Marvik's interventions saved Al-Abyad from embarrassment against Mauritania
The team needs one point to qualify for the Arab Cup quarter-finals
The defense of the Mauritanian national team imposed strong control on Caio.
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Salim Al Shamsi: "Syria's victory over Tunisia complicated the second group's calculations."
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The first national football team topped Group B in the 2021 Arab Cup, which is currently being held in the Qatari capital, Doha, with six points, after achieving a difficult victory at the expense of Mauritania with a clean goal scored by substitute player Khalil Al Hammadi in stoppage time, the day before yesterday, bringing the team close to He won the ticket to qualify for the quarter-finals in the tournament, and only a draw during his expected match against Tunisia tomorrow, at the end of the group stage, is sufficient to maintain the lead of his group.
Despite the precious victory achieved by the team, it suffered a lot after its players facilitated the match, but they were surprised by a strong opponent.
The interventions made by Dutch coach Marvik in the second half were the decisive and most prominent factor in the team's victory, and saved it from embarrassment against the Mauritanian team.
Marvik used the trio, Khalil Al Hammadi, as an alternative to Kayo (74), Ismail Matar (81) to replace Ali Saleh, and Tigali (85) to replace Muhammad Barghash.
Al-Abyad topped his group in the wake of the Tunisian team’s 2-0 defeat against the Syrian team, which renewed its hope of competing for the qualification ticket to the second round after it scored the first three points. Mauritania competition.
For his part, former member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association, sports analyst, Dr. Salim Al Shamsi, confirmed that Syria’s victory over Tunisia complicated the group’s accounts again, warning the team of the possibility of surprises, stressing the importance of Al-Abyad seeking to secure its position during the last round, even in a tie against Tunisia and settled the qualification card and avoided entering into complicated calculations, especially as it will face the Tunisian team tomorrow, which is the strongest team in the group, and enter the match to compensate for the loss against Syria, pointing out that Syria's chances are great in winning against Mauritania with a large number of goals.
Al-Shamsi told "Emirates Today": "Although the team topped its group, surprises came after both Syria and Tunisia were equal in points, so the team must maintain the lead, as the second-placed team will face in the quarter-finals the host Qatar team." .
Al Shamsi pointed out that Al-Abyad suffered a lot against Mauritania, pointing out that the team did not score the winning goal until the decisive time, describing this as an indication that the team is not on the right path, stressing that: “The coach was late in the substitutions, especially in terms of Tigali’s participation. In the last minutes of the match, especially in light of the decline in Ali Mabkhout’s level in this tournament.”
Ranking of the second group:
1- Emirates (6 points).
2- Tunisia (3 points).
3- Syria (3 points).
4- Mauritania (without points).
The team's mission honors an Emirati fan
The national team delegation honored an Emirati fan who showed great enthusiasm in encouraging the team in the Mauritania match, and reacted strongly at the moment of scoring the goal.
A press statement said: "The captain of the team, Ismail Matar, handed her the team shirt in the presence of the players, and thanked her for her interaction that reflects her high patriotic sense. For her part, the cheerleader called on the players to make more effort to win the next match, stressing that all Emirati fans are waiting for an honorable result." in front of Tunisia.
Khalil Al Hammadi: My goal is to crown the efforts of my colleagues
The national team player and the winner of the goal against Mauritania, Khalil Al Hammadi, confirmed that the credit for scoring the goal belongs to his colleagues, indicating that the goal is the culmination of a collective effort by all the players of the team, thanking the players and the technical staff for the support and support he found.
Khalil promised to provide a better level against Tunisia in the third round match, noting that everyone understands the importance of the meeting and the need to win, to get first place with the full score, adding that Al-Abyad has succeeded in leading the group, so far, after winning two consecutive matches, hoping that it will continue The victories and the team qualifies for the quarter-finals deservedly.
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