Fall Season - Week Seven - October 26th

- Haya opened the night with a 2-0 win over Emaan, Taqwa controlled Shukr and won 3-1, Ihsan stole a late win from Ikhlas 4-3 and Ridha won their first game as they defeated Sabr 2-1.

Three Stars of the Week for October 12:
1st Star: Yusuf Ingar - Ridha (1 Goal, 1 Assist, GWG)
2nd Star: Huzaifa Panchbhaya - Taqwa (1 Goal, 1 Assist)
3rd Star: Arif Khan – Ikhlas (1 Goal, 2 Assists)

- Emaan had their undefeated streak stopped at two games as they started flat against Haya in Week Six and didn't get much going.  Some joked that the Pumpkin Spice in the water bottles for Orange had lost their magic.  Nonetheless Emaan faces Ridha this week in a game where both teams are battling to get back into the playoff picture so expect them to come out hard.

- Shukr was dominated by Taqwa in a big divisional game last week but the bright spot for them was the play of Yousuf Chatha whose hustle gave them a chance and his hard work earned him his first goal of the season.  

- Ikhlas had an eventful week with their roster, due to injuries they were forced to replace Nadir Hirji, Ikhlas nominated Madni Danial as the replacement but he was immediately scooped off waivers by Ridha who lost Haris Hyder as compensation.  Ikhlas then made a trade where they sent Farrukh Khan and newly acquired Haris Hyder to Shukr for Saajid Bhayat and Aamir Hanif.  To complete the roster turmoil, Ikhlas learned that Hani Soliman was lost for the season and chose Tahir Maroof as the replacement - Maroof passed waivers and joins Ikhlas tonight.

- Ridha picked up their first win of the season with a late winner off the stick of Yusuf Ingar - a turnabout from past games where they were the one losing the lead in the final minutes.

- Some observers questioned the approach of Shukr's braintrust, they have the worst offense in the league right now but went all-in to acquire Farrukh Khan, a strong physical defenseman but not a player that will start lighting the lamp for the team.  

- Here are your updated Divisional Standings after Week Six Games:

Medina:

RANK	TEAM	GP	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Yaqeen	5	3	1	1	7	19	9	10
2	Ihsan	5	2	1	2	6	16	16	0
3	Emaan	6	1	3	2	4	13	19	-6

  

Mecca:

RANK	TEAM	GP	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Haya	6	3	0	3	9	13	9	4
2	Sabr	7	2	3	2	6	13	16	-3
3	Ikhlas	6	0	4	2	2	13	18	-5

  

Jerusalem:

RANK	TEAM	GP	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Taqwa	5	4	0	1	9	17	11	6
2	Shukr	5	2	2	1	5	8	9	-1
3	Ridha	5	1	4	0	2	11	16	-5

- Some interesting races in play as teams jostle to win their division to grab a top seed going into the playoffs.   

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- If you somehow missed it, here are some of the Video clips the league has put up to start the season:

- Live Draft

- Post-Draft Analysis
- Draft Behind the Scenes

- 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

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