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May 16 (Reuters Sports Service) - Al Hilal scored a goal in each half in their 2-0 win over visiting Neom, postponing the decision on the Saudi Professional League title until the final round of the competition on Saturday.

Al-Hilal maintained their two-point lead over Al-Nassr, who are playing in the AFC Champions League final against Japan's Gamba Osaka today , with the title to be decided in the final round next Thursday.

Al-Hilal has 81 points from 33 matches, compared to 83 points for Al-Nasr, while Neom's tally remains frozen at 44 points in eighth place.

Al-Hilal will play away against Al-Fayha, while Al-Nassr will host Damac in the final round.

Ruben Neves scored Al Hilal’s first goal from a penalty kick in the tenth minute after former Al Hilal defender and current Nyom player Mohammed Al-Breik fouled Frenchman Theo Hernandez inside the area.

Neves fired a powerful shot to the left of Polish goalkeeper Marcin Bulka of Neom.

Hernandez fired a powerful shot that went over the crossbar in the 21st minute, and then Leonardo wasted a dangerous opportunity when he was one-on-one with Bulka, but the Polish goalkeeper saved him in the 32nd minute.

Three minutes later, Egyptian Ahmed Hegazi, captain of Neom, sent a powerful shot from outside the penalty area that went just wide of the goal.

Neves unleashed a massive long-range shot that Polka turned into a corner kick in the third minute of stoppage time.

Malcolm snatched the ball from Neom defender Nathan Zizi and ran into Neom's penalty area, going one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but he unleashed a powerful shot with his left foot that Polka turned into a corner kick with his foot in the first minute of the second half.

Sultan Mandash , who won the Man of the Match award, doubled the score in the 58th minute when he received a cross from Malcolm that bypassed Neves and reached him as he rushed out from behind , unleashing a powerful shot that hit the left post of Bulka’s goal and nestled into the net.

After the end of the match, Al-Hilal players made sure to bid farewell to the fans at the Kingdom Arena before facing Al-Fayha.

Substitute Ali Lajami told local Eight TV network, "God willing, we will be lucky in the next match and win the league title. I thank the fans for their support, and this is not surprising from Al-Hilal fans. We performed well today. We are optimistic about the next match."

In another match played at the same time, Al-Akhdoud defeated their guest Al-Khaleej 3-1 thanks to goals from Cameroonian Christian Bassogog in the 13th minute, Khaled Nari in the 59th minute, and Abdulaziz Al-Hatila in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Joshua King scored Al Khaleej's only goal in the 18th minute.

Al-Akhdoud, which has already been relegated, now has 20 points in second-to-last place, while Al-Khaleej remains in 11th place with 37 points.