Al Hilal edge Shabab Al-Ahli with two goals in AFC Champions League Elite

Al Hilal secured a 2-0 victory against Shabab Al-Ahli in their match on Tuesday evening at the Kingdom Arena, in the fourth round of the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite for the West Zone.

Al Hilal has raised its tally to 9 points, advancing to second place in the standings, while Shabab Al-Ahli remains on the same points, settling in fourth place.

The hosts needed just six minutes to open the scoring, as Ollie Watkins capitalized on a pass from Kalidou Koulibaly and unleashed a low shot with his right foot from inside the penalty area that found the bottom right corner of the net.

Al Hilal attempted to double their lead, with Sabri Dahal shooting from outside the area in the 15th minute, but it went wide of the goal. Moteb Al-Harbi then wasted another opportunity following a pass from Ollie Watkins in the 29th minute.

Ollie Watkins received a yellow card in the 38th minute as Al Hilal maintained their lead with a single goal until the end of the first half, successfully limiting the attempts of the Emirati team.

With the start of the second half, the English striker Ollie Watkins struck the net once more, after receiving a through ball from Yusuf Akçiçek in the 46th minute, finishing it with a powerful shot inside the penalty area.

Shabab Al-Ahli attempted to reduce the deficit in the 54th minute, but Nemanja Maksimovic's shot from outside the penalty area, following a pass from Saeed Izzatallah, did not get past the Al Hilal goalkeeper.

Ollie Watkins was close to scoring his third goal and completing his hat-trick in the 62nd minute, after receiving a pass from Mohamed Kanno during a counter-attack, but his shot went just over the crossbar.

In the 75th minute, Federico Cartabia tried to bring Shabab Al-Ahli back into the match with a shot from outside the box, but it went over the bar, ending the encounter with Al Hilal winning 2-0.