Premier League Round 11: Al-Manama hand first loss to Al-Ahli

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Al-Ahli (9-1) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Al-Manama (8-1) 94-85. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Al-Ahli. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Al-Manama maintains second place with 8-1 record behind leader Al-Ahli. Defending champion Al-Ahli still keeps top position with one game lost.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Manama: Bahrain Club (#5) and Nuwaidrat (#7). Nuwaidrat was defeated at home 68-82 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Bahrain Club (7-3) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Muharraq and Al-Najma. Nuwaidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. They share it with Sitra.
Bottom-ranked Issa Town is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their tenth consecutive match to fifth ranked Al-Muharraq (7-3) 145-108 on Monday evening. Al-Muharraq moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Najma and Bahrain Club. Issa Town lost their tenth game in a row. They still close the standings with ten games lost.

In the last two games of round 11 Sitra was beaten by Al-Hala on the road 112-97. Samaheej was destroyed by Al-Ittihad on its own court 82-102.

Al-Muharraq - Issa Town 145-108

Bottom-ranked Issa Town is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their tenth consecutive match to fifth ranked Al-Muharraq (7-3) 145-108 on Monday evening. Al-Muharraq moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Najma and Bahrain Club. Issa Town lost their tenth game in a row. They still close the standings with ten games lost.

Al-Hala - Sitra 112-97

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Al-Hala (5-5) beat 8th ranked Sitra (3-7) in Muharraq 112-97 on Monday. Al-Hala maintains sixth place with 5-5 record. Sitra at the other side keeps the eighth position with seven games lost. They share it with Nuwaidrat.

Nuwaidrat - Bahrain Club 68-82

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Manama: Bahrain Club (#5) and Nuwaidrat (#7). Nuwaidrat was defeated at home 68-82 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Bahrain Club (7-3) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Muharraq and Al-Najma. Nuwaidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. They share it with Sitra.

Samaheej - Al-Ittihad 82-102

Rather expected game when 10th ranked Samaheej (1-8) was smashed by eighth ranked Al-Ittihad (4-6) in Manama 102-82 on Tuesday. Al-Ittihad moved-up to seventh place. Samaheej lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the tenth position with eight games lost.

Al-Ahli - Al-Manama 85-94

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Al-Ahli (9-1) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Al-Manama (8-1) 94-85. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Al-Ahli. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Al-Manama maintains second place with 8-1 record behind leader Al-Ahli. Defending champion Al-Ahli still keeps top position with one game lost.