Al Ahli to open Beach Soccer league defence against Ajman

Al Ahli will commence the defence of their title when they host runners-up Ajman in the opening round of the 2013 UAE Beach Soccer League on Friday December 7.

The match that will officially kick off the 2013 UAE Beach Soccer League that is now in its second year, will start at 3pm at the Al Mamzar Beach.

In the second match of the opening day, Al Shabab will take on Dibba Al Hisn at 4pm at the same venue.

The UAE Beach Soccer League is organised by the Dubai Sports Council under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council.

The UAE Beach Soccer season had opened last month with the Super Cup followed by the President’s Cup.

Al Nasr had defeated Al Ahli in the President’s Cup final in October only to see Portuguese star striker Madjer scoring a hat-trick to help Al Ahli the men in blue 5-1 and successfully defend their crown in the Super Cup.

The eight teams who have confirmed for the 2013 edition of the beach soccer league have been divided into two groups with Group A consisting of Al Ahli, Ajman, Al Shabab and Dibba Al Hisn, while Group B is made up of Al Nasr, Ittihad Kalba, Al Wasl and Fujairah.

On the second day of the league on December 8, Al Nasr will play Ittihad Kalba and Al Wasl will face Fujairah Club. The second round matches will be played on December 14-15 and the third round on December 21-22.

After the third round, the league will take a break till January 31 so as to allow the UAE national squad to prepare and compete in the Asian leg qualifiers in Doha for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to be played in Tahiti.

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