Al-Anbari is looking to stop the danger of Mkhoot

Sharjah and Al Jazeera ... a fateful turn in the league

  • Sharjah coach Abdulaziz Al-Anbari.

    Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

  • The star of the island, Ali Mabkhout.

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The summit match, which brings together the Sharjah and Al Jazira teams, at 20:15 pm today, at the Sharjah Club Stadium, steals the spotlight in the 18th round of the Arab Gulf Football League, as the outcome of the match will largely determine the identity of the league champion, as any victory Both of them in this match will make him stand alone at the top with 40 points, while their tie will present a golden gift to the rest of their rivals.

The two teams are competing to stand alone at the top of the league, which Sharjah leads with 37 points, with a difference in direct confrontations from the island, who has the same balance, as the "king" outperformed the island at home in the first round with a clean goal scored by Brazilian Igor Cornado.

This match represents a new and difficult test for Sharjah about its ability to maintain the lead, which it has occupied since the beginning of the season, in order to repeat the scenario of the season before the last in which it won the title.

Sharjah is facing the match under great pressure on its coach, Abdulaziz Al-Anbari, as the team is going through a difficult phase after its results retreated, especially the painful loss it suffered in front of Al-Nasr by three clean goals in the semi-finals of the President's Cup, and its exit from the tournament that was called its king (eight titles) ), And the team also suffered a painful blow by drawing 1-1 with Al Dhafra in the last round, and before that, a severe loss to Al Ain 1-2.

Sharjah has so far won 11 games, tied in four and lost two, which is the same outcome for Al Jazeera.

On the other hand, Al-Jazira enters this match at its best, despite tying in the last round against Baniyas 3-3, and losing two important points, as it achieved a big victory over Ittihad Kalba with six clean goals.

Al-Jazira is armed for this match with his attacking power, represented by striker Ali Mabkhout, who is the league's top scorer with 15 goals, as well as Brandley Coase and Emoh Ezekiel.

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