Like Esteghlal, Al Hilal Also Foil Al Sadd's Plans

Al Hilal Beat Al Sadd 2-0 in Doha, Handing Them Their Second Straight Defeat in the AFC Champions League Elite

According to "Varzesh Se", Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia faced Al Sadd of Qatar in their second match in the league stage of the Asian Elite League at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium and achieved a 2-0 victory with the first goals of Oli Watkins and Ruben Nuss. Simone Inzaghi's students got six points with this result and continued their 100% successful start.

Al-Hilal had more possession from the beginning of the match and with the presence of Gabriel Martinelli, Watkins and Sultan Mandesh in the attack line, they created a lot of pressure on the home team's goal. This advantage paid off in the 40th minute and Watkins scored the first goal of the Saudi representative using Sultan Mandesh's pass so that the guest went to the dressing room with the advantage.

In the second half, Al-Sad tried to compensate for the result by relying on Akram Afif, Roberto Firmino and Claudinho, but the defense line of Al-Hilal and Yassin Bono did not allow the hosts to score. Al-Hilal won a penalty kick in the 65th minute and Ruben Nus increased the difference to two goals with a precise shot.

This was the second consecutive defeat of al-Sad against the contending teams of the western region. After the 3-0 loss against Esteghlal, the Qatari team left the field without scoring a goal this time, conceding five goals in its first 180 minutes and failing to score. Al-Hilal also defeated the second representative of Qatar after winning 2-1 against Al-Gharafa and placed among the top teams in the table with six points.