"The visitors took an unlikely lead after nine minutes at Kingdom Arena when Neves slid in on Mourad Batna inside the box, with the referee awarding a penalty following a VAR review. Batna made no mistake from 12 yards, coolly dinking his effort straight down the middle and past a diving Yassine Bounou. Nunez dragged the hosts level in the 26th minute after latching on to Kalidou Koulibaly's throughball before smartly rounding Al-Fateh goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco and tapping the ball into an open net."
"Al-Hilal were dealt a heavy blow in the 79th minute when Nasser Al Dawsari was shown a straight red card following a VAR review for a mistimed sliding tackle on Matias Vargas. But the hosts continued their search for a winner and were handed a golden chance late on as Salem Al Dawsari was brought down inside the box by Sattam Al Tumbukti, with Neves calmly slotting home the resulting penalty to complete the comeback."
Al-Hilal completed a clinical turnaround to win 2-1 against Al-Fateh at Kingdom Arena. Al-Fateh took an early lead after Mourad Batna converted a penalty awarded following a VAR review of a foul by Ruben Neves. Darwin Nunez equalized in the 26th minute after Kalidou Koulibaly's throughball and a composed finish. Nasser Al Dawsari received a straight red in the 79th minute for a mistimed tackle, reducing Al-Hilal to ten men. Late in the match Salem Al Dawsari was fouled in the box and Ruben Neves calmly converted the penalty to secure the victory. Al-Hilal moved within one point of league leaders; Al-Fateh remain in the relegation zone.
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