Premier League Round 8 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Bahrain Club's defeat of Samaheej

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Manama: Bahrain Club (#5) and Samaheej (#2). Bahrain Club (2-4) won against visiting Samaheej (3-4) 72-66. Bahrain Club moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al-Ahli. Samaheej at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. Bahrain Club is looking forward to face Issa Town (#5) on the road in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round.
An interesting game for Nuwaidrat (6-0) which played road game in Issa Town against 4th ranked Issa Town (2-5). Top-ranked Nuwaidrat had an easy win 103-66. Undefeated Nuwaidrat have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Issa Town lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with Al-Hala. Nuwaidrat will play against league's second-placed Sitra at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Issa Town will play against Bahrain Club and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Al-Muharraq (6-2) which played road game in Manama against 4th ranked Al-Ahli (2-4). Second ranked Al-Muharraq had an easy win 88-58. Al-Muharraq maintains second position with 6-2 record behind leader Nuwaidrat. Al-Ahli lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with four games lost. They share the position with Bahrain Club. Al-Muharraq will meet at home Al-Najma (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Al-Ahli will play against the league's leader Al-Manama and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 8 Al-Hala was beaten by Al-Najma on the road 104-97. Al-Manama destroyed Al-Ittihad on its own court 86-65.



Al-Najma - Al-Hala 104-97

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Al-Najma (4-2) beat 5th ranked Al-Hala (2-5) in Manama 104-97 on Thursday. Al-Najma have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 4-2 record having four points less than leader Nuwaidrat. Loser Al-Hala keeps the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with Issa Town. Al-Najma will meet league's second-placed Al-Muharraq in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al-Hala will play against Al-Ittihad in Manama and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Issa Town - Nuwaidrat 66-103

An interesting game for Nuwaidrat (6-0) which played road game in Issa Town against 4th ranked Issa Town (2-5). Top-ranked Nuwaidrat had an easy win 103-66. Nuwaidrat have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-0 record. Issa Town lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with Al-Hala. Nuwaidrat will play against league's second-placed Sitra at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Issa Town will play against Bahrain Club and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Al-Ahli - Al-Muharraq 58-88

An interesting game for Al-Muharraq (6-2) which played road game in Manama against 4th ranked Al-Ahli (2-4). Second ranked Al-Muharraq had an easy win 88-58. Al-Muharraq maintains second position with 6-2 record behind leader Nuwaidrat. Al-Ahli lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with four games lost. They share the position with Bahrain Club. Al-Muharraq will meet at home Al-Najma (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Al-Ahli will play against the league's leader Al-Manama and hope to secure a win.

Bahrain Club - Samaheej 72-66

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Manama: Bahrain Club (#5) and Samaheej (#2). Bahrain Club (2-4) won against visiting Samaheej (3-4) 72-66. Bahrain Club moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al-Ahli. Samaheej at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. Bahrain Club is looking forward to face Issa Town (#5) on the road in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round.

Al-Manama - Al-Ittihad 86-65

Very expected game when bottom-ranked Al-Ittihad (0-8) was smashed on the road by top-ranked Al-Manama (7-0) 86-65 on Saturday. Al-Manama have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 7-0 record. Loser Al-Ittihad still closes the standings with eight games lost. Al-Manama's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Al-Ahli.