Spanish Alvaro Mejía, coach of Al Shahania, confirmed that his team will play the Al Sadd match, which is scheduled for tomorrow / Monday / at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in the semi-final round of the fifty-first edition of the Emir Football Cup 2023, without any pressure, considering that reaching an advanced role in the tournament It is a source of great pride for the club.
The coach said, in the press conference held today: "We are proud of what we have achieved by reaching the semi-finals of a tournament of great importance and privacy in Qatari football.".
added: "We realize that we will be facing an ancient team with a great history and full of the best stars in Qatari football, but we will play the match without fear and without deficiency. As we know our capabilities and what we must do by weaving in the same manner as the previous matches, whether against Al-Wakra in the final price or against Al-Gharafa in the quarter-finals, and therefore our tactical strategy will remain the same by tightening the closure of our back areas, and trying to maneuver through offensive transformations to snatch goals.".
And about playing on the fronts of the cup and the second division, the Spanish coach said: "Our priority is always to return to the ranks of the first-class clubs by winning the second-division title, as we are currently in the heart of the competition, two points behind leaders Al-Khor and Muaither two rounds before the end, but at the same time we believe in our chances in making history by reaching the final of the Emir Cup, What we achieved in the current edition constituted a great motivation for us, and we hope to continue to achieve surprises".
In turn, Abdul Rahman Mosaad, Al Shahania player, said: "We hope to be on time and repeat what we did in the previous two matches in the tournament against Al-Wakra and Al-Gharafa, and reach the final match of a competition whose title is a dream for every player.".
added: "We are not under any pressure, unlike Al Sadd, which demands victory and qualification, and we will enter the confrontation with confidence, hoping for victory".
Al Shahania is looking forward to continuing its surprises in the current edition of the Prince Cup by overcoming Al Sadd, which has historically dominated the tournament with eighteen titles, and reaching the final match, to be the first team from the second division to achieve this achievement.
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