Four clubs are seeking to reach the final match of the President Cup in its 46th edition, as two heavy caliber summits are held today in the semi -finals, and the first match will be gathered with Al -Jazeera, at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain at 17:45, while Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai will host the second match between Al Wasl and Al -Ahly youth at 20:30.
Difficult exam
Sharjah will be in a difficult exam against Al -Jazeera to reach the final match and win a local title that compensates for the loss of the Professional Cup title, along with the imminent loss of the league title that is close to Al -Ahly youth, especially after they tied without goals in the 19th round, and the Al -Ahly youth with the lead, seven points behind Sharjah.
Sharjah’s efforts failed to persuade the Football Association to postpone today’s match, due to the stress that the team players are exposed to due to international links, and the succession of local and continental participation, but the Football Association insisted on holding the match on time.
The pressure appears more on Sharjah, which has become required to reach the final match and crown the title, especially since the team was an extraordinary candidate to win more than one title before it retracted since the beginning of the second round of the competition.
On the other hand, Al -Jazeera also aspires to complete his career in the championship, and won the title absent from his treasures since 2016, despite the strength of the competition awaiting him in the semi -finals as well as in the final match.
Al -Jazeera, led by his Moroccan coach, Hussein Amouta, is presented his best levels in the exclusionary matches, as he previously kept Al Ain from the quarter -finals by winning him with a goal without a response, and the same thing was accomplished in the professional cup by removing Al -Wasl in the semi -finals.
The match that brought Sharjah and the island in the third round of the league competition ended with the victory of Sharjah (4-0), knowing that the two teams will meet on April 27 in a postponed match of the 16th round.
Rescue season
Al -Wasl hopes to save his faltering season and avoid an empty -handed exit, when he is fighting a heavy -caliber confrontation in front of Al -Ahly youth, who in turn, with steady steps in all local competitions that he is currently playing.
Al -Wasl seeks all his energies to continue his career towards the final match, win the championship and keep the title he won last season, to ensure participation in the next year in the Asian Elite League.
“Al-Fahud” suffered poor results last March, which witnessed the team’s exit successively from the AFC Champions League with a loss from the Qatari Al-Sadd (1-3), after he had drawn back with a goal for each team, and his failure to reach the final match of the Professional Cup by losing from the island with the same result, after he had won the first goal.
Al-Wasl does not want to repeat what happened to him in front of Al-Ahly youth, when he lost the local super title that brought them together last December with a penalty shootout, after the end of the original match time in a draw (2-2).
The conditions of Al-Ahly youth seem much better than Al-Wasl, as the team continues its steadfast steps towards acquiring all local titles, after it moved away from the top of the league table, seven points behind its closest competitors, Sharjah, and reserved its seat in the final match of the Professional Cup competition, after he exceeded the obstacle of Sharjah by winning (3-1) and a tie in the return (2-2), and the island is waiting in the final.
“The Knights of Dubai” seeks to win the title of the cup and break the partnership with Sharjah, after they are equal to the number of times winning 10 titles each.
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