Hilal takes on Al-Shabab in the Crown Prince Cup final in Riyadh Friday. Both the finalists have concluded their preparations for the match which will begin at the King Fahd International Stadium at 8:15 P.M. A French team of referees will oversee the final. Al-Shabab coach Enzo Trossero and Hilal's Cosmin Olaroiu had good news recently when the Saudi Arabian Football Federation allowed the two teams to field international players before they join the Saudi team training camp. Romanian Olaroiu will, however, miss the services of defender Majed Al-Marshadi, who was booked against Al-Nasr in the semifinal. Olaroiu has already closed his side's training session and the team has been examining Al-Shabab's quarterfinals match against Al-Ittihad on video. Al-Hilal, which has lifted the trophy three times in the last four years, is banking on its Saudi international striker Yasser Al-Qahtani and ace goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Daeyea. The midfielders Romanian Meril Radoi and Swedish Christian Wilhelmsson will also have Libyan Tariq Al-Taib to assist them after he recovered from his injury. Al-Shabab has also closed its physical training camp in Riyadh. The coach is depending on his young squad that clinched the King's Cup last year. Striker Nasser Al-Shamrani, who tops the scorers list in the Saudi Premier league, will be one of Enzo's trump cards. Enzo though has his worries about the defense, which has been hit by the absence of international Majed Al-Amri. The Argentinian coach is relying on brothers Ahmed and Abdo Atif to keep Al-Hilal strikers in check besides creating chances for the midfield. Al-Shabab has also won the Cup three times, the last one back in 1999. Al-Shabab route to the final was easier as it beat Abha in the first round 2-1 before edging the First Division side Al-Fateh 1-0 in the quarterfinals. Al-Shabab reached the final after beating Al-Hazm 3-1 in Al-Rass. Al-Hilal, meanwhile, had to overcome Al-Nasr in the semifinal. It won the tie 1-0. In the quarterfinals Al-Hilal beat Al-Wehdah 1-0 after it qualified to the stage following a 2-0 win over Tabuk's Al-Watani. Al-Shabab and Al-Hilal have earlier met eight times in finals. Al-Hilal has won five times. In their last match in the Saudi Premier league, Al-Hilal beat Al-Shabab 2-0 thanks to Mohammed Al
