Riffa Sports Club made an instant impact in Arab football with an excellent away victory, last night. It was the first match held under the new partnership with KHK MMA, which is set to empower the biggest team in the Kingdom of Bahrain nationally and internationally. The match against Ittihad Tanger was held away in Tanger, Morocco, and ended with a 2-0 score in favor of Bahrain’s national champions.
The match was held in the preliminary round of the King Mohammed VI Champions Cup and means Riffa is leading its group, alongside Al-Zawraa of Iraq, which beat Somalia’s Horseed in the first round. The Bahraini Premier League winners need to top their group to progress to the next phase of the tournament, which will put together the best of the best in the Arab World.
Both goals of the match were scored in the second half, as Riffa captain and leader Komail Hasan Alaswad scored the first goal of the season, getting a great rebound after a penalty save.
The second goal was a work of art, as Hashim Isa Radhi lost its marker and flicked the ball with his heel towards the net, after a great cross.
Riffa SC will once again represent the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Champions Cup when facing Horseed, from Somalia, also in Morocco, as the KHK MMA supported team looks to get two victories out of two games. The game will take place on August 21st, at 8 PM (local Bahrain time).
Watch the goals here – https://www.instagram.com/p/B1VpBALA0Bg/
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