He faces Perseolis in the fifth round

The unit enters the Asian Crisis stage ... and the goal is the role of the 16

Faris Jumaa is one of the main pillars in Al-Wehda ranks

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Laayoune will be witnessing the decisive confrontations over the qualifying places for the 16th round of the AFC Champions League, when Al-Wehda meets his Iranian counterpart Persiolis, at 6:30 pm today, in the fifth round of the tournament.

In light of the chaos that occurred to Al-Wahda in the first two matches against Persiolis and Goa of India, it became necessary for the team to play its remaining matches in the tournament as if it were a cup final, to collect the largest number of points to qualify for the second phase of the tournament.

And Persiolis seems logically the closest to resolving the direct seat, after he reached the 12th point by renewing the victory over his Indian host Goa on Friday, which means that the opportunity for unity lies in the pursuit of being among the top three teams that occupy second place among the five groups assigned to the West Continent teams.

Persiolis is at the top of Group E with the full score from four matches, while Al Wahda is second with seven points, Al Rayyan of Qatar and Goa of India, out of the competition, after they finished fourth and third in the order with one and two points only.

In theory, Al-Wahda needs three points from the two matches that await him against Perseolis and Goa, next Thursday, at the conclusion of the group's fifth group matches of the continental championship.

Al-Wehda had lost to the Iranian team in the first leg with a goal without a response, in a confrontation where Al-Wehda was the best in terms of possession and possession of the ball, but without scoring any goals, despite the opportunities that had been available to him throughout the two halves of the match.

The "Excellencies" will miss the thinking mind and its leader, Ismail Matar, after receiving the direct red card in the Al-Rayyan meeting, and Ismail Matar was excited, after he rushed towards the defender of the country team, Deem Traore.

The left back, Ahmed Rashid, will also be absent due to the accumulation of yellow cards, which may push the Dutch coach Tin Cat to make changes in the defense line, by involving Muhammad Barghash in the left-back position, while the Syrian Omar Khribin will participate as a playmaker to compensate for the absence of Ismail Matar.

"We will have to score three points, and if we score more points, that would be great," said the unit's coach, Tin Cat, in a press conference. "Achieving victory is the most important thing, regardless of the number of goals. Ensuring match points is our top priority in front of the team."

He concluded: "To continue in the championship is our goal as a professional club, and our goal as a club represents the UAE, where football means a lot, and there are many developments that have taken place, and I say this as a coach in the country for not short periods."

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