Riyadh Crescent managed to break into the final of the Saudi King's Cup with a 2-1 win over Jeddah United in a tightly contested semifinal match. Despite facing a ten-man battle in the match, their resilience and strength still helped them to win.
The match started with a fierce confrontation between the two sides. In the first half of the match, Jeddah United's home field advantage did not bring them much advantage. On the contrary, Riyadh Crescent put a lot of pressure on Jeddah United through close coordination and excellent offense. In a brilliant attack, Malcolm's precise pass found Michael, who calmly pushed the ball into the goal to open the first record for Riyadh Crescent.
However, Jeddah United did not give up. They launched a more aggressive attack in the second half in an attempt to equalize. On a counterattack, Ahmad Ghamdi's pass found Hamdallah, who scored with an overhead kick to equalize the score. The goal gave Jeddah United hope as they tried to turn the game around with this goal.
Riyadh Crescent were not swayed by their opponents' comeback. They continued to stay in control of the game and looked for a chance to take the lead again. On a counterattack, Malcolm played well again and his pass found Abdelhamid, who put the ball in the back of the net to help Riyadh Crescent take the lead again. Riyadh Crescent held on to their lead with resilience and strength, despite being down to ten men at this point.
In the end, the ten-man Riyadh Crescent made it to the final with a 2-1 win over Jeddah United.
