Power Rankings - Spring Season - Week Three

2017 SPRING SEASON POWER RANKINGS
RANK	TEAM	RECORD	UP/DOWN	COMMENTS
1	Shukr	2-0-1		Shukr stays at the top but were unimpressive in theri 3-1 win over Emaan last week considering their opponent had only two subs.  Emaan played a very defensive game which made it difficult to generate offense but observers were expecting a blowout so Shukr takes a hit for not delivering.  A big test against a strong Sabr squad is up next and a better measure for this team.
2	Yaqeen	2-1-0		Yaqeen played a complete game to grind out a 2-0 win over Ikhlas.  They took an early lead and suffocated the Ikhlas offense the rest of the way not allowing them much space to create.  A cross divisional game against veteran Haya is up next.
3	Sabr	2-1-0		Sabr pulled out a key win over shorthanded Ridha in Week Three, Ridha may have been missing some of their top players but Sabr built up an early lead and despite a pair of late goals from Ridha they did not panic and sealed the win with an empty netter from their third line.
4	Haya	2-1-0		Haya pulled out a big win over Ihsan in Week Three but must feel a bit concerned about how the win played out.  A dominant first half saw them leading 4-0 only to have Ihsan score three straight goals in the second to make the win a lot closer than they wanted.  A tough test against Yaqeen is up next.
5	Ridha	1-2-0		Ridha has struggled in their past two games and no coincidence that Shaukat Khan was away for both losses.  The team needs him along with their other top players in the lineup to have a chance.  That said they have been getting good performances from Abdu Sharkawy and Ahmad Ibrahim who are the teams top two scorers.  A game against struggling Emaan is up next along with a chance to get back into the win column.
6	Ihsan	1-2-0		Ihsan may have lost their game last week to Haya but showed some great effort in the second half to turn what seemed to be a Haya blowout into a one-goal loss.  The team has been ravaged by injuries which is what has hurt their chances to be higher in the standings this season.  They face last place Ikhlas in Week Four so a chance for them to even their record.
7	Emaan	1-2-0		Emaan dropped their game last week against Shukr but put out a great effort considering they only had two subs.  A tight defensive game was the strategy and for the most part it worked as they kept the game bottled up but a chance to tie the game with a penalty shot was missed and an empty netter sealed their fate.  A game against injury riddled Ihsan is up next.
8	Ikhlas	0-2-1		Ikhlas dropped another game, this time losing to Yaqeen 2-0.  They solved their issues from the first two games of the season as they only took one penalty but their offense was not able to get on the same page as Yaqeen took an early lead and settled back into a defensive position to hold it the rest of the way.  Ikhlas is a talented team so only a matter of time before they turn things around.