The unit is missing the services of Matar and Rashid, in front of Persepolis

Tin Cat: We achieved the most important thing in the match Al Rayyan ... and our players are exhausted

The joy of Al-Wahda players by defeating Al-Rayyan.

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Al-Wehda is missing the services of two of his players in the Iranian Persepolis match, which will take place at 6:30 tomorrow evening, for the fifth round of the AFC Champions League in India.

Ismail Matar will be absent after receiving the direct red card, in the match between Al Rayyan, as well as left back Ahmed Rashid, for accumulating yellow cards and the unit was able to repeat the victory over Al Rayyan Qatar with a goal without a response, which was scored by the Syrian player Omar Khribin from a penalty kick, in the match that took place between them, the first From yesterday, to count the fourth round of the fifth group of the tournament.

Ismail Matar had reacted to the defender of the Qatari team, Deem Traore, after being obstructed, to obtain the red card, while Ahmed Rashid got his second yellow card in the tournament.

The coach of the unit, Tin Cat, intends to push the right-back Mohamed Barghash into the left-back position, while the Syrian Omar Khribin will participate as a playmaker to compensate for the absence of Ismail Matar.

Tin Cat admitted that his squad were exhausted and tired to play games without enough rest

He said in a press conference after the Al Rayyan match: “I am not happy with the presentation we presented in the Al Rayyan match, even if the team succeeded in coming out with the three points .. The fact that the players are exhausted to the utmost degree, and the technical staff are doing their best to prepare them for the remaining matches, and if we will miss it. Matar and Rashid's services, two of the important elements in the squad, but I especially trust all the players who are with us in India. ”

He added: “It can be said that winning over Al Rayyan once again put us on the right path, and renewed our hopes of reaching the round of 16, and we need three points from the next two games to qualify, and this requires that we maintain the same performance pattern and high fighting spirit that we have performed in all previous matches. ».

He explained: "It was important to maintain our progress with the goal scored by Khribin, especially as the Qatari team rushed to the attack in order to equalize, but our players dealt very intelligently with the situation, and we succeeded in ending the match for our benefit."

Khribin: We got a big boost

The Syrian Al-Wehda player, Omar Khribin, said, "His team came out with the most important thing in front of Al-Rayyan, which is to win and get a big boost before the Iranian Persepolis match."

He added in press statements: "I consider that tomorrow's match is the most important in our tournament, and it will be the key to qualifying for the second round. We have to be at the top of our focus and provide all that is required of us to get the desired result."

Regarding the many cards witnessed in the Al-Wahda and Al-Rayyan match, the Syrian player said: "The match had special accounts to qualify, but the atmosphere came out in a fraternal framework."

The Saudi referee, Mohammed Al-Anzi, had announced his red card on three occasions, in addition to issuing a yellow card to four players from both teams.

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