"The first win with Hatta has a special taste in my professional career," said Hatta coach Christos Contis. The coach praised his players' performance in a Kalba match after winning 1-0. "We deserve to win after the great performance that the players have made throughout the game," he said at the press conference.
He added: «We faced a stubborn opponent strived to achieve the same goal in terms of scoring the first victory in the league this season, but we managed to walk the game in a way that secured two points to win full points».
Regarding the ongoing changes in the Hatta line-up, including pushing Abdullah Al-Sayari for the first time, he said: “Although we have played many games in the league and the cup, I still do not know the potential of the players more, and therefore naturally continue to test many of them and the opportunity to participate, even Together we can bring the team to the perfect squad. ”
He concluded: «We look forward to invest this win in the best image, especially on the psychological side of the players, in the face of strong confrontations await the team in the next rounds, hoping to continue to win precious points».
El Gabbas: We missed easy opportunities
Jordanian Kalba coach Firas Al-Jebbas said his team had wasted many easy chances to modify the result, noting that the Tigers appeared at two different levels throughout the game. He continued: «We will build our next strategy on what we presented in the second half, in light of the level at which the players appeared and threatening the goal of the opponent several times».
He continued at the press conference: «The team has the ingredients to win, and we must focus during the coming period to develop this performance to ensure good results».