Fall Season - Week Seven - November 18th

Week Seven Previews:

Haya vs Ihsan:

This is the first meeting between these two teams. Last week Haya came out victors over Sabr getting a huge performance by Hisham Ali (first star), two goals and one assist.  Because Haya has only played four games, a lot of people don’t talk too much about them.  They have been flying under the radar, but if they are able to get two points tonight they will grab 2^nd overall and be just a point away from the top spot with a game in hand.  For Ihsan they settled for a tie with Ikhlas in the dying seconds in Week Six.  Primarily known for their defense, Sajid Khan and Rayhan Malik are getting it done on both ends of the rink, notching goals in the past two weeks.  Ihsan hopes this offensive support continues as they are looking to keep the "donut" in the L column.

Sabr vs Ikhlas:

Playoffs? You’re talking playoffs? I just want to win a darn game! Well if there is a game to win it would be this one.  Through six weeks, Sabr and Ikhlas are win-less so a win by either one of these teams can go a long way in determining their playoff fate. Rumors are circulating that Yassir Hussain will be in net for Ikhlas tonight as an emergency call-up for the injured Rahil Ahmed.  To have such uncertainty in such as pivotal game that could very well determine their playoff fate must be generating anxiety in Ikhlas land.  In the other net, on some nights Sabr’s netminder Imran Merchant also has a lot of uncertainty surrounding him.  However, what is done is done and both teams just need to be in the moment and focus on this game.  If Merchant can put forth one of his better games tonight and if the Malik's are able to take advantage of a team that just lost their starting goaltender, then expect Ikhlas to remain winless going into Week Eight. 

Emaan vs Shukr:

Shukr comes into tonight’s matchup as the hottest team these two past weeks. They can thank their first overall pick Arif Bijabhai who scored six goals in that span, earning him Week Five First Star and Week Six Second Star.  After being shutout in back to back games, Shukr has recently picked up impressive victories over Haya and Yaqeen. Emaan is coming off a bye week where they had time to process their soul-crushing loss to Ihsan two weeks ago.  These two teams met back in Week One with Emaan walking away with a 2-1 win thanks to Zaid Toorawa.  Since then, Toorawa and Waqar Khan have become a dynamic duo, sitting at 1st and 2nd overall as the league leading scorers.  This time around Shukr is surging and are looking to continue their hot streak and send a message to Emaan to not read too much into the outcome back on Week One. From Emaan’s perspective they must be itching and glad to be back so they can let out their frustration since their loss to Ihsan.