Qadsia created the bulk of the chances in a first half where most of play centred around the middle of the pitch, but their attempts were largely harmless to goalkeeper Yusuf Hassan.
Veteran Bader Al Mutawa tried his luck on the half-volley, but his shot was collected by the goalkeeper at the half-hour mark, and Dhari Said’s strike minutes later sailed wide off the post.
The visitors from Bahrain sat deep and looked to hurt their opponents on the counter and their strategy paid dividends before the break.
Just as the first half drew to a close, Isa snatched the opener for Malkiya as the striker got on the end of an Isa Abdulbari long pass, cut into his right foot and fired low into the bottom corner to break the deadlock three minutes before the break.
Malkiya thought they had doubled their lead three minutes after the restart. Abdulbari supplied a perfectly weighted through pass to Ahmed Yusuf who moved clear on goal, but Qadsia goalkeeper Khalid Al Rashidi threw his body in the way to deny the Bahrainis a sure goal.
Instead, it was Qadsia who found the net following an extended spell of possession. The equaliser arrived in the 70th minute from the penalty spot.
Yousef Naser converted for his second goal of the campaign after captain Bader Al Mutawa was brought down by defender Ahmed Muslem.
The home crowd’s joy was short-lived, though, as the Bahrainis restored their lead within 90 seconds.
Winger Yusuf dribbled past his marker and moved into plenty of space down the right wing before crossing to Isa who beat his man to the ball at the far post and swept home his and his team’s second of the game.
Qadsia players missed chance after another as the pressure mounted and despite five minutes of added time, there would be no equaliser and Ahmed Al Dakheel’s men walked away with the three points at the final whistle.
The two teams meet again in the reverse fixture in Bahrain on April 16, with the Malkiya holding a three-point lead over their opponents.
