In the early morning of May 12, Beijing time, in the 31st round of the Saudi League, Riyadh Crescent played against Hasem at home. In the end, Riyadh Crescent refused to roll over and defeated Hassom 4-1, winning 24 consecutive league games and 31 rounds unbeaten, while accumulating 89 points to lock the championship in three rounds in advance.
Before the game, Riyadh Crescent accumulated 86 points in 30 rounds and ranked first, 9 points ahead of Riyadh Victory behind it with one less round, and because there are only 4 rounds of league games left, it is close to winning the championship in advance. In this round, Riyadh Crescent faced the bottom-ranked Hasenm, and the team only needed a draw to be crowned champions.
From falling behind to reversing, Riyadh Crescent took three points away from home, reaching 86 points, continuing to throw off second-placed Riyadh Victory by 12 points, with only 4 rounds left, and it is also close to winning the championship, and it still needs 1 point to lock the league title.
In the face of Hasenm, Riyadh Crescent took the lead in scoring, and in the 15th minute, Mitrovic scored from the penalty spot to make the score 1-0. Due to the lack of concentration of the defence, the defense of Riyadh Crescent was penetrated, and in the 34th minute, Selemani scored with a one-handed push to help, and Hasenm equalized 1-1.
Soon, Riyadh Crescent overtook the score again. In the 39th minute, Hasenmu gave a big gift, and the score became 2-1. In the 45th minute, Mitrovic pushed the goal, and Riyadh won 3-1 again. In the 45+4th minute, Milinkovic-Savic made a contribution and Riyadh Crescent ended the first half 4-1.
In the second half, Riyadh Crescent created many good chances to score, but failed to take advantage of them, and finally won 4-1.
With the victory, Riyadh Crescent extended its winning streak to 24 matches and continued to break the all-time record of the Saudi league. Of course, the most celebratory aspect of Riyadh Crescent is that with only three rounds remaining, it is 12 points ahead of second-placed Riyadh Victory and sealed the league title ahead of schedule.
According to statistics, this is the 19th time in the history of Riyadh Crescent that they have won the championship of the top domestic league in Saudi Arabia, ranking first in history.
With the Riyadh Crescent locking the championship in advance, for Ronaldo, he won the runner-up in the Saudi League for 2 consecutive seasons, and the dream of the first championship in his Saudi career was shattered again.
At present, Ronaldo still has his last hope of competing for the title, which is the final of the Saudi King's Cup, and then Riyadh Victory will compete with Riyadh Crescent.