Match Report
In the standings it was Manama Club 11th on 1 points, Al Riffa 2nd on 6 — separated by 5. Per game in the league, Manama Club were scoring 1 and conceding 3, Al Riffa 3.5 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Al Riffa had won five straight, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Manama Club, 4 by Al Riffa, 3 drawn, at 3.11 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium) (Riffa), capacity 35,580, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Riffa led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-5.
Goal scorers
Manama Club: Zachary Marvin Hadji (18') · Al Riffa: Rodrigo Yuri (12'), Dejan Georgijevic (14'), Samuel Toscas (31'), Samuel Toscas (75'), Mahdi Abduljabbar (90')
Key stats
Possession: Manama Club 33% · Al Riffa 67% · Total shots: 2-15 · On target: 1-8 · Corners: 1-6