The confrontation between Baniyas and Al-Ahly youth is renewed at 05:30 this evening in the 17th round of the Arab Gulf Football League, days after the cup match in which Al-Samawi won, as Al-Ahly youths hope to respond to this defeat.
And "Al-Samawi", who is ranked ninth with 20 points, seeks to repeat the victory over the leading "Al-Fursan" (36 points), after he succeeded, last Friday, in defeating him in the quarter-finals of the President’s Cup, a result that will overshadow today's meeting .
The owners of the land realize that today's confrontation will be completely different from facing the cup, which he played with a defensive defense strategy that qualified him to win with one goal, but the meeting that takes place at Al Shamkha stadium will require the players of the "heavenly" to exert more effort and be in a high degree of concentration, Especially in order to get the full three points.
And "Al-Samawi" is going through a high emotional state, which reflected positively on the team's final training, which witnessed the development of the Dutch coach, and Nefred Schaefer, for the plan that he will follow to repeat the victory over his guest, at a time when doubts arise about the participation of the team leader, Fawaz Awana, because of his feeling some Abdominal pain, while Nahyan Al-Menhali was officially absent for three weeks due to infection.
The host team will have to play with great caution, and anticipate the reaction from the guests, which was emphasized by their German coach Schaefer, in the press conference: “Al-Ahly youth will come when he is angry at the last loss, and he will carry the desire to make up and get the three points, we know that and expect "The match will be very difficult."
On the other hand, the Al-Ahly youth team enters the meeting with one desire, which is to win in order to compensate for the disappointing results achieved, during the month of February, and this was the reason for the team's exit from the President’s Cup, besides receiving two losses in the AFC Champions League, which weakened his chances In the competition for one of the two cards to qualify for the round of 16, while reducing the difference between him and his nearest stalkers in the league table.
The confrontation will witness the return of the Spanish striker, Pedro Conde, to familiar areas after spending years in Al Shamkha Stadium, during which he was the most prominent star in the team, and he led the "celestial" to achieve victories because of the goals that he scored in all positions, which he is looking for in today's meeting with his new team. , To which he moved during the past winter period.
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