Superleague Round 4 (Regular Season): Al Naft defeat Al Kahraba in the closest game of the week

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 4 in the Superleague took place in Baghdad. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 4th ranked Al Kahraba (2-2) to top-ranked Al Naft (6-0) 74-71 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al Kahraba. Undefeated Al Naft have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 6-0 record. Al Kahraba at the other side keeps the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Al Hilla. Al Naft will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al Kahraba will play at home against the league's second-placed Al Karkh (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Nift Al-Shamal has registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Ghaz Al-Shamal (1-4) 67-64. Nift Al-Shamal left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with defeated Ghaz Al-Shamal. It was Ghaz Al-Shamal's fourth loss in a row. Nift Al-Shamal will play against bottom-ranked Al-Hashd (#11) in Baghdad in the next round. Ghaz Al-Shamal will play on the road against Al Shurtah in Baghdad and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Al-Hashd (0-4) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to top-ranked Al Karkh (3-0) 89-72 on Sunday evening. Al Karkh have a solid three-game winning streak. Newly promoted Al Karkh maintains second position with 3-0 record having 3 victories less than leader Al Naft. Loser Al-Hashd still closes the standings with four games lost. Al Karkh will meet Al Kahraba (#5) in the next round. Al-Hashd will play against Nift Al-Shamal (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 4 Al Shurtah lost to Al Hilla on the opponent's court 97-104.



Al Hilla - Al Shurtah 104-97

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Al Shurtah (1-2) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Al Hilla (2-2) 104-97 on Friday. Al Hilla moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al Kahraba. Loser Al Shurtah dropped to the seventh position with two games lost. Al Hilla will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al Shurtah will play against Ghaz Al-Shamal (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Nift Al-Shamal - Ghaz Al-Shamal 67-64

Nift Al-Shamal has registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Ghaz Al-Shamal (1-4) 67-64. Nift Al-Shamal left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with defeated Ghaz Al-Shamal. It was Ghaz Al-Shamal's fourth loss in a row. Nift Al-Shamal will play against bottom-ranked Al-Hashd (#11) in Baghdad in the next round. Ghaz Al-Shamal will play on the road against Al Shurtah in Baghdad and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Al-Hashd - Al Karkh 72-89

Bottom-ranked Al-Hashd (0-4) is still winless. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to top-ranked Al Karkh (3-0) 89-72 on Sunday evening. Al Karkh have a solid three-game winning streak. Newly promoted Al Karkh maintains second position with 3-0 record having 3 victories less than leader Al Naft. Loser Al-Hashd still closes the standings with four games lost. Al Karkh will meet Al Kahraba (#5) in the next round. Al-Hashd will play against Nift Al-Shamal (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Al Kahraba - Al Naft 71-74

The most exciting game of round 4 in the Superleague took place in Baghdad. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 4th ranked Al Kahraba (2-2) to top-ranked Al Naft (6-0) 74-71 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al Kahraba. Al Naft have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 6-0 record. Al Kahraba at the other side keeps the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Al Hilla. Al Naft will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al Kahraba will play at home against the league's second-placed Al Karkh (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.