Al-Ahli coach Rodolfo Arwabarina expressed his happiness with the victory over Hatta, three goals without a response, the day before yesterday, in the first round of the Arabian Gulf League, pointing out that «the tripartite does not mean an easy win for Al-Ahly against Hatta».
Arwabarina said in a press conference that Al-Ahli youth won with difficulty, pointing out that the Dubai Knights played in difficult circumstances due to the loss of the Arabian Gulf Super Cup to Sharjah on penalties, in addition to the difficulty of the opening games always in any tournament.
He added: «The scenario of the game was good for us to score the first goal after five minutes, but Hatta performed well in the first half, during which we did not appear as we hoped, while the performance improved in the second half, and we added the second and third goals, and in general was The team is doing well in the second half. ”
He continued: «We got three precious points, came through a difficult win, an important result for us to get a moral boost before the next games, which will not be less difficult, and as I said there is no easy game». `` We did not pass the ball properly, despite the possession in the middle of the stadium, and despite the opportunities Hatta got, but we managed to resolve the meeting in the second half, after the first half mistakes were corrected. ''
"I congratulate the players on this important step, because we are waiting for many games, and it was important to start the league to win the first game, and we must be more focused in the next games, and we have everything we have."
`` The difficulties we found in the first half made us more focused in the second half, and although we scored an early goal and the danger Hatta posed, it was good that we did not lose our progress, and we managed to improve our level and add the second and third goals. ''
Hatta coach Christos Contis said the hurricane deserved a better result than a 3-0 loss, explaining at the press conference that Hatta's level and the opportunities he received did not really reflect the outcome of the match.
"Hatta could have finished the game with a better result," Contis said. While he stressed that he can not blame luck because the draw made him in the face of Al-Ahly youth in the first round.
He added: «All the games are difficult, and we knew that we will face a big team, and we have calculated that Al-Ahli youth will come to win, as it is one of the most prominent candidates for the league title, so it happened what we expected, but we made a good match».
He continued: «What I liked most is the good reaction of the players Hatta, after entering the first goal early in five minutes, as we appeared well, and missed more than a chance was enough to change the course of the game, if we scored the equalizer».
He added: «Youth Ahli tried to resolve the game at the beginning of the second half, and succeeded in that after adding the second goal, and we have to learn from this game, and be an opportunity for us to develop in the upcoming games».
As for the players 'performance, he said: "I cannot evaluate the players in the first game, as the tournament is in its infancy, and many games await us. We must focus on correcting mistakes, improving players' performance and improving performance."
He pointed out that Hatta did not play in an offensive way against Al-Ahli youth, stressing that he focuses on balancing the team's performance in the defense, and the same thing for the attack, stressing that «the team that takes advantage of the opportunities obtained and scored goals, is the one who finally wins ».
- Hatta coach, Contis, confirmed that his team was worth the result
Better than the loss to Al Ahli youth.
- Arwabarina said Al-Ahly's youth have suffered a lot
In the first half, due to the wrong pass of the ball, before
That corrects it in the second half and wins
In the first rounds of the league.