He defended his team-mates and said that those who criticize them do not get tired like them on the court

Mohammed Abdul Rahman: Al Ain players were not ghosts in front of Khor Fakkan

• Mohammed Abdul Rahman scored Al Ain's first goal in the match.

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Al-Ain midfielder, Muhammad Abdul-Rahman, defended his teammates after the harsh loss "Al-Zaeem" suffered at home, in front of Khorfakkan 4-2, the day before yesterday, in the first round of the Arab Gulf Cup Football competition, stressing that his colleagues worked hard inside the stadium to present Their best, and that luck was not with them, which led to their four-way loss, denouncing the description of Al-Ain players that they were ghosts on the field.

Al Ain’s opportunity to cross the first round of the competition became difficult in sympathy with the loss that required him to achieve “Remontada” in the second leg next month in order to obtain a qualification card to avoid early exit from the first tournaments of the new season, at a time when the coach of the “leader” Pedro Emmanuel is being criticized. Because of the results achieved in the recent period and the failure to solve the defense problems in the team, despite the approaching year to assume technical responsibility.

Muhammad Abdul Rahman, who wore the captaincy during the match, said in statements to Sharjah Sports Channel: “I disagree about what is said about the team’s players being ghosts.

Because they train and strive hard in training and on the field, and sometimes they are not successful. ”

Despite the loss, the Al Ain players were the best party in the meeting in terms of official statistics reported by the official website of the Professional League, as the percentage of "Al-Zaeem" possession of the ball was 58% compared to 41 in favor of Khor Fakkan, and the owners of the land hit 18 shots, including 6 on the goal against 13 shots. On the part of Al Nisour players, including 7 on goal.

The player, Mohamed Abdel Rahman, continued his defense of his teammates, adding: “A football player gives effort, but football is a win, a draw or a loss, and from my point of view, the players did not fall short and this does not forget us to congratulate our competitor Khorfakkan on winning the match, as there are players who are making their efforts. On the field, there are those who come and criticize without making an effort on the field. They also do not see that the players get tired during the match.

The match saw Khorfakkan advance with a goal from Ivory Coast Kwame Atoni in the 34th minute, but Al Ain equalized by Mohammed Abdul Rahman in the 2 + 45th minute. With the start of the second half, "Al Nsour" scored the lead by Antonio Valmore in the 47th minute, before they added the third goal after only two minutes. By substitute Omar Juma Rabie, while Al Ain player, Rafael Pereira, reduced the difference by scoring the second goal for his team in the 71st minute, but Khorfakkan returned and scored the fourth goal by substitute Ramon Lopez in the 82nd minute.

58%

Al Ain possesses the ball compared to 41% for Khor Fakkan.

18

A shot for Al Ain players for 13 shots for Khor Fakkan.

Pedro: We played in difficult circumstances

Al Ain coach, Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel, confirmed that his team's players were champions despite a four-way loss, and that the fans did not know the circumstances surrounding the team last, and said in press statements: “After we returned from participating in the AFC Champions League, during which we played four official matches in nine Only days, we remained without training for nine days as well to adhere to the quarantine procedures, and for this reason I think that my players were champions because they played in difficult circumstances.

He added, "I do not want to search for justifications for the loss. Yes, we made several mistakes that would not have occurred if we showed more focus, but we were not successful during the confrontation."

Al Ain entered under the leadership of his Portuguese coach Pedro Emmanuel in a cycle of suspicion due to the results achieved by the team since the beginning of the current season, as it scored 11 goals in three out of five matches in the AFC Champions League and Arabian Gulf Cup competitions, which made the fans of the "Violet" Chen An attack on coach Pedro, especially after the thunderous fall the day before yesterday in front of Khorfakkan, 2-4.

Since the beginning of the current season, which started in the AFC Champions League, Al Ain drew 3-3 against Al-Sadd and lost in the second leg by 4-0, while it tied negatively with Sabhan, while it achieved an honorary victory over the Saudi victory with a clean goal, but the team returned to the square of defeats and fell in its stadium with a new fourth On the hand of Khorfakkan.

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