National team player Fabio Lima confirmed that “Al-Abyad” played a strong match against its Qatari counterpart at the start of its career in the 26th Gulf Cup tournament currently being held in Kuwait, stressing that the result of the 1-1 draw was satisfactory, despite the advantage of the team’s players, as he put it.
He told «Emirates Today»: “The result is not bad at the beginning of the tournament, but rather it is satisfactory, even though we controlled the match completely, and we were the better party, and we must now think about the next match against the Kuwaiti team, and try to achieve a positive result, and every match “It has special accounts that are different from others.”
The match witnessed the brilliance of Lima, who was the key to the team’s offensive performance, before he was substituted in the final minutes of the match.
He explained: “We created many chances, did not miss anything technically, and played a good match. I believe that the Qatari team, through its performance on the field, searched for a draw point, while we searched for a victory, and we look forward to achieving victories in the upcoming confrontations.”
The team will play its second match against the Kuwaiti team, tomorrow, hoping to win, enhance its chance of qualifying for the semi-finals, and avoid any surprises in the final round that will bring it together with the Omani team at the end of the group matches.
Yasser Salem: The match is over… and the focus is on the Kuwait match
Yasser Salem. From the source
The director of the national team, Yasser Salem, confirmed that “Al-Abyad” was looking for victory in the match that brought it together with the Qatari team at the beginning of the Gulf Championship campaign held in Kuwait, pointing out that the team played a great match and was the best, especially after it conceded an early goal, but The match ended in a positive draw.
Yasser Salem said: “We did not come out with a satisfactory result, but in calculating the groups, points and combined championships, getting a point is better than nothing,” adding: “We were looking for a win against Qatar… We do not want excuses, and we will look from now to prepare the team for the next match against Kuwait.” The homeowner, and the team must be prepared for the difficult match, and we have great confidence in the players and the audience who will attend the match.”
He added: “In the Gulf championships and the group stage, we expect anything, but there is no time to talk about the past. The match is over, and we must prepare for the next match against Kuwait, the home team.”
Fabio Lima:
We created many chances and did not miss anything technically.
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