{"id":2123,"date":"2026-02-26T03:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:31:28","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/__trashed\/","title":{"rendered":"With the first round memories, Al Dhafra will be hosted by Ittihad Kalba tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"239\">Al Dhafra\u2019s first football team, FC, faces\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ittihad Kalba<\/span><\/span> at 9:30 PM this Thursday at Ittihad Kalba Stadium, in Matchweek 18 of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">UAE Pro League<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"557\">Al Dhafra enters the clash with strong determination and a clear ambition to secure all three points, driven by the team\u2019s current circumstances and urgent need for victory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"557\">The side will also look to draw confidence from the first-leg encounter, which they won convincingly with an impressive three-goal performance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"952\">The match carries added significance as it is effectively a \u201csix-pointer,\u201d with both teams aiming to distance themselves from the lower end of the standings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"952\">Al Dhafra currently sits tenth with 17 points, while Ittihad Kalba is eighth with 19 points. A win for Al Dhafra would see them leapfrog their opponents in the table, whereas a victory for the hosts would extend the gap to five points.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1160\">Al Dhafra have struggled in recent rounds, going six consecutive matches without a win, making tonight\u2019s fixture a pivotal opportunity to correct their course and return to safer territory in the standings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1528\">The team completed its preparations through a series of intensive training sessions, during which the technical staff, led by Montenegrin head coach \u017deljko Petrovi\u0107, focused on addressing previous mistakes and reinforcing the positive aspects of their performance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1528\">The squad heads into the match with high morale and strong commitment from the players.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1649\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Best wishes to Al Dhafra for a strong performance and a positive result that puts the team back on track for victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Dhafra\u2019s first football team, FC, faces\u00a0Ittihad Kalba at 9:30 PM this Thursday at Ittihad Kalba Stadium, in Matchweek 18 of the UAE Pro League. Al Dhafra enters the clash with strong determination and a clear ambition to secure all three points, driven by the team\u2019s current circumstances and urgent need for victory. The side [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2126,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions\/2126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}