Al Hilal secure a comfortable victory over Al Fateh
Al Hilal achieved a 5-2 away victory over Al Fateh on Sunday in the 21st week of the Saudi Professional League.
The visitors dominated the match from the start and they were able to open the score by André Carrillo after a wonderful pass from Luciano Vietto.
Al Hilal needed three minutes to double the score by Bafétimbi Gomis before adding the third goal before half-time by Vietto to end the first half with a 3-0 lead.
Al Hilal had a chance to add the fourth goal when the referee awarded them a penalty but it was disallowed after checking VAR.
The minutes went by with both teams having goalscoring chances but the strikers failed to take it.
Al Fateh scored their first goal in the match by Ammar Al Daheem in the 66th minute but Al Hilal did not give them much time to celebrate as Al Hilal added the fourth goal by Salem Al Dosari.
Al Fateh added the second goal by Christian Cueva from the penalty spot while El Dosari added his second goal in the match and the fifth for his team minutes before the final whistle to declare a comfortable win for Al Hilal.
Al Hilal reached 39 points and they are now 2 points behind the leaders, Al Shabab, who will face Damac on Monday.
