- Week Nine saw Shukr and Yaqeen end in a 3-3- tie, Ikhlas come up with a huge win over Ridha, Ihsan demolish shorthanded Emaan and Haya escape with a win over Sabr.
Three Stars of the Week for March 15th:
1st Star: Sufyan Shaikh (Ikhlas): 2 Goals, GWG
2nd Star: Humza Ali (Haya): 2 Goals, GWG
3rd Star: Osman Buttar (Shukr): 1 Goal, 2 Assists
Here are the Divisional Standings after Week Nine:
Mecca Division
| RANK | TEAM | GP | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | POINTS | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Haya | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 2 | Ikhlas | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| 3 | Ridha | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | Sabr | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
* 4th place in the Division does not make the playoffs
Medina Division
RANK
| TEAM |
GP
|
WINS
|
LOSSES
|
TIES
|
POINTS
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
| 1 | Ihsan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| 2 | Yaqeen | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 3 |
| 3 | Shukr | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 23 | -1 |
| 4 | Emaan | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 36 | -17 |
* 4th place in the Division does not make the playoffs
- Week Ten wraps up the regular season, the playoff teams may be locked in but their seeding is not so the last set of games will impact Playoff Match-Ups.
- For the Medina division, both Yaqeen and Shukr had a chance to put themselves into a great position to grab first place however they ended up in a tie which was the best scenario for division Leader Ihsan. Yaqeen probably came out worse as had they defeated Shukr then their Week Ten game against Ihsan would have have required a simple win to take first whereas now they need to win by a large margin to jump into first place now.
- Ridha is another team that dropped a chance to take first place as their loss to Ikhlas combined with Haya's win locked up the Mecca Division. Ridha had some issue with players showing up on time that resulted in some early challenges but Ikhlas had a great gameplan drawn up by Coach K and they stuck to it. The result was Ridha being unable to generate much offensively and managed a mere 10 shots on net.
- Emaan was already eliminated going into their game against Ihsan with only pride left to play for but seems like for many pride was worth defending last Friday as a handful of players showed up to bravely try and match-up against the first place team. The first half was close with Ihsan up 1-0 and two minutes into the 2nd half it was a 2-1 game before the wheels came off and Ihsan scored five goals in a row. Some questioned the sportsmanship of some of the Ihsan players who were trying to pad their stats. Notably ex-Emaan players Arif Bijabhai tried to take it easy on his ex-team by putting up a goose-egg.
- Haya pulled off another smash and grab job against Sabr as the latter controlled much of the play being desperate for a win but late in the second and the game tied at 2-2 Sabr had to pull their goalie allowing Haya to score an empty netter to grab the win.
- Emaan got crushed but one of their players impressed the crowd as Sulmaan Azmat was a man possessed on the floor putting up a Goal and an Assist and stood out for his team. After the game Emaan GM sullenly noted that he made a mistake by not getting Azmat's fiancée to come out to more games as clearly he could have gotten a MVP performance from his teammate if she was in the crowd.
- With their loss to Haya, Sabr is now officially eliminated from the post-season and has to look back and wonder what might have been. A good team on paper they let games slip away early in the season and ending up with four ties (although their loss last week to Haya should have ended up in a tie had they not pulled the goalie so make it five ties) shows how close they were. If they managed to turn two of those into wins they would be a point out of a playoff spot.
- Ihsan has been on fire of late and it appears to coincide with their acquisition of Adeel Awan from Sabr (via Emaan). Awan gave his new team a versatile player with leadership skills and they are undefeated since he joined their team, amassing three wins and two ties.
- Arif Khan makes his return tonight as he is planning to join the Sabr lineup. He was out of the country when he was dealt and was moved three times this season so he may show up at 8pm just to cover his bases if he is not sure what team he is currently on.
- After watching the bludgeoning that Ihsan handed to Emaan, an observer noted that Emaan resembled the Fyre Festival, lots of anticipation and looked great on paper but when it came time for the product it was a disaster of epic proportions. Ironically enough, one of the Emaan GMs in Fahad Mallik is traveling to is this seasons version of the Fyre Festival, it looked good on paper but when it came time to put the team into action...a catastrophe of epic proportions.
- The scoring race is up for grabs still, after the big game for Ihsan where Razi Ahmed ended with 7 Points and Farooq Khan finished with 6 Points they are the top two in the league with 17 and 16 points respectively. Humza Ali has had another strong season and is tied for third with Osman Buttar with 14 points each.
- For Goalies, Zayd Agjee has a slight lead in GAA over Fahad Mohammad of Haya so tonight will decide the winner.
- Sufyan Kazi has almost wrapped up the dubious "brass knuckles" award for leading the league in penalties, he has managed to take at least one penalty in each game he has played this season.
- The playoffs will have a number of new faces to it this time as guys who are counted on to make a deep playoff run like Waqar Khan, Ahmad Ibrahim and Ahmad Mobin are all eliminated.
- The (unofficial) Playoff Picture for the Teams breaks down as follows:
Mecca Division:
Haya - Clinched first in the Mecca Division, a win in Week Ten locks up first overall for the playoffs
Ikhlas - A win in Week Ten gives them second place
Ridha - A disappointing defeat to Ikhlas cost them second, a win and some help can get them back into the second spot
Sabr - Playoffs are out of the question but playing spoiler to Ridha and pride is enough to motivate Sabr for their last game
Medina Division:
Ihsan - Need a win or tie over Yaqeen to lock up first in the Medina Division,
Yaqeen - A win by five goals over Ihsan should give them first place as it would go through multiple tie breakers and be settled on Goals Scored
Shukr - A win combined with Yaqeen loss gives them second
Emaan - Playoffs are out of the question but playing spoiler to Shukr and pride is enough to motivate Emaan for their last game, hopefully the drubbing at the hands of Ihsan will wake them up; they also do not want to end the season without a win
- Curious about the playoffs? You should be since that's what these games are leading up to! Playoffs start on March 29th with the QuarterFinal games for each division in a one-game elimination between 2nd and 3rd for each division. April 5th and 12th will feature the Semi-Finals for each division with 1st vs the winner of 2nd/3rd in a two-game series. April 19th and 26th will be the Finals in another two-game series.
- Week Ten wraps up the regular season, the playoff teams may be locked in but their seeding is not so the last set of games will impact Playoff Match-Ups.
- For the Medina division, both Yaqeen and Shukr had a chance to put themselves into a great position to grab first place however they ended up in a tie which was the best scenario for division Leader Ihsan. Yaqeen probably came out worse as had they defeated Shukr then their Week Ten game against Ihsan would have have required a simple win to take first whereas now they need to win by a large margin to jump into first place now.
- Ridha is another team that dropped a chance to take first place as their loss to Ikhlas combined with Haya's win locked up the Mecca Division. Ridha had some issue with players showing up on time that resulted in some early challenges but Ikhlas had a great gameplan drawn up by Coach K and they stuck to it. The result was Ridha being unable to generate much offensively and managed a mere 10 shots on net.
- Emaan was already eliminated going into their game against Ihsan with only pride left to play for but seems like for many pride was worth defending last Friday as a handful of players showed up to bravely try and match-up against the first place team. The first half was close with Ihsan up 1-0 and two minutes into the 2nd half it was a 2-1 game before the wheels came off and Ihsan scored five goals in a row. Some questioned the sportsmanship of some of the Ihsan players who were trying to pad their stats. Notably ex-Emaan players Arif Bijabhai tried to take it easy on his ex-team by putting up a goose-egg.
- Haya pulled off another smash and grab job against Sabr as the latter controlled much of the play being desperate for a win but late in the second and the game tied at 2-2 Sabr had to pull their goalie allowing Haya to score an empty netter to grab the win.
- Emaan got crushed but one of their players impressed the crowd as Sulmaan Azmat was a man possessed on the floor putting up a Goal and an Assist and stood out for his team. After the game Emaan GM sullenly noted that he made a mistake by not getting Azmat's fiancée to come out to more games as clearly he could have gotten a MVP performance from his teammate if she was in the crowd.
- With their loss to Haya, Sabr is now officially eliminated from the post-season and has to look back and wonder what might have been. A good team on paper they let games slip away early in the season and ending up with four ties (although their loss last week to Haya should have ended up in a tie had they not pulled the goalie so make it five ties) shows how close they were. If they managed to turn two of those into wins they would be a point out of a playoff spot.
- Ihsan has been on fire of late and it appears to coincide with their acquisition of Adeel Awan from Sabr (via Emaan). Awan gave his new team a versatile player with leadership skills and they are undefeated since he joined their team, amassing three wins and two ties.
- Arif Khan makes his return tonight as he is planning to join the Sabr lineup. He was out of the country when he was dealt and was moved three times this season so he may show up at 8pm just to cover his bases if he is not sure what team he is currently on.
- After watching the bludgeoning that Ihsan handed to Emaan, an observer noted that Emaan resembled the Fyre Festival, lots of anticipation and looked great on paper but when it came time for the product it was a disaster of epic proportions. Ironically enough, one of the Emaan GMs in Fahad Mallik is traveling to is this seasons version of the Fyre Festival, it looked good on paper but when it came time to put the team into action...a catastrophe of epic proportions.
- The scoring race is up for grabs still, after the big game for Ihsan where Razi Ahmed ended with 7 Points and Farooq Khan finished with 6 Points they are the top two in the league with 17 and 16 points respectively. Humza Ali has had another strong season and is tied for third with Osman Buttar with 14 points each.
- For Goalies, Zayd Agjee has a slight lead in GAA over Fahad Mohammad of Haya so tonight will decide the winner.
- Sufyan Kazi has almost wrapped up the dubious "brass knuckles" award for leading the league in penalties, he has managed to take at least one penalty in each game he has played this season.
- The playoffs will have a number of new faces to it this time as guys who are counted on to make a deep playoff run like Waqar Khan, Ahmad Ibrahim and Ahmad Mobin are all eliminated.
- The (unofficial) Playoff Picture for the Teams breaks down as follows:
Mecca Division:
Haya - Clinched first in the Mecca Division, a win in Week Ten locks up first overall for the playoffs
Ikhlas - A win in Week Ten gives them second place
Ridha - A disappointing defeat to Ikhlas cost them second, a win and some help can get them back into the second spot
Sabr - Playoffs are out of the question but playing spoiler to Ridha and pride is enough to motivate Sabr for their last game
Medina Division:
Ihsan - Need a win or tie over Yaqeen to lock up first in the Medina Division,
Yaqeen - A win by five goals over Ihsan should give them first place as it would go through multiple tie breakers and be settled on Goals Scored
Shukr - A win combined with Yaqeen loss gives them second
Emaan - Playoffs are out of the question but playing spoiler to Shukr and pride is enough to motivate Emaan for their last game, hopefully the drubbing at the hands of Ihsan will wake them up; they also do not want to end the season without a win
- Curious about the playoffs? You should be since that's what these games are leading up to! Playoffs start on March 29th with the QuarterFinal games for each division in a one-game elimination between 2nd and 3rd for each division. April 5th and 12th will feature the Semi-Finals for each division with 1st vs the winner of 2nd/3rd in a two-game series. April 19th and 26th will be the Finals in another two-game series.
Make sure to follow us and get your friends to follow us as well (this is another way you can help grow the league!):
- If you somehow missed it, here are some of the video clips the league has put up to start the season along with our Podcasts:
- Pre-Draft GM Interviews
- If you somehow missed it, here are some of the video clips the league has put up to start the season along with our Podcasts:
- Pre-Draft GM Interviews
- Listen in on our First League Podcast! Belal Hafeez of Shukr drops in with some health and fitness tips.
- Listen in on Podcast Two featuring Abdu Sharkawy and Ahmad "Black Panther" Ibrahim who weigh in on a number of topics
Make sure to follow us and get your friends to follow us as well (this is another way you can help grow the league!):
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- Listen in on Podcast Two featuring Abdu Sharkawy and Ahmad "Black Panther" Ibrahim who weigh in on a number of topics
Make sure to follow us and get your friends to follow us as well (this is another way you can help grow the league!):
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