In Group A Istiqlol and Al Hilal will fight in this final round for the 1st place. Both teams collected 13 points but thanks to a head 2 head record the Tajikistan team is currently 1st.

Al Hilal have only the win as option today because they can qualify as 1 of the best 2nd ranked teams.

Al Hilal is one of the best teams in ACL with high quality players like Gomis, Vietto and some national team players. If they manage to qualify it will be for the 12th time they qualify from the group stages. The only mistake was the lost against Istiqlol 4-1, where they dominated but probably underestimated this opponent.

Shabab Al-Ahli in other hand is already eleminated and don't have nothing to play for. Coach Mahdi Ali will also use reserve players to give them minutes in this competition. "For us, the situation was not suitable to participate in the Asian championship due to injuries, absences and match pressure. During the tournament, we were unfortunate in some games. We lost two games in the final minutes, but in general we are satisfied with the performance, and tomorrow's game will see changes in the squad."

Also the list of missing players is long as def Kamali (17/0), mid Naqbi (21/0), mid Ganiev (15/1) and st Heldon (10/0).

Al Hilal is favorite and should win easily this game. This is a crucial game for the future in this competion.

GL!