Premier League Round 5 (Regular Season): Al-Najma is defeated by Al-Ittihad in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Manama: Al-Ittihad (#7) and Al-Najma (#4). Al-Ittihad (3-2) won against visiting Al-Najma (3-2) 116-101. Al-Ittihad moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Al-Najma. Al-Ittihad is looking forward to face Issa Town (#10) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Al-Najma will play against Al-Hala (#5) in Muharraq and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Premier League top team - Al-Manama (5-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Bahrain Club (3-3) 132-50. Undefeated Al-Manama have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record. Bahrain Club at the other side keeps the eighth position with three games lost. Al-Manama will play against Al-Muharraq (#3) in Al Muharraq in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Bahrain Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Manama Nuwaidrat.
Bottom-ranked Issa Town (0-4) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Al-Muharraq (4-1) 88-80 on Saturday evening. Al-Muharraq moved-up to third place. Issa Town lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with U18 team. Al-Muharraq will meet league's leader Al-Manama in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Issa Town will play against Al-Ittihad (#4) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 5: Al-Ahli won against Al-Hala on the opponent's court 89-73. Samaheej outscored Sitra in a home game 86-53. Nuwaidrat managed to beat U18 team on the road 78-70. Al-Ahli crushed Sitra on its own court 124-85. Bahrain Club was smashed by Samaheej in Manama 75-55.



Al-Manama - Bahrain Club 132-50

Premier League top team - Al-Manama (5-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Bahrain Club (3-3) 132-50. Al-Manama have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record. Bahrain Club at the other side keeps the eighth position with three games lost. Al-Manama will play against Al-Muharraq (#3) in Al Muharraq in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Bahrain Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Manama Nuwaidrat.

Al-Hala - Al-Ahli 73-89

Rather expected game in Muharraq where 5th ranked Al-Hala (3-2) was defeated by second ranked Al-Ahli (5-1) 89-73 on Friday. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Al-Ahli. They maintain second place with 5-1 record having just one point less than leader Al-Manama. Loser Al-Hala dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Al-Ahli will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al-Hala will play against Al-Najma (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Issa Town - Al-Muharraq 80-88

Bottom-ranked Issa Town (0-4) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Al-Muharraq (4-1) 88-80 on Saturday evening. Al-Muharraq moved-up to third place. Issa Town lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with U18 team. Al-Muharraq will meet league's leader Al-Manama in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Issa Town will play against Al-Ittihad (#4) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Samaheej - Sitra 86-53

Rather predictable result in Manama where ninth ranked Samaheej (2-4) smashed bottom-ranked Sitra (0-6) 86-53 on Saturday. Samaheej maintains ninth place with 2-4 record. Sitra lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost.

U18 team - Nuwaidrat 70-78

Not a big story in a game when bottom-ranked U18 team (0-4) was defeated at home by eighth ranked Nuwaidrat (3-2) 78-70 on Tuesday. Nuwaidrat moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. U18 team lost their fourth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Issa Town. Nuwaidrat's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Bahrain Club.

Al-Ittihad - Al-Najma 116-101

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Manama: Al-Ittihad (#7) and Al-Najma (#4). Al-Ittihad (3-2) won against visiting Al-Najma (3-2) 116-101. Al-Ittihad moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Al-Najma. Al-Ittihad is looking forward to face Issa Town (#10) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Al-Najma will play against Al-Hala (#5) in Muharraq and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Al-Ahli - Sitra 124-85

Everything went according to plan in Manama where second ranked Al-Ahli (5-1) outscored bottom-ranked Sitra (0-6) 124-85 on Thursday. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Al-Ahli. They maintain second place with 5-1 record having just one point less than leader Al-Manama. Sitra lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost.

Samaheej - Bahrain Club 75-55

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Manama where 8th ranked Bahrain Club (3-3) was outplayed by ninth ranked Samaheej (2-4) 75-55 on Thursday. Samaheej maintains ninth place with 2-4 record. Loser Bahrain Club keeps the eighth position with three games lost. Samaheej's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena .