Wihdat, Ramtha aim for wins to take lead

By Aline Bannayan - Nov 04,2014 - Last updated at Nov 04,2014

AMMAN — Challenging matches are ahead for all teams in Week 7 of the 63rd Jordan Professional League starting Wednesday.

Wihdat are back sharing the lead after they beat former champs Shabab Urdun 1-0. They will play Baqaa, who dropped to 10th after losing 2-0 to Jazira.

Ramtha’s winning streak slowed down and they now share the lead after they were held by Manshieh 0-0. They will play Shabab Urdun aiming for a win.

Jazira are third and play Faisali, who lost their first match going down to That Ras 1-0. The latter are now fifth and next have a chance to better their standings when they play bottom-placed Ittihad Ramtha.

Ahli climbed to 7th after a 4-1 drubbing of Ittihad Ramtha. They will play Hussein Irbid who beat Sarih 2-1 to move to 8th. Manshieh will play Sarih with both teams needing a win to improve their standing.

Wihdat won the first major competition of the 2014/15 football season calendar after they beat Baqaa 2-0 in the 32nd Super Cup.

Last season, Wihdat won the 62nd league title for the 13th time and beat Baqaa to win the Jordan Cup. Shabab Urdun beat That Ras to win the Super Cup. The Jordan Football Association Shield was not held.

Standings (Previous rank in parenthesis)
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
Wihdat (2)	5	4	1	0	12	4	13
Ramtha (1)	5	5	0	0	9	1	15
Jazira (3)	5	2	3	0	7	4	9
Faisali(4)	5	2	3	0	4	1	9
That Ras (7)	5	0	4	1	3	4	4
Sh. Urdun (5)	5	1	3	1	3	3	6
Ahli (11)	5	0	3	2	1	6	3
Hussein (9)	5	0	3	2	3	7	3
Sarih (6)	5	1	2	2	2	4	5
Baqaa (8)	5	0	4	1	2	3	4
Manshieh (10)	5	1	0	4	5	10	3
Itt. Ramtha (12)	5	o	2	3	4	8	2

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