Premier League Round 5 (Regular Season): #1 Al-Najma is defeated by 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-Najma (3-1) in Manama on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Al-Ahli (3-3) 67-63. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al-Najma. Al-Ahli maintains fourth place with 3-3 record. Al-Najma at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. Al-Ahli's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Nuwaidrat.
Important game to mention about took place in Manama. Leader Al-Ittihad (4-0) saved a 2-point derby victory on the road edging second-ranked Samaheej (3-2) 72-70 in the game for the first place. Al-Ittihad have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Samaheej at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Al-Manama and Sitra. Al-Ittihad will play against Issa Town (#5) on the road in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round.
A very close game took place in Sitra between Sitra and Samaheej. Third ranked Sitra (3-2) got a very close home victory over second-ranked Samaheej (3-2). Sitra managed to escape with a 2-point win 71-69 in the fight for the second place. Sitra moved-up to second place, which they share with Al-Manama and Samaheej. Sitra will meet Bahrain Club (#4) in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 5: winless Issa Town lost to Bahrain Club on the opponent's court 68-78. Nuwaidrat lost to defending champion Al-Muharraq in a home game 61-85. Al-Manama recorded a loss to Al-Hala on the road 65-69. Sitra defeated Issa Town on its own court 93-76. Al-Ahli beat Nuwaidrat in Manama 88-80. Al-Hala was destroyed by Al-Najma at home 67-90. Al-Manama lost to undefeated Al-Muharraq on the opponent's court 61-77.



Bahrain Club - Issa Town 78-68

The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Issa Town's (0-5) road loss to fourth ranked Bahrain Club (2-3) 68-78 on Wednesday. Bahrain Club maintains fourth place with 2-3 record. Loser Issa Town still closes the standings with five games lost. Bahrain Club will meet at home higher ranked Sitra (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Issa Town will play against the league's leader Al-Ittihad and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Al-Ahli - Al-Najma 67-63

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Al-Najma (3-1) in Manama on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Al-Ahli (3-3) 67-63. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al-Najma. Al-Ahli maintains fourth place with 3-3 record. Al-Najma at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. Al-Ahli's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Nuwaidrat.

Sitra - Samaheej 71-69

A very close game took place in Sitra between Sitra and Samaheej. Third ranked Sitra (3-2) got a very close home victory over second-ranked Samaheej (3-2). Sitra managed to escape with a 2-point win 71-69 in the fight for the second place. Sitra moved-up to second place, which they share with Al-Manama and Samaheej. Sitra will meet Bahrain Club (#4) in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round.

Nuwaidrat - Al-Muharraq 61-85

Rather predictable result in Manama where leader Al-Muharraq (5-0) smashed 5th ranked Nuwaidrat (1-5) 85-61 on Thursday. Al-Muharraq have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record. Nuwaidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with five games lost. They share it with Al-Hala. Al-Muharraq will meet at home Al-Hala (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Nuwaidrat's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Manama Al-Ahli.

Al-Hala - Al-Manama 69-65

There was an upset in Muharraq where second-ranked Al-Manama (3-2) was defeated by sixth ranked Al-Hala (1-5) 69-65 on Friday. Al-Hala left bottom position moving up to fifth place, which they share with Nuwaidrat. Loser Al-Manama keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Sitra and Samaheej. Al-Hala will meet league's leader Al-Muharraq in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. 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-Najma.

Sitra - Issa Town 93-76

Everything went according to plan when third ranked Sitra (3-2) beat at home bottom-ranked Issa Town (0-5) 93-76 on Wednesday. Sitra moved-up to second place, which they share with Al-Manama and Samaheej. Loser Issa Town still closes the standings with five games lost. Sitra will meet Bahrain Club (#4) in the next round. Issa Town will play against the league's leader Al-Ittihad and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Nuwaidrat - Al-Ahli 80-88

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Nuwaidrat's (1-5) home loss to fourth ranked Al-Ahli (3-3) 80-88 on Thursday. Al-Ahli maintains fourth place with 3-3 record. Nuwaidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with five games lost. They share it with Al-Hala. Al-Ahli's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena .

Al-Hala - Al-Najma 67-90

No shocking result in a game in Muharraq where third ranked Al-Najma (3-1) outleveled 6th ranked Al-Hala (1-5) 90-67 on Thursday. Al-Najma have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Al-Hala lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. They share it with Nuwaidrat. Al-Najma will meet at home Al-Manama (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Al-Hala will play against the league's leader Al-Muharraq in Al Muharraq and hope to win that game.

Samaheej - Al-Ittihad 70-72

Important game to mention about took place in Manama. Leader Al-Ittihad (4-0) saved a 2-point derby victory on the road edging second-ranked Samaheej (3-2) 72-70 in the game for the first place. Al-Ittihad have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Samaheej at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Al-Manama and Sitra. Al-Ittihad will play against Issa Town (#5) on the road in the next round. Samaheej will have a break next round.

Al-Muharraq - Al-Manama 77-61

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Al-Manama's (3-2) road loss to leader Al-Muharraq (5-0) 61-77 on Saturday. Al-Muharraq have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 5-0 record. Loser Al-Manama keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Sitra and Samaheej. Al-Muharraq will meet at home Al-Hala (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. 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-Najma.