Christos Kontis rejects Ivan Jovanovic's proposal to become an assistant at the EAE Nationals stating that he is tied to Hatta and will remain to save him from relegation! However, the future of the Greek technician will be largely judged by the outcome of today's six-game stint with Khor Fakan. The two are almost level (8 v 7) below the line (10b), so anyone who loses today will find it very difficult to save the lot.
Hatta, who recorded seven consecutive wins, got off her first scorer Christian Lopez (12/5) and brought in two new foreigners, Brazilians Nilton Mora and Samuel Rosa. They both made their debut in the match with Shabab Al Ahli (1-0) but were replaced in 60 'and 73' as Kondi said he was still not in the 90 minutes!
On the other hand, Khorfakkan managed to make its first victory, just the previous race (Premiere of the second round) and even impressively as won by roll over (2-1) the champion Sharjah. Having a look at both games, I got the impression that if a team is worth saving, this is Khor Fakkan so I'll bet at least not to lose today.