2023-11-01 06:51:00
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – 10:51 AM
Abu Dhabi, November 1st / WAM / The seventh round of the ADNOC Professional Football League will begin tomorrow, Thursday, which will be held over 3 days, and will witness the launch of two summits; The first unites the island with Sharjah, and the second connects Al-Ain with Al-Ain.
Tomorrow, at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Al-Jazira, the fifth team (10 points), will host the fourth-ranking Sharjah team (12 points); The homeowners hope to compensate for the loss in the last round once morest Khor Fakkan, and advance to a position among the top four, while Sharjah hopes to capitalize on its brilliance, following its strong victory over Baniyas in the last round, 5-0, and collect more points to remain in the lead positions.
The two teams met in the professional league 26 times, Al Jazira won 16 of them, Sharjah won 4, and draws were present in 6 matches.
Frank de Boer, Al Jazira’s coach, said: “We are facing a very strong team, and we must remain focused, to be at our best… The loss to Khor Fakkan in the last round is painful, but we will maintain our distinctive style to obtain the points in the match.”
In another summit tomorrow, Al-Wasl II (14 points) will meet leaders Al-Ain (15 points) at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai, in a match that witnesses a struggle for the lead, as the home owners want to lead the competition for the first time this season, and Al-Ain hopes to maintain the lead it regained. The last round, expanding the points difference with its closest pursuers, Al-Wasl, and Shabab Al-Ahly.
Al Wasl and Al Ain met in the professional league 28 times, Al Wasl won 2 of them, Al Ain won 19, and draws were present in 7 matches.
Al Wasl coach Milos Milojevic said: “We will face a strong team at its best, and we must trust ourselves to achieve the desired goal… We will play in our usual way, and the support of the fans will lead us to victory over Al Ain and obtain the match points.”
Al Ain coach Alfred Schroeder said: “The match is very big, and winning it and getting points is important to maintain the lead.”
Al-Nasr, the eighth (7 points), will meet Al-Bataeh, the seventh (8 points), at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai the day following tomorrow, Friday, and both of them are looking for victory and a return to victories, to advance to a better position, following their draw in the last round, once morest Shabab Al-Ahly and Ajman, respectively. .
On the same day, UAE, ranked 12th (5 points), will meet Hatta, last (without points), at the Emirates Club Stadium in Ras Al Khaimah, and both are looking for a win, especially Hatta, which has not achieved any victory so far in the competition and has suffered 6 defeats.
In a third match on Friday, Shabab Al-Ahly III (14 points) will be a guest once morest Ittihad Kalba Tenth (7 points) at Ittihad Kalba Stadium, and the homeowners hope to win to advance to a better position, as well as Shabab Al-Ahly to make up for the draw points in the last two rounds once morest Al-Jazira and Al-Nasr. .
The round’s matches will conclude on Saturday, when Baniyas, which is in 11th place (7 points), will meet Khor Fakkan, ninth with the same score, at Baniyas Stadium. Khor Fakkan will play the match under the leadership of its new coach, Nebosa Jovovic, and Ajman, which is in 13th place (3 points), will meet Al Wahda, sixth. (9 points) at Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium, and Ajman is looking for its first win this season.
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