At 2 a.m. Beijing time on May 2, in the semifinals of the 2023-24 Saudi King's Cup, Riyadh Victory played against Sehat Bay at home. In the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored to break the deadlock, Sadio Mane doubled the lead from the spot, and in the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored again to pull one back before the end of the game. In the end, Riyadh Victory defeated Saihat Bay 3-1 at home to advance to the final, where they will face Riyadh Crescent for the title.
In the 5th minute, Ronaldo hit a long shot from the top of the penalty area, and the ball was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. In the 9th minute, Riyadh won a corner kick opportunity on the left side, Telles drove the ball into the penalty area, and Ronaldo scored high with a header in the middle of the penalty area.
In the 17th minute, when the opponent's goalkeeper held the ball, Yahya stepped forward to press, the goalkeeper made a mistake and hit Yahya in the middle of the mistake, the ball was refracted, Ronaldo turned around and volleyed on the right side of the penalty area, and Riyadh won 1-0 lead!
In the 26th minute, Mane received a pass from his teammates at the top of the penalty area, and after touching the defender, he volleyed directly at the goal, and the goalkeeper fell to the ground to save the ball. In the 37th minute, the Saihat Gulf player fouled handball in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, Mane took the penalty and volleyed into the upper right corner, the opposing goalkeeper did not react, and Riyadh Victory led 2-0!
In first-half stoppage time, Riyadh Victory launched a counterattack, Yahya cut forward in the middle and burst into the penalty area to score a solo goal, but the goal was disallowed due to offside. At the end of the first half, Riyadh Victory went into the break with a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, Yibian fought again, and in the 54th minute, Yahya cut the ball to the arc of the penalty area on the right side of the front field and hit the goalkeeper with his foot. In the 57th minute, Riyadh Victory split the ball on the right side in the middle of the field, and the low flat ball was crossed outside the sideline of the penalty area on the right side, Yahya touched the front point, and Ronaldo outflanked and pushed the goal, and Riyadh Victory led 3-0!
In the 66th minute, Riyadh made a victory substitution, Brozovic was replaced, and Hassan came on. In the 80th minute, Riyadh Victory made another substitution, with Bushir coming on to replace Ghanem, and Sulaisim coming on to replace Haybari.
In the 82nd minute, Haidar broke through to the right side of the penalty area and crossed the low flat ball, Tejes grabbed the point in front of the goal and shot the ball directly into the net, and Sehat Bay pulled one back 1-3!
In the 83rd minute, Riyadh Victory continued to make substitutions, and Aliva came on to replace Yahya. Fatil comes on to replace Amri. In the 85th minute, Mane received a through ball from his teammates and pushed forward in the penalty area to score, but the goal was invalidated due to offside.
In the 91st minute, Otavio crossed from the right side of the field, and Laporte nodded the ball in front of the goal and bounced off the post. Soon after, the match was over, and in the end, Riyadh Victory defeated Saihat Bay 3-1 at home to advance to the final, where they will face Riyadh Crescent for the title.
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