Ettihad, Ettifaq advance to Khalid bin Hamad Handball Cup quarters

TDT | Manama

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Al Ettihad and Al Ettifaq both advanced to the quarter-finals of the first-ever Khalid bin Hamad Handball Cup last night.

Ettihad secured their place after defeating Al Dair 28-25 while Ettifaq booked their berth following a narrow 32- 29 win over Tadhamon.

Both of yesterday’s preliminary round games were held at the Bahrain Handball Association arena in Um Al Hassam.

Ettihad next takes on back-to back league champions Al Najma in the round of eight while Ettifaq face-off with Al Ahli.

The two other quarters series pit Al Shabab against Barbar and Bahrain Club against Samaheej.

Bahrain Club was the other team to advance from the competition’s preliminary stage after a 33-21 win over Tubli.

In Ettihad’s win, they were ahead 14-10 at the end of the opening half and did well to hold until the end, while in Ettifaq’s victory, they held a 17-12 lead at the interval but Tadhamon were able to fight back in the final 30 minutes.

The tournament is being held under the patronage of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports first vice-chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee president His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa.