Hilal continued its stunning show in the Saudi Zain Professional League Friday at Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium. In the sixth round, league leader Al-Hilal defeated its host Al-Fateh 5-1 in a match that was supposed to be played in Riyadh, but moved to Al-Hasa on disciplinary decision against Al-Hilal. Midfielder, Mohammed Al-Shalhoub put Al-Hilal in the lead, before Thiago Neves scored from inside the area. From a solo effort, Yasser Al-Qahtani succeeded to end his midfield sprint into a third goal. The dynamic Christian Wilhelmsson added another goal when he shot from about 16 yards. Al-Shalhoub scored another goal to seal the win. Meanwhile, midfielder Ahmed Bou Obaid of Al-Fateh scored his team's only goal. Elsewhere, Al-Hazm defeated its host Al-Ittifaq 3-2 at Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium. In the 25th minute Al-Ittifaq goalkeeper was sent off. Waleed Al-Jizani scored from the spot. The Senegalese midfielder Hamad Ji increased the lead in the 55th minute before Waleed Al-Jizani sealed the win. Yousef Al-Salem of the host team scored in the 80th minute. Then the Jordanian defender Bashar Yaseem scored an own goal. At Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Sports City, Al-Ahli collected three points after defeating its host Al-Qadisiyyah 2-1. Al-Ahli opener came through Javier Tulido (penalty) in the 75th minute. Nasser Al-Sulami of Al-Qadisiyyah scored the equalizer, but Saeed Al-Shoun of Al- Qadisiyyah scored an own goal. In Najran, Al-Nasr shared points 1-1 with its host Najran. Mohammed Al-Sahlawi of Al-Nasr scored in the 66th minute. Three minutes later, Ibrahim Kamara of Najran headed Fahd Addawi's cross into the net. With Friday's results, Al-Hilal stays on top with 16 points, followed by Al-Shabab (13). Ittihad is third with 12 points with two matches in hand. Al-Ahli jumped to the fourth position with nine points and one match in hand. __
