ISA TOWN, Bahrain (Interstat) — Al Riffa SC defeated Qatar SC 4-1 on Tuesday at Khalifa Sports City Stadium, using an early goal and a second-half surge to pull away. Ali Madan opened the scoring in the 1st minute, and Sebastian Soria leveled for Qatar SC in the 12th. A. Saeed restored Al Riffa’s lead in the 40th, Tayeb Meziani added a 47th-minute goal, and Wellington capped the scoring in the 56th. Al Riffa led 2-1 at halftime and added two goals after the break. Komail Al Aswad, Reda Issa Sayed and Cleitinho contributed assists, while Cleitinho was booked in the 58th. Boli Y. and Prim P. also received yellow cards. Qatar SC moved to 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in this competition and 2-4-4 overall. Al Riffa improved to 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and 3-1-1 overall. Soria played 79 minutes, Wellington 71, Meziani 66, Saeed 46 and Madan 24.