Jordan Cup semifinals kick off

AMMAN  — The Jordan Cup semis kick off on Tuesday with teams battling to reach the final round of the second event of the season as titleholders Faisali will play Ahli, while Jazira take on Shabab Urdun in Leg 1 of the semis. 

Faisali have already secured one title beating Jordan Professional League titleholders Wihdat 1-0 to clinch the 33rd Super Cup. Wihdat only have the league title in contention after conceding the Super Cup, and being eliminated from the Jordan Cup. 

After the elimination of leading contenders Wihdat, Ramtha, Baqa’a in the Round of 16, now titleholders Faisali, Ahli, Jazira and Shabab Urdun will vie for the title. In the quarters,  Shabab Urdun beat Hussein 3-1, Faisali beat Kufrsoum 3-0, Ahli ousted Turra 2-0 and Jazira overcame That Ras 3-2. In Leg 1 saw Hussein tie Shabab Urdun 1-1, Jazira beat That Ras 3-0, Faisali beat Kufrsoum 1-0 and Ahli defeat Turra 3-0. 

Four Division 1 teams — Turra, Bala’ama, Arabi and Sheikh Hussein — were eliminated in the preliminary knockout round, where reigning Jordan Cup champs Faisali ousted Sarih, Ahli upstaged Wihdat, Turra upset Ramtha, Jazira beat Asala, Hussein eliminated Baqa’a 3, That Ras ousted Arabi, Kufrsoum beat Sheikh and Shabab Urdun defeated Bala’ama.

After Leg 1 of the Cup semis, teams will resume Leg 2 of the Premier League on February 4 while Wihdat and Faisali have regional Asian Football Confederation competitions coming up, and Wihdat play their February 9 preliminary round match against Saudi Arabia’s Ittihad Jeddah in the 2016 Asian Champions League.

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