Egyptian striker Mohamed Sharif was dropped from the roster of his Saudi Gulf team against Al-Raed, in the match that will be held at five-thirty in the afternoon today, Friday, at Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium, within the matches of the 9th round of the Saudi Professional League.
Gulf vs. Al-Raed
Today’s match carries the utmost importance for the two teams, as the two teams seek to seize the three match points to adjust their position in the league table, as the Gulf team occupies 11th place with 10 points collected from winning 3 matches, drawing one match, and losing 4 matches, while the Al-Raed team occupies 7th place with 11 points, collected from winning 3 matches, drawing 2 matches, and losing 3 matches.
Al-Khaleej enters the match high on victory in the last round, 3-1, over its host, Al-Wahda, in the eighth round. This victory came after the Gulf team stumbled in the seventh round, losing 3-0 at the hands of its guest, Al-Ahly. It is expected that Mohamed Sharif will be one of the main pillars on which the Gulf team relies. Today’s match, where the former Al-Ahly star seeks to score his first goal in the Saudi League this season.
Therefore, Gulf players will want to achieve a positive result, especially winning match points, to confirm their recovery after the loss to Al-Ahly.
On the other hand, Al-Raed team is going at a good pace during the last period, as it won in the last round 2-1 over Al-Fateh after a 2-2 draw against Al-Wahda, a tie that was preceded by a victory over its host Al-Ettifaq with a clean goal, so Al-Raed players want to continue their good results to advance in the league table. .
