Mutasem Abdullah (Dubai)
To the rhythm of the whistle of the first foreign referee in the era of professionalism, and the first ever in the local league after nearly a quarter of a century, the excitement returns to the stadiums of the “ADNOC Professional League”, after a hiatus of about 22 days with the start of the “seventh round”, which witnesses three matches at the start today. Ittihad Kalba gathered with Al-Uruba, Baniyas with Khorfakkan, and Al-Wasl with Al-Ain, and it will continue tomorrow with the matches of Sharjah with Al-Nasr, Ajman with Al-Dhafra, Shabab Al-Ahly with Al-Jazira, to conclude on Saturday with one match between Al-Wahda and the Emirates. The “Three Summits” tour, which will witness exciting confrontations, most notably the “Emperor” and “The Leader”, “The King and the Brigadier”, “The Knights” and “Pride of Abu Dhabi”, will be historic under the leadership of Junit Shakir, a Turkish arbitration team to manage the Shabab and Al-Ahly match with Al-Jazira.
The expected summit between Al Wasl and Al Ain at Zabeel Stadium grabs attention at the start of the seventh round, in contrast to the history of confrontations, which confirms the preference of the “leader”, by winning 16 matches out of 24 confrontations. The two teams are in the professionals, while the three-point difference that separates Baniyas, the tenth, with 5 points, from its rival Khor Fakkan, the ninth, with 8 points, ignites the atmosphere of the expected confrontation at the “Heavenly” stadium in Al Shamkha.
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