Speaking at the prematch press conference, Mahdi Ali, the coach of Shabab Alahli, stressed the importance of the against Al-Wasl in the first leg of the semi-final round of the Arab Gulf Cup, which brings the two teams together at Zabeel Stadium on 8:15 pm Tuesday February 9th.
Mahdi Ali talked about his team’s preparations for the match, indicating that everyone knows the limited time after Al-Ain match, he said: “the players participating in the previous match made recovery exercises, and will put the final touches on the preparations during training today and tomorrow”.
The coach stressed that they are facing tough opponent: ““Al-Wasl is one of the teams that have developed a lot in the recent period, will play first and second leg , so that the qualifying team is determined based on the result of the two matches, this is considered and we must be focused to reach the final”.
From his part, Eid Khamis who accompanied the coach in the press conference said: “e are aware of the importance of this match, the result of the first match is not final, because there is a second-leg that will determines who will qualify , we promise to fight and give our best to make fans happy”.