Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Riffa 3rd with 49 points, Bahrain SC 12th with 7, 42 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Riffa 1.86 scored and 0.77 conceded per game, Bahrain SC 0.68 and 2.55, with the league averaging 1.2.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Riffa, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Bahrain SC — eight in succession. Al Riffa had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Bahrain SC, 0.
5 meetings are on record — 5 won by Al Riffa, 0 by Bahrain SC, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa) (capacity 35,580). On the scoreboard, Bahrain SC led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Al Riffa: Rodrigo Yuri (53'), Dejan Georgijevic (74'), Dejan Georgijevic (88') · Bahrain SC: Sultan Alsalatna (32'), Ahmed Yahya (45')
Key stats
Possession: Al Riffa 63% · Bahrain SC 37% · Total shots: 18-5 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 13-2