In the eleventh round of the ADNOC Professional League, Al Bataeh lost its match against Al Jazira by three goals to nothing, which was held at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah, freezing its score at 5 points in thirteenth place, as Al Bataeh coach entered with a lineup consisting of Darwish Mohammed, Denny Borges, Mohammed Ahmed, Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Rafael, Mohammed Juma, Maliki, Aziz Ganiev, Ahmed Khalil and Nicola Clemente. Al Jazira ended the first half with a goal from the ball completed by Mello after the ball returned from Al Bataeh goalkeeper Darwish Mohammed. In the second half, Al Bataeh coach made changes in the desire to return, but Al Jazira added the second and third goals, with which he ended the match. In the press conference that came after the match, Al Bataeh coach Goran Tomic said that the team was affected by the injury of some players during the preparation for the match, such as Alvaro and Anatol, and stated that his team presented a good defensive match in the first half.

Al Bataeh Croatian coach Goran Tomic spoke at the press conference for the Al Bataeh vs. Al Jazira match, saying: An important and difficult match awaits us against Al Jazira, and we know the quality of Al Jazira players. We played two matches against them in the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, where the path of the game is clear to both parties. We learned hard during the break, and we aspire to start the new year in a better way than we ended last year. A positive mood prevails in the team and among the players.

Our player Saeed Juma said that the Al Jazira match will be difficult, as Al Jazira has great capabilities, but we trained well for this match and will follow the coach’s instructions. We are determined to start the new year in a distinctive way. We played previous matches against Al Jazira, as we know their way of playing, and we will seek to balance the team during the match to come out with a positive result