In the continuity of the event after a month on hiatus due to the World Cup window, the capital team had the leading role of the local star Wael Arakji and the American reinforcement Dominique Johnson to take revenge for the previous setback and establish themselves in the second seat in section B .
International with the Lebanese national team, Arakji showed 47.1 percent shooting from the field (17-8), supported by three three-pointers from six attempts and six from seven from the free zone. The guard Johnson exhibited 62 percent efficiency in sets (10-7) with a highlight for five triples, in addition to two rebounds and the same number of assists.
During the clash, Al Riyadi’s quintet also had the contribution of Karim Zeinoun, author of 10 points, seven recoveries under the boards and five assists.
On the opposite side, the Dominican Edgar Sosa recorded the most goals in the game with 46, thanks to an efficiency of more than 54 percent from the field (24-13), with five two-point baskets, eight triples; as well as two rebounds and seven assists.
With this result, the Lebanese team dismissed the group round in front of their fans with a balance of two wins and two losses, after dividing with the Iraqi Al Naft (1-2) and the Iranian Shahrdari Gorgan (2-1).
The other Lebanese representative at the event, the national monarch, Beirut, leads group A with two wins and one setback; and he will close out his performance at home next week against Jordanian Orthodox Haman (0-2).
The WASL involves clubs from the West Asia and Gulf regions with a home and away sub-zone group stage through April.
According to the competition schedule, the top three rosters from West Asia and the Gulf will advance to the Final Eight in May, alongside the titleholders from South and Central Asia.
The animators of the gold medal dispute in this instance will ensure a direct ticket to the Asian Champions Cup this year, on the way to the Intercontinental tournament, the highest club competition of the International Basketball Federation.
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