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Etisalat Pro-League Resumes Today with Three Exciting Matches

The Etisalat Pro-League will resume today with three matches to be played in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kalba as part of the third round. The League matches were stopped for 12 days due to the preparation of the UAE National Team for its friendly match against Kuwait in Abu Dhabi, which the UAE won 3-0 last week.

Al Jazira host arch rivals and defending champions Al Wahda at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi tonight, kick off at 8pm. The home team is topping the standings with six points from two wins against Al Nasr 3-0 and Sharjah 2-1. Al Wahda have three points after beating Ittihad Kalba 3-1, whilst they lost to Al Wasl 2-0 in the opening stage. Tonight's match will be the first for Al Wahda's new Brazilian coach Titi who replaced Romanian Boloni, who was let go after two matches.

Al Ahli will travel to the Eastern coast to meet Ittihad Kalba at Kalba's home stadium, kick off will be at 5:35pm. The home team are yet to put any points on the board after losing two matches - Sharjah 3-0 and Al Wahda 3-1. Al Ahli led by Italian skipper Fabio Cannavaro, who won the World Cup with his country in 2006, bagged three points in the second stage defeating Al Wasl 4-1 to help compensate for their defeat in the first round when they lost to Al Dhafra 2-0. They will be looking for a win today to stay among the top teams.

Al Nasr, the first club to be established in the UAE in 1945, began the season in poor form when they lost their first two matches to Al Jazira and Al Ain with the same result 3-0 in both matches. They meet Dubai Club today in Al Aweer, with a kick-off time of 5:35pm. Dubai Club also like Al Nasr do not yet have any points after losing to Al Ain 4-3 and  Al Shabab 2-0. The match difficulties extremely important for both teams in their right to get off bottom of the table.

In tomorrow's (Friday) matches, Al Ain host Sharjah, with kick off at 5:35pm. Al Ain are top the standings with two wins against Dubai 4-3 and Al Nasr 3-0. The team, under UAE coach Abdul Hameed Al Mestaky, did well in both matches and will be looking to continue their strong form in a bid to recapture the title which they last won five years ago. Al Ain hold the record for winning the League title nine times. Their opponents Sharjah have three points, after beating Ittihad Kalba 3-0 and losing to Al Jazira 2-1. 

 In the second match tomorrow, Al Shabab meet Al Dhafra at Maktoum bin Rashid stadium in Dubai with the kick off at 5:35pm. Al Shabab currently have three points after beating Dubai Club 2-0 in an away match and losing at home to Bani Yas 1-0. Al Dhafra also have three points, beating Al Ahli 2-0 in the first stage and losing 2-0 in the second to Bani Yas.

Al Wasl and Bani Yas will play the last match in the third round at Al Wasl Stadium in Zabeel tomorrow, kick off at 8:00pm. Al Wasl with three points will be looking for a win after they were defeated 4-1 by Al Ahli in the second round. While Bani Yas will be looking to maintain their top place and continue their winning streak, after winning their first two matches against Al Shabab 1-0 and Al Dhafra 2-0. They currently have six points sharing the top spot with Al Ain and Al Jazira.