Al Ain captain, Bandar Al Ahbabi, confirmed that his team’s players will fight until the end to snatch a ticket to the second round of the Asian Elite League.
Al-Ahbabi said in statements after the match: “The points difference between Al-Ain and the rest of the teams ahead of it in the standings is not far off. Perhaps the results in the sixth round may have served us some good, and I believe that victory over Al-Rayyan of Qatar will open the door for us to win over Al-Shorta of Iraq, and we will wait for the rest of the results.” To determine our position on qualification, but first we must serve ourselves.”
He added: “We entered the Pakhtakor match with a clear goal of getting the three points, but some circumstances did not serve us well, such as the expulsion, which forced us to play for more than 35 minutes with a reduced number. Despite this, Al Ain was not affected by the expulsion, and we missed opportunities that would have been enough to come back with victory and a big result.” .
Al Ain had tied with Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan by one goal, raising its score to two points.
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