The two teams are seeking a third victory today
Youth Al-Ahly on the mission of returning the debt to the island
The youth of Al-Ahly and Al-Jazeera want to stop the bleeding of points in the league.
Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem
Today, the Al-Ahly youth team and its guest Al-Jazira aspire to achieve their third victory in the Arabian Gulf League, when they meet at 9 pm, at Rashid Stadium in Shabab Al-Ahly, at the end of the sixth round, as Al-Jazeera bets on the memories of the last confrontation that brought the two teams together, and witnessed His victory with two goals to one, while Shabab Al-Ahly seeks to return the debt to Al-Jazeera, and to stay close to the front teams.
Khalfan Mubarak scored a wonderful goal (Loeb) from goalkeeper Majid Nasser, at the time of the killer, to give Al Jazeera a victory over Al-Ahly youth on February 6, at the same stadium hosting today's match, to confirm Al Jazeera's superiority over the "Dubai Knights", especially that he did not lose. At Rashid Stadium in the league, since February 28, 2018, when Shabab Al-Ahly won 2-1, while Al-Jazira won 5-4 in the first round of the 2018-2019 season.
Shabab Al-Ahly is playing the match with high spirits, after qualifying for the Arab Gulf Cup quarter-finals, and hopes to win today, after losing six points in five rounds of the league so far, by winning only two matches over Kalba and Hatta, while tied with Al Ain, Al Wahda and Khorfakkan, to reach Tally to nine points.
On the other hand, Al-Jazira seeks to correct its position, after he got only eight points, by beating Kalba and Baniyas, and a draw with Al-Nasr and Al-Dhafra, while he received his first loss in the fifth round by defeating his home against Sharjah, before he deposited the Arabian Gulf Cup competition at the hands of Kalba .
For his part, Al-Ahly youth coach, Spaniard Gerard Zaragoza, said in a press conference: "We respect Al-Jazeera a lot, for its good group of great players, so we expect a strong confrontation between the two teams that pass the ball most in the league, which means that they are the most offensive."
About the possibility of Ahmed Khalil's return against Al-Jazeera, Zaragoza said: "Khalil is training, now, with his teammates normally, and we expect him to return to participate with the team during the remaining matches, this month."
Al-Jazirah defeated Shabab Al-Ahly in their last two league matches.
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