Premier League Round 1: Al Ashrafiyah is defeated by Kofer Yoba

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Al Ashrafiyah at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Kofer Yoba 76-71. Kofer Yoba forced 20 Al Ashrafiyah turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 27 personal fouls committed by Al Ashrafiyah helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Deardo Bomebo (196-1998, college: Alabama St.) stepped up and scored 20 points and 4 assists for the winners and Palestinian center Yousef Shatat (210-1994) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Mohammad Al Buheiri responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Al Ashrafiyah's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Kofer Yoba is looking forward to face Al Jubaiha at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Al Ashrafiyah will play against Orthodox in Amman and is hoping to win this game.
Very significant was Al Ahli's 33-point road victory against Al Jubaiha 104-71. American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) nailed a double-double by scoring 30 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Zane Najdawi accounted for 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Guyanese-American forward Kevin Mickle (201-1993, college: Ohio) came up with 33 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for Al Jubaiha in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Al Ahli's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Amman to the arena Al Riyadi.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Amman: Orthodox and Al Riyadi. Al Riyadi was defeated at home 68-77 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Ahmad Alhamarsheh fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners. Orthodox's coach Harry Savaya used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Brandon Spearman produced 27 points for lost side. Orthodox will meet at home Al Ashrafiyah in the next round. Al Riyadi's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Amman Al Ahli.

Al Ashrafiyah - Kofer Yoba 71-76

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Al Ashrafiyah at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Kofer Yoba 76-71. Kofer Yoba forced 20 Al Ashrafiyah turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 27 personal fouls committed by Al Ashrafiyah helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Deardo Bomebo (196-1998, college: Alabama St.) stepped up and scored 20 points and 4 assists for the winners and Palestinian center Yousef Shatat (210-1994) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Mohammad Al Buheiri responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Musa Abu Hussein scored 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Al Ashrafiyah's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Kofer Yoba is looking forward to face Al Jubaiha at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Al Ashrafiyah will play against Orthodox in Amman and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Al Ashrafiyah: A.Buheiri Mohammad 19+10reb+3ast, B.Sultan 10+5ast, B.Jalal Al 9+4reb+3ast, A.Hussein Musa 9+5reb+4ast, Y.Alaa 6+8reb, T.Mohammad 6+4reb+1ast
Kofer Yoba: D.Day 20+3reb+4ast, Y.Shatat 12+9reb+4ast, A.Jamal Jbara 12+1reb+6ast, M.Bakeer 9+4reb, I.Alnassir 9+8reb+3ast, A.Al Momani 6+5reb+1ast

Al Jubaiha - Al Ahli 71-104

Very significant was Al Ahli's 33-point road victory against Al Jubaiha 104-71. Al Ahli forced 20 Al Jubaiha turnovers and outrebounded them 48-33 including a 33-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) nailed a double-double by scoring 30 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and the former international forward Zane Najdawi (201-1996, college: Citadel) accounted for 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Tarin is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Al Ahli players scored in double figures. Guyanese-American forward Kevin Mickle (201-1993, college: Ohio) came up with 33 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds and point guard Mitri Bosheh (180-1996) added 4 points and 6 assists respectively for Al Jubaiha in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Al Ahli's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Amman to the arena Al Riyadi.
Top scorers:
Al Jubaiha: K.Mickle 33+9reb, Q.Ahmed 10+1ast, A.Mohammad 8+3reb, Y.Al-Awamleh 6+5reb, A.Shmali Mohammad 5+3reb+1ast, B.Mitri 4+3reb+6ast
Al Ahli: G.Tarin 30+17reb+6ast, Z.Najdawi 18+9reb+4ast, S.Bzai 15+2reb+3ast, M.Abdeen 11+5ast, H.Mahmoud 9+6reb+1ast, D.Mohmoud 9+3reb+3ast

Al Riyadi - Orthodox 68-77

Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Amman: Orthodox and Al Riyadi. Al Riyadi was defeated at home 68-77 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Orthodox forced 20 Al Riyadi turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. International forward Ahmad Alhamarsheh (197-1987) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners. American guard Daxter Miles Jr. (190-1996, college: WVU, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 22 points and 6 rebounds. Orthodox's coach Harry Savaya used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American swingman Brandon Spearman (191-1991, college: Hawaii) produced 27 points and the former international forward Yazan Al Taweel (188-1993) added 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Orthodox will meet at home Al Ashrafiyah in the next round. Al Riyadi's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Amman Al Ahli.
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: B.Spearman 27+4reb+2ast, Y.Al Taweel 10+12reb+4ast, M.Mutleq 9+5reb, M.Kanaan 6+4reb+6ast, D.Adham 5, S.Nader 5+4reb
Orthodox: D.Miles Jr. 22+6reb+3ast, A.Alhamarsheh 18+12reb+8ast, A.Ashraf 17+4reb+1ast, H.Al-Faraj 5+3reb+5ast, K.Abuaboud 4+1reb+1ast, A.Ahmad 4



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