Spring Previews - Week Twelve - May 13th

Ikhlas vs Ihsan

Ikhlas had a thundering amount of momentum going into there match last week versus Emaan but unfortunately succumbed to their tenacious forwards in a 7-5 drubbing. Regardless, the green shirts have planted themselves in the wild card match and are set to confront Ihsan in a one game wonder. Ikhlas's roster isn't as proportionally balanced as others teams but withhold some pieces that are pivotal facets to winning this nail bitter  Saqib Khokhar and Idrees Deen's arrival has awarded this team a new identity. Humza Chaudhry and Arsalan Mian need to continue their offensive intrusion while Junaid Mohammad and Haris Mallick turn on the engines in the backend. Will Yusuf Kapoor be able to get his squad through this wild card game?

Ihsan suffered a jolting experience against Shukr last week. The red shirts were cornered in their own zone for most of the time and fell victim in a 4-1 spanking. Ihsan's narrative has been intriguing yet dramatic. Team red experienced many trials and tribulations all season long but managed to align their mission once Zaid Majoo set foot in the roster. Akin to Ikhlas, the notion of this squad making it to the wild card match was preposterous, but here they are! Expect Ahmed Hathout and Nadeem Faqiri to put the opposition under stress while Salman Khalid and GM Fuzail Thakur endure the onslaught of speed from Ikhlas's forwards. Will Zaid Majoo be able to handle the barrage of shots from the green shirts?  

Burning Questions?
Which team will win the wild card match and face Emaan?

Who's Hot?

Humza Chaudhry has attained some serious numbers and sits within the top five amongst scoring leaders.

Player To Watch:

Expect Ahmad Hathout to pull all the rabbits from the hat against Ikhlas. The brawny forward will need to provide some offensive punch in getting the red shirts through the night.

Haya vs Shukr

Haya faced a skeleton roster of Sabr and laughed away the night in a 6-1 beating. GM Zuhair Fancy's team wasted no time in dehydrating the opposition and bidding them a final farewell as Sabr was eliminated from any playoff anticipation. Earlier in the season, there was a concern where the avenues of scoring would originate from. Well, judging from their stats there's no ceiling for Haya when offence is concerned. Waqar Khan, Farooq Sani and Azhar Kalair will need to be the gateways in getting Haya through the first game jitters. Farrukh Khan and Sajid Bhayat must be A1 in the backend while netminder Kaunain Saiyed looks to silence Shukr's lethal weapons. Will Haya be able to overthrow Shukr? 

There's a heap load of depth in Shukr, but it doesn't mean that their unbeatable. Shukr has had a few bad games but when they've clicked it's been absolutely bruising for the opposition. Despite having a wiser roster, GM Kashif Taqiuddin's squad will make sure Haya endures a taxing experience. Unlike Haya's reserve of offence, Shukr has been blessed with many arms that can score and defensive studs that will regret you pondered the thought of crossing the blue line. Salem Malik, Aazar Zafar and Ali Murtaza will be the key guys that will interrogate Kaunain Saiyed while buddies Luqman Arshad, Sadat Malik and Naiem Malik barricade Yasir Hussain. Will Shukr's experience counter Haya's speedy forwards? 

Burning Questions?
Which team will draw first blood and win game one?

Who's Hot?

Saleem Malik has been on fire with his offensive production. The resilient forward will be on the radar for Haya.

Player To Watch:

Waqar Khan is always the player to watch. Khan will be the focal point of the night for Shukr.

Emaan vs TBD

The orange shirts put a smackdown on the kids of Ikhlas as GM Ibrahim Hindy and company marched off the arena floor in an assuring 7-5 win. Emaan will eagerly await to discover who their foes are as the winner of the wild card game catches their breath to battle Emaan. Nonetheless, Emaan has had the number of both Ikhlas and Ihsan yet have faced adversity with the two in the recent half of the season. GM Ibrahim Hindy, Yousuf Sowdagar and Gehad Al-Hundi have had a record year with their stats and will be a behemoth versus Ikhlas or Ihsan. As mentioned before, the only thing that'll sting Emaan's rear end is their defence. The orange shirts have the most goals for and coincidently permitted the most goals against. Emaan will need to cover the defensive gaps if their agenda is the the championships. Will Arif Bijabhai get back on the scoresheet? Will Emaan conquer the first game?

Burning Questions?
Which team will draw first blood and win game one?

Who's Hot?
Emaan's first line of course. They've been unprecedented and tough to contain.

Player To Watch:

Goaltender Khalid Mufti has had a decent season and will be keen on getting by the first round.