Today at 21:30, the matches of the quarterfinals of the basketball championship will begin. The teams Bataykh and Dafra will meet on the court, where Dafra will play as the host. There will also be a match between Wasl and Uhuida. Last December, after the conclusion of the preliminary stage of the tournament, Shabab Al-Ahli, Sharjah, and Nasr directly advanced to the playoffs, claiming the first three places.
In the quarterfinals, the teams claiming the fourth to seventh places - Bataykh, Wasl, Uhuida, and Dafra have advanced. It is in this round that the fourth participant of the golden quadrangle will be determined. Bataykh, having secured fourth place, receives a home advantage in the first match against Dafra, which claimed seventh place. Dafra must win today to force a third deciding match.
It is worth noting that Wasl and Uhuida will also compete for a spot in the playoffs. These teams will play matches in the "best of 3" format, which includes matches back and forth, and if necessary - a deciding match. It is scheduled for March 12. Bataykh will host Dafra, while Wasl will head to Uhuida.
Today at 22:00, Shabab Al-Ahli will face Sharjah in the quarterfinal match of the Asian Champions League. The match will take place at the Rashid bin Saeed Stadium. This is the first of five meetings that these teams will have this month in three different tournaments. Both teams are striving for a positive result before the return match on the Sharjah field next week.
Shabab Al-Ahli and Sharjah advanced in the quarterfinals, defeating the champions of Jordan, Shabab Al-Urmia and Al-Hussein. After the matches there and back between the teams, in the event of a draw, the winner will be determined by penalties. The teams will meet two more times - in the Abu Dhabi Cup and in the professional league.
The trainer will have to make decisions in the process of these five matches. One will be fighting for success in each tournament, while the other may focus on winning one tournament for victory in another. In the Shabab Al-Ahli team, there are two key players missing due to injuries - Said Suleiman has received an injury from a previous cruciate ligament injury, while Rickelm Ernan does not play due to a rear surface injury of the thigh. The Sharjah team has managed to avoid injuries.
