Riyadh Crescent hosted Damac in the seventh round of the Saudi League. At the beginning of the match, a dramatic scene unfolded in the 13th minute. When Bleich made a mistake in passing the ball, Damak's winger Cisse missed the chance to change the score because the angle of his shot was too small and the ball passed through the goal.
However, just nine minutes later, Riyadh Crescent seized the lead. Neymar played a clever pass to Dosari in the middle of the field, who quickly returned the ball to the bottom line, where Malcolm wasted no time in putting the ball into the net. But the Riyadh Crescent players seemed to let their guard down a bit after taking the lead.
In the 13th minute, Bunu opened the ball at the back, Bleich subconsciously passed straight to the ball, but the ball accidentally flew to Cisse. Bunu tried to clear the ball but failed to do so. Cisse got the ball and shot at the goal, but the ball went past the goal.
The opponents came close to breaking through and Bunu was furious with his teammates as he was disappointed with their performance. Riyadh Victory head coach Jesus, meanwhile, emphasized to his players the need for the two central defenders to pull away to prevent the opposition from regaining possession.
The string of cheap mistakes was staggering, from Bleich's break to Bunu's unsuccessful dash for goal to Cisse's choice to shoot rather than pass when he got the ball on the baseline. Luckily for Riyadh Crescent, Cisse's shot selection prevented his team from being quickly leveled. Three mistakes in a row is a rarity in the Chinese Super League.
