Al-Hilal Saudi 9-0 Al Fateh: Hosts run riot as Leonardo & Koulibaly net

Al-Hilal matched their own record for the biggest win in Saudi Pro League history on Thursday, humiliating Al Fateh with a 9-0 victory to stay top of the table.

Match Report

The reigning champions, who previously put nine goals past Al-Hazem early in their invincible 2023-24 campaign, were helped on their way by a Marcos Leonardo hat-trick.

They initially had to remain patient, with Kalidou Koulibaly opening the scoring after 20 minutes and Renan Lodi doubling their lead in the 39th minute, but Leonardo's first goal – a penalty in first-half stoppage time – saw the floodgates open.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic made it 4-0 in the ninth minute of first-half additional time, then Leonardo got his second nine minutes after the restart to further increase their lead.

Leonardo's hat-trick goal was assisted by Ruben Neves just after the hour mark, then Abdullah Al Hamddan and Malcom struck late to put Al-Hilal within reach of their record margin of victory.

Faisal Al Abdulwahed's 98th-minute own goal made it 9-0 before the struggling visitors saw Ziyad Al Jari sent off for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. 

Al Fateh avoided shipping double figures in the final two minutes of stoppage time, though they remain rooted to the bottom of the table with just six points, six adrift of safety.

Match Events

5' Highlight from Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs Al Fateh

20' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 1-0 Al Fateh (Kalidou Koulibaly)

23' Highlight from Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs Al Fateh

37' Match Event for Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs Al Fateh

39' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 2-0 Al Fateh (Renan Lodi)

42' Highlight from Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs Al Fateh

51' Penalty Goal! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 3-0 Al Fateh (Marcos Leonardo)

54' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 4-0 Al Fateh (Sergej Milinković-Savić)

54' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 5-0 Al Fateh (Marcos Leonardo)

65' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 6-0 Al Fateh (Marcos Leonardo)

89' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 7-0 Al Fateh (Abdullah Al-Hamdan)

96' GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 8-0 Al Fateh (Malcom)

98' OWN GOAL! Al-Hilal Saudi FC 9-0 Al Fateh (Faisal Al-Abdulwahid)

Line-ups

Al-Hilal Saudi FC XI: Koulibaly, Cancelo, Bounou, Salem Al Dawsari, Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom, Ali Albulayhi, Lodi, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Marcos Leonardo

Subs: Mohammed Al Owais, Mohammed Kanoo, Hassan Tambakti, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Hamad Al-Yami, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Moteb Al-Harbi, Mohammed Al-Qahtani

Al Fateh XI: Péter Szappanos, Djaniny, Sofiane Bendebka, Mourad Batna, Denayer, Ammar Al-Dohaim, Vargas, Amine Sbaï, Suhayb Al-Zaid, Saeed Baattia, Hussain Al-Zarie

Subs: Mohammed Al-Fuhaid, Waleed Al-Anzi, Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri, Ziyad Al-Jari, Othman Al-Othman, Ahmed Al-Julaydan, Ali Al-Masoud, Faisal Al-Abdulwahid, Saad Al-Sharfa