Power Rankings - Spring Season - Week Three

2017 SPRING SEASON POWER RANKINGS
RANK	TEAM	RECORD	UP/DOWN	COMMENTS
1	Emaan	2-0-2		Emaan played two games last week and came out with a win and a tie, vaulting themselves into first place.  They have the leagues best offense (goals scored) and have played well defensively particularly with Yusuf Kapoor bailing them out of breakdowns in their own zone.  They are in a strong position for a top finish if they can maintain consistency although they need to watch out for the penalties as they have been taking a few too many this season.
2	Taqwa	1-0-0		Taqwa has only played one game and it certainly didn't start off well as Sabr was all over them for most of it, but Taqwa demonstrated some veteran guile as they soaked up the pressure and turned it into a solid comeback win with three goals in the final two minutes.
3	Haya	0-0-2		Haya starts games off well - they just cannot finish them.  Two games where they held a lead and both ended as a tie - last week was painful surrendering a goal with just 3.5 seconds left.  They get a tough match-up with 1st Place Emaan but this team has good balance and strong goaltending so if they can figure out how to hold a lead they are in good shape.
4	Sabr	1-2-1		Last week was a brutal one for Sabr, two games played and both lost.  The doubleheader was not expected to be easy but Sabr seemed to burn out in their game one loss and were flat in game two.  Their first game had them dominating play and leading with two minutes left before the wheels fell off with Tawqa scoring three goals to take the game.  Right after that loss they faced Emaan who built a two goal lead before a late PP marker made it a 2-1 game but that's how it ended.  With four games played Sabr has only given up six goals which is a great defensive output, their offense however has been poor - take away their 6-0 win and Sabr is averaging a goal a game which needs to change.
5	Yaqeen	0-1-1		Yaqeen opened the season with a major defeat and struggled at times last week but a gritty effort saw them salvage a tie against Haya.  When their full team is present this team is a threat but their defense is still a bit thin so any key player missing and things may get ugly on the backend.  Their high flying forwards get a chance to break out against struggling Ihsan.
6	Ihsan	0-1-2		How the mighty have fallen, last season Ihsan dominated with a solid defensive approach and took the championship.  This season has not gone as well, they drop to the bottom of the Power Rankings in part because of their poor performance and in part because we all want to give Yousuf Soliman the opportunity to sing "Started from the bottom."  Ihsan gets Yaqeen in Week Four and a win will give them a good boost in the standings.