Domestic Leagues
The win saw the two-time AFC Champions League™ winners move seven points clear at the top, although Al Nassr can narrow the gap with a win over Al Wehda on Saturday.
Al Hilal dominated the tie but found Al Taawoun a difficult nut to crack as their rivals desperately needed a win to stay in the title race.
Al Hilal's quality, however, finally came through with the in-form Aleksandar Mitrovic opening the scoring in the 81st minute.
The second came in the ninth minute of added time, with Mohammed Kanno's effort confirming Al Hilal's 11th win of their campaign.
In other matches on Friday, defending champions Al Ittihad shrugged off their recent poor form to defeat Abha 4-2, Al Riyadh drew 1-1 with Al Fateh while Damac and Al Ahli Saudi FC settled for a 2-2 stalemate.
Photo: Al Hilal SFC
