Superleague Round 18 (Regular Season): Al Kahraba is defeated by Al Naft in a derby game

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The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Baghdad: Al Naft (#2) and Al Kahraba (#6). Al Naft (10-3) won against visiting Al Kahraba (5-7) 94-81. Al Naft have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 10-3 record having just two points less than leader Al-Difaa. Al Kahraba at the other side keeps the sixth place with seven games lost.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Al Karkh (8-4) against tenth ranked Zakho (3-8) on Saturday night. Visiting Al Karkh was defeated by Zakho in Zakho 82-67. Zakho moved-up to ninth place. Newly promoted Al Karkh dropped to the fourth position with four games lost.
9th ranked Ghaz Al-Shamal (3-12) was outscored at home by fourth ranked Al Shurtah (8-3) with the biggest margin this round 90-62 on Friday night. Al Shurtah have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Ghaz Al-Shamal lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with 12 games lost.




Ghaz Al-Shamal - Al Shurtah 62-90

9th ranked Ghaz Al-Shamal (3-12) was outscored at home by fourth ranked Al Shurtah (8-3) with the biggest margin this round 90-62 on Friday night. Al Shurtah have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Ghaz Al-Shamal lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with 12 games lost.

Al Naft - Al Kahraba 94-81

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Baghdad: Al Naft (#2) and Al Kahraba (#6). Al Naft (10-3) won against visiting Al Kahraba (5-7) 94-81. Al Naft have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 10-3 record having just two points less than leader Al-Difaa. Al Kahraba at the other side keeps the sixth place with seven games lost.

Zakho - Al Karkh 82-67

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Al Karkh (8-4) against tenth ranked Zakho (3-8) on Saturday night. Visiting Al Karkh was defeated by Zakho in Zakho 82-67. Zakho moved-up to ninth place. Newly promoted Al Karkh dropped to the fourth position with four games lost.