Wednesday 16 December 2015

Power Rankings Tier-2 - Playoffs

2015 FALL LEAGUE TIER-2 POWER RANKINGS
RANKTEAMRECORDUP/DOWNCOMMENTS
1Shukr7-0-3Shukr got the win last week and locked in their undefeated regular season.  They boast a strong balance with a deep set of forwards and an experienced defense core and solid work in net from
Yusuf Kapoor.  They go into the playoffs as the top seed and playing well as a team.
2Ikhlas5-4-1The Ikhlas struggles continue as they finished the season on a three game losing streak but still managed to hang onto second place as Haya was not able to capitalize.  They benefit from the first round bye and need it to figure out where things went wrong during their recent slide.
3Haya5-5-0Despite losing their last two games (and not taking advantage of the chance to pass Ikhlas into second), Haya managed to hold onto third place by virtue of a tie-breaker over Emaan.  Now a first round game against Sabr awaits whom they defeated twice in the regular season with both games ending with a 3-2 score.
4Emaan4-4-2Emaan had an unexpected run at the end of the season which saw them undefeated in their final four, winning the last three games.  They managed to tie Haya in the standings but a tiebreaker sees them end in fourth.  Their reward is a tough first round game against Ihsan.
5Ihsan3-5-2Ihsan ended their season on a high with a gritty 3-2 win over Ikhlas.  With their full roster they boast a strong line-up and despite the regular season struggles, Coach K feels he will be able to get this team to the finals.
6Sabr2-8-0Sabr were defeated 5-0 in their final game but with only one sub the score doesn't do their effort justice.  Down 1-0 at the half they finally brokedown in the second half but a great effort by the players who showed up.  Sabr now gets to face Haya in the first round of the playoffs who swept them in the regular season.

Tuesday 8 December 2015

Power Rankings Tier-2 - Week Ten

2015 FALL LEAGUE TIER-2 POWER RANKINGS
RANKTEAMRECORDUP/DOWNCOMMENTS
1Shukr6-0-3Shukr got a win after a pair of ties and are still undefeated going into the final week - that said their 9-2 win over Ihsan came against an empty net.  The win last week clinches Shukr first place and a bye into the semifinals.
Shukr closes their regular season with a game against Haya whom they defeated earlier in the season by a 3-0 score.
2Ikhlas5-3-1Ikhlas has now lost back to back games and not only saw their chance to jump into first vanish as now they are clinging onto second place.  Their loss last week to last place Sabr had to hurt on many levels as Waqar Khan was not able to have the big game his team wanted to take the lead in league scoring.
Ikhlas closes out their season against Ihsan and need a win to clinch the second seed.
3Haya5-4-0Haya went into their game against Emaan short their regular goalie and a pair of key players in Salman Khalid and Salman Syed, the loss of those key players showed as they fell behind early and were not able to recover.  The loss also cost Haya the chance to leapfrog over Ikhlas into second place.
Haya will finish their season against first place Shukr and still have a chance to move up in the standings but must win their game first before looking for help.
4Emaan3-4-2Emaan has surprisingly won their last two and are undefeated in their last three games.  They took advantage of a depleted Haya in Week Nine
but a win is a win.  Strong play has seen Emaan jump into fourth where they are pretty much locked in as they cannot move up to third with a win and the worst they can finish is in fifth.
Emaan meets Sabr in their last game of the season.
5Ihsan2-5-2Ihsan got mauled by Shukr last week, the empty net doing them in as Shukr showed no mercy to their shorthanded opponent.  Ihsan is winless in their last five games and need to turn things around going into the playoffs.
Ihsan will face Ikhlas in their regular season finale 
6Sabr2-7-0Sabr got their second win of the season with a surprising defeat of Ikhlas.  Despite their struggles this season, a Sabr win combined with an Ihsan loss could see them move up to fifth.
Sabr will face Emaan in their regular season finale and have Ahmad Hathout looking to wrap up his second consecutive scoring title.