In the second round of the Saudi Arabian League Riyadh Victory away to Fayha on August 28, Beijing time, Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful free kick in first-half stoppage time.
The goal came in the sixth minute of stoppage time at half-time, when Riyadh Victory had already taken a 1-0 lead thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's assist for Talisca's goal. Riyadh Victory, on the other hand, had a great free-kick opportunity at the top of the arc at the edge of the penalty area.
As the captain, Ronaldo naturally stood in front of the ball, and in the end Ronaldo lived up to expectations, he almost shot directly without running, the ball flew around the wall and directly into the corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper of Feiha was helpless despite making a save. After the goal, Ronaldo was excited again and made a SIU celebration.
After scoring this free kick, Ronaldo has scored in four consecutive games in the Saudi Super Cup and Saudi Arabian United in the new season. At the same time, this is Ronaldo's 51st goal in his Saudi Arabian United career, and it is also the 899th goal of Ronaldo's career, just one step away from the 900-goal milestone.
This is also the 64th free kick of Ronaldo's career, and Ronaldo's number of free kicks continues to rank 7th in history, only one goal away from Messi and David Beckham in front of him. Since Messi and Ronaldo are still active in the professional league, it will still be a huge suspense as to who will score more free kicks in the end of their careers.
Attached: Ranking of free kick goals scored in football
1. Juninho: 77 goals
2. Pele: 70 goals
3. Legrotarle: 66 goals
3. Xiao Luo: 66 goals
5. Messi: 65 goals
5. David Beckham: 65 goals
7. Cristiano Ronaldo: 64 goals
8. Maradona: 62 goals
8. Zico: 62 goals
10. Ronald Koeman: 60 goals