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Etisalat Cup kicks off on Monday with six matches

The Etisalat Cup 2012-2013 fourth round matches will restart on Monday 12th of November with Al Wahda taking on Dubai at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, kick off at 4:50pm. The hosts are on top of “Group A” with seven points and they are facing their rivals with all the hope to continue their winning streak and retain their group leadership with a four- point difference from Al Ain, their nearest opponents. Al Wahda will play without three of their probables namely Hamdan Al Kamali, Saeed Al Kathery and Ismail Mattar who are in national duty, while Dubai, who are third with three points, will play with full list.

Al Shabab will host Ajman at Maktoum bin Rashid Stadium in Dubai at 8:00pm within the third group games. The visitors, who will miss only Waleed Abbas, are on top of this group with six points while the hosts have 4 points in the second spot.

In the matches of the second day, Tuesday 13th of November, Al Wasl will meet Bani Yas at Zabeel Stadium at 4:45pm. Al Wasl are playing their 4th encounter and they have 6 points that put them in second position unlike their rivals who have only three points in fourth place and are playing their third match in the second group. Bani Yas will play the game missing both Mohammed Fawzi and Amer Abdulrahman while Al Wasl will miss only Rashid Essa.

Dibba Al Fujairah will host Al Ahli at Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain at 4:45pm. The home team are yet to open their account as they are staying at the bottom of the standings without any points while Al Ahli are classified fourth with a single point and they will miss the efforts of their players Abdulaziz Haikal, Abdulaziz Sangoor, Ismail Al Hamadi and Ahmad Khalil who are currently in the UAE Senior National Team warm up camp.

Ittihad Kalba who are at the bottom of the table will tackle it out with third – placed Al Jazira with three points within the second group matches at the formers’ Stadium in Sharjah, kick off at 8:00pm. Al Jazira will meet their hosts without goalkeeper Ali Khaseif, Ali Al Ameri, Abdullah Mousa, Khamis Ismail and Ali Mabkhout who are in national duty.

In the last game of the fourth round, fourth – placed Al Nasr of the first group with one point will face second- placed Al Ain who are runners up with seven points at Maktoum bin Rashid Stadium in Al Shabab Club at 8:oopm. Al Nasr will play without Habib Al Fardan while their opponents Al Ain will miss five players Mohammed Ahmad, Dawood Sulaiman, Ismail Ahmed, Omer Abdulrahman and Ali Al Wihaibi.