The link in the golden box of the cup…the password is Harris

Al-Wasl team, the “defending champion,” joined the ranks of the semi-finalists of the President’s Cup football competition, with its valuable 2-0 victory over Kalba, yesterday, at Sharjah Stadium, in the quarter-finals.

Swiss striker Haris Seferovic played the role of playmaker during the match, as he was behind the two goals his team scored over the two halves.

The “Emperor” was granted the third qualification card, after Shabab Al-Ahly and Al-Jazira preceded it to the semi-finals by defeating Ajman and Al-Ain respectively, noting that Harris missed a number of opportunities, but he made up for it by scoring two goals.

Al-Wasl cut the tape for the match’s goals in the 42nd minute, after Harris passed a cross into the penalty area, and Nicolas Jimenez headed it into the net, freeing his team from the pressure it was experiencing due to Kalba’s dangerous attacks.

Al-Wasl returned before the end of the match, specifically in the 90th + 3 minute, when Harris provided a golden cross pass to his fellow striker Fabio Lima, who had no difficulty putting it into the net, securing the qualification card, thus continuing the “Emperor” journey to defend his title. . It is noteworthy that Al-Wasl had previously won the title three times, equally with Al-Jazira, and its first title was in the 1987 edition, and the second title came in the 2007 edition, before it waited 14 years to achieve its third title, which came last year in 2024.

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The fourth card is between Sharjah and Baniyas

Today, the curtain rises on the quarter-finals, with Sharjah facing Bani Yas at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, as the two teams search for the fourth qualifying card for the golden square alongside Al Wasl, Shabab Al Ahly and Al Jazira.

Sharjah seeks to continue its series of positive results that it has achieved since the beginning of the season, which made it a strong candidate to obtain more than one title thanks to the consistency of its level in all the tournaments in which it appears, and the men of the Romanian coach, Elario Cosmin, hope to continue the victories and reach the semi-finals, at a time when it seems… Expectations are in their favor, given the difference in capabilities and the difference in results between the two teams this season, but the developments that occurred in Bani Yas in the last two league matches, in a draw with Al Wasl Negatively, the victory over Kalba with an unanswered goal may worry the “King”, especially with “Al-Samawi” not conceding any goal in two consecutive matches for the first time this season.

Baniyas showed great improvement with the Romanian coach, Daniel Isela, assuming the technical leadership of the team, who was able to lead his team to its first victory in the league after a break from victories that lasted for about 123 days, over the course of 10 consecutive matches.

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