Manama rout Hidd, Ahli edge past Budaiya

TDT | Manama

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Manama hit six goals past Hidd last night, without reply, in the 11th week of action in the 2021/2022 Nasser bin Hamad Bahrain Premier League. Five players were on target for the winners, led by Bahrain international striker Mahdi Abduljabbar, who had a brace with a goal apiece on either side of half-time.

Abduljabbar opened Manama’s account in the 27th minute with a header, while also scoring in the first half was Syrian Amr Janiyat. After the break, goals from Ebrahim Al Khattal, Abdulrahman Al Sayed, Mahmoud Mukhtar and a 90th-minute capper by Abduljabbar, who had a fine solo effort, wrapped up the lopsided result.

With the result, Manama improved to 22 points in second place on the league standings with six wins from 11 matches. Hidd suffered their fifth loss and stayed on eight points in the bottom half of the standings. In another match last night, Al Ahli edged past Budaiya 3-2.

Scoring two goals for Ahli was Russian professional Artyom Serdyuk, while Faisal Hassan Habib added another. Abdulla Duij fired in both of Budaiya’s goals. Ahli claimed only their second win in 11 tries to improve to 12 points, while Budaiya suffered their league-worst eighth loss and stayed on five markers.

Action continues on Monday with two matches on the cards. At 4.55pm, East Riffa take on Al Najma, followed by defending back-to-back league champions Riffa facing Al Khaldiya.