Riyadh Crescent took on Damac in the seventh round of the Saudi League. Riyadh Crescent is the champion of the Saudi Arabia League. Riyadh Crescent started the new season with an outstanding performance, with an undefeated record of 5 wins and 1 draw in 6 matches, which puts the team at the top of the table. And Riyadh Crescent is also the team with the most firepower in offense, scoring 20 goals in 6 matches, which is scary. However, in the AFC Champions League, Riyadh Crescent didn't go so well, only getting a draw in the first group stage. The team had just finished playing the AFC Champions League and had less than 3 days of rest before they had to continue playing the league, which was a big test for the players' fitness.
Riyadh Crescent are ranked 4231st in this match.Mitrovic is the starting goalkeeper. The attacking duo of Salem Dawasari, Neymar and Malcolm attack together. Mohamed Kanu and Milinkovic Savic are the double back. Dawsari, Blahi, Coulibaly and Blake start at 4 back. Bunu is the starting goalkeeper.
In the 9th minute of the game, Leah earned the goal. Neymar sent a direct ball upfield and Dawasari stepped forward, burst into the box and sent an inverted ball near the line. Malcolm shot straight at the ball and it went into the net! Malcolm celebrates with an excited fist and Neymar runs to hug him. A fantastic start for Ria. Five minutes later, Bunu makes a mistake and runs off the line. The Damac player took a shot from a zero angle near the line and missed a great chance to equalize with a wrong kick.
In the 29th minute, Race received a direct ball on the left side of the box and fired a powerful shot. Keeper Bunu attacked and blocked the ball.Seven minutes later, Neymar was completely cleared near the penalty spot. He received a cross directly from a teammate and was blocked by the defender in front of him. This shot was not at the same level as Neymar. Damac almost scored in the 42nd minute. Shafai's header went in and keeper Bunu parried it out with one hand. The half ended with Riyadh Crescent leading Damak 1-0. Riyadh Crescent had 60% possession in the first half but had only 4 shots, 1 shot and 1 goal. Damac had 6 shots, 2 shots on goal in the first half.
In the second half, the ETSU played another game. 52 minutes in, Neymar advanced, stopped the ball on his chest at the front of the box and then chose to pick it out against the attacking keeper. It was just a high kick. Mitrovic then had a great chance as well, and his shot from close range even took a deflection.On 68 minutes, Damac equalized. Stanciu's free-kick went straight into the back of the net! The former Chinese Super League player saved his team. In the 76th minute, Neymar had another chance to face the keeper and his shot went wide. In the end, Riyadh Crescent 1-1 Damac. Neymar lost his chances and had 0 shots on goal in three attempts.
