Premier League Round 5 (Regular Season): Bahrain Club is defeated by Nuwaidrat 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: Nuwaidrat (#1) and Bahrain Club (#3). Bahrain Club was crushed at home by 41 points 49-90 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Nuwaidrat have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record, which they share with Al-Manama. Bahrain Club lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Sitra.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Al Muharraq. Second ranked host Al-Muharraq (4-1) defeated 3rd placed Al-Ahli (2-2) 112-105. Al-Muharraq maintains second place with 4-1 record having just one point less than leader Nuwaidrat which they share with defeated Al-Ahli. Al-Ahli at the other side dropped to the second position with two games lost. They share it with Issa Town and Samaheej.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Issa Town. Third ranked host Issa Town (2-2) defeated second-ranked Samaheej (2-2) 71-67. Issa Town moved-up to second place, which they share with Al-Ahli and Samaheej.

In the last game of round 5 winless Al-Ittihad was destroyed by Al-Hala on the opponent's court 121-91.



Bahrain Club - Nuwaidrat 49-90

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Manama: Nuwaidrat (#1) and Bahrain Club (#3). Bahrain Club was crushed at home by 41 points 49-90 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Nuwaidrat have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record, which they share with Al-Manama. Bahrain Club lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Sitra.

Al-Muharraq - Al-Ahli 112-105

The game between Top Four teams took place in Al Muharraq. Second ranked host Al-Muharraq (4-1) defeated 3rd placed Al-Ahli (2-2) 112-105. Al-Muharraq maintains second place with 4-1 record having just one point less than leader Nuwaidrat which they share with defeated Al-Ahli. Al-Ahli at the other side dropped to the second position with two games lost. They share it with Issa Town and Samaheej.

Issa Town - Samaheej 71-67

The game between Top Four teams took place in Issa Town. Third ranked host Issa Town (2-2) defeated second-ranked Samaheej (2-2) 71-67. Issa Town moved-up to second place, which they share with Al-Ahli and Samaheej.

Al-Hala - Al-Ittihad 121-91

The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Al-Ittihad's (0-5) road loss to fifth ranked Al-Hala (2-3) 91-121 on Friday. Al-Hala moved-up to fourth place. Loser Al-Ittihad still closes the standings with five games lost.