Bani Yas stun Al Wahda in AGL
Conde strikes twice to stun visitors
Dubai
Bani Yas maintained their unbeaten run as they stunned Al Wahda 4-2 at Bani Yas Stadium in Arabian Gulf League action.
Mourad Batna opened the scoring for the visitors, but Leroy George levelled and then Pedro Conde’s powerful shot put the home side ahead.
Conde’s cool finish made it 3-1 just before the break to give Bani Yas some breathing room.
Batna struck four minutes into the second half to make it 3-2, but he missed out on his hat-trick and a chance to level the scores from the penalty spot on 60 minutes after Sebastian Tagliabue was brought down by Hasan Al Muharrami inside the box.
Substitute Hamad Al Ahbabi secured the full three points for Bani Yas when he finished Conde’s through pass.
Bani Yas climbed up to sixth with the win as Al Wahda missed their chance to go top.
Dibba defeated Al Dhafra 3-1 to move up to 11th in the standings. Al Dhafra remain bottom without a point after four matches.