Crowe, who has had a rough time of it, once again showed his amazing strength in last Friday's (10th) match at Weifanpu of the Saudi League, scoring four goals in a single game to help Ainas sweep Aweida 4-0 away from home and consolidate their position at the top of the standings. After this game, Crowe's league goal total exceeded the 500 mark, and the Portuguese superstar was excited throughout the game, as if he had found the joy of playing soccer.
Since Crowe joined Ainas, he scored only one goal in the first three games, but he was in dream-like form in this game. In the opening 21 minutes, he cleverly broke through the offside penalty area to score a goal, and then before half-time he made a fast break down the right road and scored a single goal to extend the score to 2-0. 53 minutes into the second half, Ainas was awarded a penalty kick, and Crow completed his hat-trick by scoring a goal, and 8 minutes later Crow was given the chance to score again, and although the first shot was parried out, he calmly added the second to help Ainas to win the game 4-0.
The fourth goal of the game was Crowe's 500th career league goal, and his parent club, Sporting, sent out a message congratulating him on reaching the milestone. It was Crowe's 11th career double (with two five-goal games) and his 14th consecutive season scoring at least three goals in a single game. Despite the fact that the match was an away game, the entire stadium cheered Crowe's goal, and after the match he even gave the ball to the referee for a rare autograph.
On social media after the match, Crowe said, "Very happy to score four goals and complete the milestone of 500 league goals in a solid victory!" Ainas boss Rudy Garcia also said, "Crowe needs time to adapt to his new teammates and the rhythm of the game, but he showed great talent and adaptability in this game."
