MANAMA, Bahrain (Interstat) — Al Riffa defeated Al Ahli 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Madinat ’Isa Stadium in a Bahrain Premier League match. Ali Madan opened the scoring for Al Riffa in the 27th minute with a right-footed goal. Gabryel equalized for Al Ahli in the 42nd minute with a left-footed strike. Faisal Hasan restored Al Riffa’s lead in the 52nd minute with a right-footed goal, but Vitinho again leveled for Al Ahli in the 58th minute with a left-footed shot. Thiago Fernandes netted the winner for Al Riffa in the 89th minute with a right-footed goal.

Al Riffa’s league record improved to 12 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws, while Al Ahli fell to 6 wins, 10 losses and 3 draws. Across all competitions, Al Riffa stands at 13-5-5 and Al Ahli at 6-10-4. The teams last met in December, when Al Riffa won 2-0. Al Riffa entered Wednesday having won its previous league match 1-0 against A’ali CSC.