Today, our Olympic team will meet with its counterpart from the UAE in the third and final round of the group stage of the Asian Cup under 23 at the Lokomotiv stadium in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent.
Saudi Arabia is trying to secure one of two berths to qualify for the next round of the tournament as the first and second from each group advance to the quarter-finals on June 11 and 12.
Olympic Green lead Group D with 4 points, with a goal difference against Japan.
The Saudi Arabia national team is still holding on to zero after defeating Tajikistan in the first round with five clean sheets and a 0-0 draw with Japan.
On the other hand, the UAE team increased their chances of competing for one of the group’s two qualifying cards after defeating Tajikistan in the last round with a clean double, while they were defeated by Japan in the first round. (1-2).
The match will be difficult for the two teams due to the desire of each side to get a ticket to the next round, while the Japanese contender for qualification will play an easy match with Tajikistan.
