The army inflicts the first loss on friendship

Al-Sadaqa team suffered its first loss this season, at the hands of Al-Jaish by a margin of 4 goals, 32-36 (first half 9-16), in the match that was held between them in the Hatem Ashour Hall, at the conclusion of the fifth and final round of the second stage (Final Six) of the Lebanese Handball Championship for the year 2024.
Al-Sadaqa raised its points tally to 33 to maintain its lead, while Al-Jaish's tally became 32 points to move up to second place.
The top scorer in the match was the winning player Mahmoud Al-Hajj Suleiman with 11 goals, while Ali Al-Hajj Hassan and Muhammad Ziad Mansour added 7 goals. For the losing team, Nour Harb was the top scorer with 7 goals, while Ali Sweidan added 6 goals and Haitham Miqdad added 5 goals.
The match was officiated by referees Mazen Dib and Qassem Muqashar, with Marwa Rashid (scorer) and Talal Hammoud (timekeeper), and supervised by Bassem Nasser.

A hard-fought victory for Haret Saida

In the same hall, the defending champions, Haret Saida Youth, achieved a hard-fought victory over the Beirut Municipality Fire Brigade by a margin of 3 goals, 38-35 (first half 17-19).
The winner raised his tally to 31 points in third place, while the loser's tally became 18 points in sixth place.
The top scorer in the match was Al Shabab player Hussein Saleh with 15 goals, and Karim Shahin added 7 goals, while Hassan Al Hajj was the best for Al Itfaa with 13 goals, and Omar Hallaq added 12 goals.
The match was officiated by referees Mazen Dib and Qassem Muqashar, with Fatima Rashid (scorer) and Marwa Rashid (timekeeper), and supervised by Muhammad Al-Aqiba.

A great victory for 1875

In another match, Club 1875 achieved a big win over Al-Mabara by a margin of 37 goals, 46-9 (first half 21-7).
The winner raised his tally to 24 points in fourth place, while the loser's tally became 18 points in fifth place.
The match was officiated by referees Talal Hammoud and Bassem Nasser, with Marwa Rashid (scorer) and Qassem Muqashar (timekeeper), and supervised by Mazen Deeb.

Final standings before the start of the Golden Square:

1-Friendship 33 points
2-Army 32
3-Youth of Sidon neighborhood 31
4-Club 1875 24
5-Al-Mabarah 18
6- Beirut Municipality Fire Brigade 18.