Kuzmin counts on his winning cards to bypass the "supplement"
Sharjah hosts Al-Zawraa in an Asian playoff
Sharjah players celebrate the victory over Ajman.
From the source
Sharjah will play, at 20:15 this evening, at its stadium, an important match against its Iraqi guest, Al-Zawraa, as part of the qualifying supplement for the group stage of the AFC Champions League for football clubs, where the winning team will qualify to play in the first group, which includes Al Hilal Saudi and Al Rayyan. Qatar and the independence of Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Sharjah seeks to repeat the scenario of the Al Wahda team when it managed to eliminate the Iraqi Al-Zawraa from the qualifying playoff for the group stage in the AFC Champions League last season, by winning it 2-1.
It is noteworthy that Sharjah previously participated in the AFC Champions League in 2004, 2009, 2020 and 2021, and qualified to play in this role, after finishing fourth in the league last season.
Sharjah coach, Roman Cosmin, is aware of the difficulty of this match, so he sought to prepare his team well in all aspects, especially since the match is taking place on his home ground and in the midst of his fans, who are waiting for his team to make an honorable appearance.
Sharjah enters this match in high spirits, after its precious victory over Ajman 2-1 in the 19th round of the professional league, raising its score to 36 points in third place in the league teams standings.
Coach Cosmin, in addition to the high morale of the players, is counting on the winning cards in the team, especially the Brazilian Caio Lucas, who scored the two winning goals against Ajman, along with Guinean Osman Kamara and Brazilian Bernard Durate.
On the other hand, the Iraqi Al-Zawraa team, which occupies fourth place in the standings of the Iraqi league teams, and is one of the oldest teams in Iraqi football, is looking under the leadership of its coach Ayoub Odisho to win and win the qualification for the group stage in the AFC Champions League, to compensate for its failure in the last version to reach To the finals, after losing to its host, Al Wahda, UAE, with two goals to one.
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