Al Dhafra team seeks to repeat the achievement of the last season, when it reached the final of the President’s Cup for the first time in its history, as it is important for him to overcome the obstacle of Al-Jazira, today, at 8:30, in the quarter-finals of Bani Yas Stadium in order to keep his chance to compete In the tournament, and continuing it until the end, but Al Dhafra will clash with a historical knot, which is not defeating Al-Jazira in any previous confrontation that brought the two teams into the cup.
On three occasions in the Cup, Al-Jazira won six in 2006, and in 2009 with three goals without reply, and in 2016 with a goal without a reply, and Al-Jazira also excels at the level of the elimination matches in the Arab Gulf Cup, by winning the 2014 semi-final with a penalty shootout. In this season, Al-Aqdah continued, losing Al Dhafra in front of it twice in the League and once in the Arab Gulf Cup.
Al-Jazira qualified for the cup quarter-finals after its victory in the round of 16 against Al-Wahda by three goals against two goals, while Al-Dhafra climbed by beating Ajman by a penalty shootout 9-8, after the two teams drew without goals. Al Dhafra had presented a historical championship last season, when it lost the final with a difficulty of 1-2 to Al-Ahly youth, and this season is betting on its cohesion in the league, as it is ranked sixth with 26 points.
On the other hand, Al-Jazeera wants to reach the golden square after its absence from this role in the last three copies. Al-Jazira was crowned the title for the second time in its history in 2016. Al-Dhafra coach, Serbian Vuk Razovic, considered that his team is more ready to return all the injured, explaining in a press conference: "We must be very careful in dealing with the match, and respect the opponent."
And Al-Jazeera is armed with a group of its big stars in this confrontation, especially since it is the tournament that is more available to it, given the difficulty of competing in the league and its non-participation in the Asian Champions.
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