The “Emperor” talks with the “King” in the quarter-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup
Saving Al Wasl season collides with Sharjah's desire for the hat-trick
Chukurov and Mendes in a football match during the first leg.
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Al Wasl plays a fateful match when it meets Sharjah in the second leg of the Arab Gulf Cup quarter-final, at 8:00 pm today, at Al Wasl Stadium in Zabeel, as the "Emperor" seeks to save his season, after the team left the President's Cup and moved away from competing in the league title, While it collides with the ambitions of "the king" to achieve the triple, especially that Sharjah tops the list of the league standings, and qualified for the semi-finals of the President's Cup.
Al Wasl hopes that the result of the first-leg match at Sharjah Stadium will be in his favor, after the two teams drew without goals, and Al Wasl suffices to win any result to qualify for the semi-finals, while the same applies to Sharjah, who is sufficient for him to win any result, or draw with any result other than a draw from Without goals.
Al-Wasl enters the meeting with a good advantage in terms of the readiness of its players physically, especially since the team got a 10-day rest, after "Al-Asfar" played its last match in the league against Al Dhafra on January 16, and Al Wasl seeks to continue his strong performances under the leadership of the Brazilian coach. Oder Hillman, who has seen a lot of improvement in past matches.
On the other hand, Sharjah seeks to overcome last Friday's loss of the Arabian Gulf Super Cup, after its dramatic defeat to Shabab Al-Ahly in the last minute of stoppage time with a goal without a response, while coach Abdulaziz Al-Anbari hopes that the team will receive a moral boost before the start of the second round of the league To face Fujairah next Saturday.
For his part, Al Wasl coach Oder Hillman confirmed that he has a lot of experience in cup matches, pointing to his knowledge of what his team needs in this kind of match.
Hillman said in a press conference that "a tie without goals in the first leg increases the difficulty of the second leg, but I have great confidence in Al Wasl players, and their ability to provide a strong performance, we wrap them up with a positive result, and advance the team to the next round."
He continued: "Sharjah is a difficult competitor, but I have a lot of experience in cup matches, and I know what we need." .
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