Ronaldo scores a record goal, Riyadh win team misses Saudi Super Cup

Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, August 23 (Reporters Meng Jia and Wang Zijiang) The Saudi Super Cup final was held at the Hong Kong Stadium on the 23rd. K Ronaldo (Royce) who played for the Riyadh victory team took the lead in scoring, but his goal did not bring victory to the team. The two sides had not decided their victory or defeat at regular time, and the Jeddah Nationals won the penalty shootout.

According to statistics, this goal in regular time is Ronaldo's 100th goal scored for the team since his debut for Riyadh in January 2023. Previously, Ronaldo had already broken through the 100-goal mark for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Portugal's national team respectively.

Ronaldo performed well in the first half and once staged a wonderful front-end barb. In the 41st minute, Riyadh victorious team got a penalty kick due to the opponent's handball, and Ronaldo took the penalty and helped the team lead. Within 5 minutes, Jeddah Nationals I Tony scored a header, and the referee signaled an offside, and the goal was invalid. Jeddah Nationals continued to make efforts. In stoppage time, Casey shot on the penalty area line, the ball entered the net, and both sides returned to the same starting line.

The two teams fought hard but were unable to rewrite the score. In the 82nd minute, Brozovic's goal broke the deadlock and Riyadh Victory led 2:1. Roh Ibanez scored in the 89th minute and equalized the score again.

The game goes directly into the penalty shootout. Both sides scored in the first three rounds. Ronaldo made the first appearance for the team and scored successfully, but his teammate Ah Haibarri's penalty kick was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Jeddah Nationals beat Riyadh 5-3 in the penalty shootout to win the Saudi Super Cup.