Al Dair win over Barbar in handball league

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Al Dair defeated Barbar 27-23 last night in the 2022/2023 Khalid bin Hamad Bahrain Handball League.

The game was part of the final week of action in the competition’s preliminary round.

It was played at the Bahrain Handball Association Arena in Um Al Hassam.

Dair held a slim 11-9 lead at the half and then did well to hold on to their advantage until the final whistle.

With the result, Dair claimed their sixth win to go with one draw and three losses in 10 matches, while Barbar dropped their sixth match to go with three wins and a draw.

Elsewhere in the final week of the preliminaries, Al Ahli stunned defending champions Al Najma 33-30 to give Najma their first loss of the season.

Al Ettifaq and Samaheej were also triumphant.

Ettifaq beat Tubli 31-22 while Samaheej outclassed Al Tadhamun 35-28.