the rhythm of the Riyadh Crescent. Aleksandar Mitrovic had a good chance when he chested the ball in the box and fired from a tight angle, only to be deflected wide. In the 18th minute, Riyadh Crescent scored! Shahrani's header from the left side was crossed to the middle, Milinkovic's outflanking volley went in! The goalkeeper didn't react at all. Four minutes later, Riyadh Crescent was awarded a penalty. Davasari is brought down in the box. Aleksandar Mitrovic took the penalty and scored with a powerful volley to help Riyadh Crescent extend the lead.
In the 35th minute, Riyadh Crescent almost scored again, but Mitrovic's shot was blocked by the post. At half-time, Riyadh Crescent led Abha 2-0. Riyadh Crescent had a whopping 66% possession in the first half, 9 shots on goal with 2 on target and 2 goals scored. Abha, on the other hand, failed to score six shots in the first half.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. In the 73rd minute, Dawasari scored a goal to extend the score. Seven minutes later, Riyadh Crescent scored again, this time again with Milinkovic, who scored twice. In the 82nd minute, Riyadh Crescent continued to score. Mohammed Kanu burst into the machine and slotted home. Riyadh Crescent is really kicking crazy. Ruben Neves then scored from a free-kick. Abha collapsed completely. In the final moments, Milinkovic scored another goal to complete his hat-trick. In the end, Riyadh Crescent swept Abha 7-0. Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a double blow overnight, on the one hand, the team was thrown away by Riyadh Crescent by 13 points, and on the other hand, he was tied by Aleksandar Mitrovic in the scorer chart.