Superleague Round 4 (Second Stage): Sanaye lose their first game against Rafsanjan

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Sanaye (4-1) on the court of tenth ranked Rafsanjan on Monday night. Visitors were rolled over by Rafsanjan 98-79. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sanaye. Rafsanjan moved-up to ninth place, which they share with defeated Sanaye.
Important game to mention about took place in Gorgan. Top-ranked Gorgan (3-0) saved a 2-point victory at home edging one of their biggest challengers Zob Ahan (1-2) 82-80 in the game for the first place. Gorgan have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 3-0 record, which they share with Kerman. Zob Ahan at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 5 other teams.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Naft Abadan (1-2) against fourth ranked Kalleh (1-2) on Saturday night. Visiting Naft Abadan was defeated by Kalleh in a tough game in Amol 75-79. Kalleh left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Naft Abadan.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 4: Raad destroyed Azarshahr on the opponent's court 20-0. Mahram unfortunately lost to Parsa in a home game 74-83. Arak lost to undefeated Kerman on the road 56-89.

Rafsanjan - Sanaye 98-79

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Sanaye (4-1) on the court of tenth ranked Rafsanjan on Monday night. Visitors were rolled over by Rafsanjan 98-79. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sanaye. Rafsanjan moved-up to ninth place, which they share with defeated Sanaye.

Azarshahr - Raad 0-20

The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Azarshahr's (0-6) home loss to eleventh ranked Raad (2-2) 0-20 on Monday. Raad maintains eleventh position with 2-2 record. Newly promoted Azarshahr still closes the standings with six games lost.

Kalleh - Naft Abadan 79-75

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Naft Abadan (1-2) against fourth ranked Kalleh (1-2) on Saturday night. Visiting Naft Abadan was defeated by Kalleh in a tough game in Amol 75-79. Kalleh left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Naft Abadan.

Gorgan - Zob Ahan 82-80

Important game to mention about took place in Gorgan. Top-ranked Gorgan (3-0) saved a 2-point victory at home edging one of their biggest challengers Zob Ahan (1-2) 82-80 in the game for the first place. Gorgan have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 3-0 record, which they share with Kerman. Zob Ahan at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 5 other teams.

Mahram - Parsa 74-83

There was a small surprise in Tehran where eighth ranked Parsa (1-2) defeated 6th ranked Mahram (1-2) 83-74 on Saturday. Parsa left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Mahram.

Kerman - Arak 89-56

Not a big story in a game when 7th ranked Arak (1-2) was rolled over on the road by top-ranked Kerman (3-0) 89-56 on Saturday. Kerman have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Gorgan. Newly promoted Arak dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 5 other teams.