In the first leg of the League Cup quarter-finals
Al Dhafra receives victory.. and Clasico between Al Ahly youth and Al Jazira
Shabab Al-Ahly has never lost at home from Al-Jazira.
Photography: Najeeb Mohamed
Hamdan bin Zayed Stadium will be at 04:45 this afternoon the scene for the match against Al Dhafra and its guest Al Nasr, while Shabab Al Ahly will receive its guest Al Jazira at 07:30 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Professional League Cup (Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup) for football in two matches that seek Through which the four teams achieve a positive result that facilitates the task before the return match that will be held next Thursday.
Eight clubs are competing to reserve the qualification card for the Golden Square, to get closer to the dream of crowning the cup, and there are five clubs that have previously won the championship title in the quarter-final round competitions, namely: Shabab Al-Ahly, “the most crowned five times”, Al-Ain, Al-Wahda and Al-Nasr, who were crowned With the title twice, and a single title for Al Jazira, while Sharjah, Al Dhafra and Khor Fakkan dream of obtaining the first title.
In the first meeting, between Al Dhafra and Al Nasr, a confrontation looms on the horizon last season in the same tournament, which was held in the knockout rounds and ended with the victory of “Al-Ameed” 3-1 in the two matches, which is a confrontation among nine previous meetings that brought together the two parties, and “Al-Azraq” excels with five victories. Against two wins for Al Dhafra, while the tie was settled as a result of two occasions.
In the second confrontation, Shabab Al-Ahly lured its guest Al-Jazira in a confrontation through which the owner of the land, the runner-up of the previous version, and the team most crowned the title on five previous occasions, hoped to put forward in the semi-finals before the return match that brings the two teams together next Thursday.
The "Dubai Knights" are armed with historical numbers, as they have never lost in the Al Jazira match at home, and during seven previous confrontations that brought the two teams together, they won four confrontations and drew in two matches, while losing in a single match that was outside their stadium.
On the other hand, «Abu Dhabi Pride» aspires to achieve a comfortable victory that will help him in the second leg with more comfort.
matches today
Al Dhafra - Al Wasl 16:45
Shabab Al-Ahly - Al-Jazeera 19:30
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