Asia’s Derby Match.. The Boss Defies Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia
Today, Al Ain will be hosted by the Saudi Arabia Al Hilal as a bit heavy guest at 11:00 p.m. at the King Saud University Stadium in Match Round 5 of ACL 2019.
Fully motivated and in preparation for the coming clash and critical match for the team, Al Ain’s players concluded their final training session yesterday evening at the King Saud University Stadium.
Noteworthy, Al Ain’s official starting line-up will be missing Japan’s Tsukasa Shiotani for suspension, along with Jamal Marouf, Rayan Yaslam, Mohamed Fayez, Mohamed Abdul Rahman and Mohamed Ahmed for suffering from injury. On the other hand, Al Hilal regained the efforts of their star player Abdullah Otaif following the end of his medical rehabilitation program, while the team will be missing their striker Abdul Rahman Al Yami due to a recent injury.
The Boss’ chances to qualify to the next stage seem so limited for being holding the last spot, unlike the home team playing among their fans and holding the top spot with 9 points in their balance and above all they need only one point to qualify to the last 16-team stage of Group C. The other competing teams includes in addition to Al Ain, Al Hilal, Al Duhail and Esteghlal Tehran.
For Al Ain to qualify to the next stage and as per the complicated calculations, Al Ain needs to win the two coming matches against Al Hilal and Esteghlal Tehran on condition that Al Duhail loses their remaining matches against Al Hilal and Esteghlal or to draw in one match and loses the other one.
