The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup of Champions will kick off Sunday with a clash between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal in the first leg match at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal stadium here. Ittihad has finished its preparation for the match early and its coach Raul Caneda will go for attack from the start and will be determined to win here since the second leg match will be played in Riyadh. Ittihad suffers from a major blow since captain and live-wire Muhammad Noor will miss the match due to injury. Ittihad also won't have the services of defender Reda Tukar and Muhammad Abu Sabaan on disciplinary grounds. The absence of key players forced the coach to prepare the substitute players Ahmad Asiri and Maan Al-Khudari to fill the gaps. Ittihad will be relying heavily on its main striker Naif Hazzazi for a crucial win. Hilal's coach Ivan Hasek was forced to take the usual training session Friday indoors because of the dust storm in Riyadh. The Crown Prince Cup champion Hilal is looking forward to secure the first title this year. Ittihad is the King's Cup champion in 2010. __
