A brace from Sayed Hashim Isa handed Bahrain’s Malkiya the top spot in the 2019 AFC Cup Group ‘C’ after a 2-1 win over Qadisiya at Jaber Al Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait City last night.
In another match of same group, Al Ahad of Lebanon defeated Al Suwaiq of Oman 4-2.
Malkiya led the first half 1-0 after Isa scored in the 42nd minute. The home team equalised in the 70th minute through Yousif Nasser. However, two minutes later, Isa scored his second goal of the match to lead Malkiya to victory.
The victory took Malkiya to the top of the group with seven points, surging ahead of Al Ahad of Lebanon by two points. Qadisiya are third with four points while Al Suwaiq of Oman are fourth with no points.