Al Bataeh managed to return from Al Maktoum Stadium with a valuable victory over its host, Al Nasr, with a clean goal scored by Mohammed Jumaa Pele in the first half. Al Bataeh entered with a lineup consisting of Ibrahim Issa in goal, Borges, Rafael, Abdulaziz Hekal, and Rashid Maher in defense, Aziz Ganiev, Neto, Maliki, and Mohammed Juma in midfield, and Alvaro and Anatoli in attack. To return to the course of the match, Al Raqi was able to impose its control over the first half, during which it wasted several clear scoring opportunities until the goal came through Mohammed Jumaa Pele in the 31st minute. In the second half, the team was able to close the spaces in front of Al Nasr players and relied on counterattacks, which resulted in a penalty kick that was missed by Dennis Borges. With this victory, Al Bataeh raised its score to 19, moving away from the relegation zone by 9 points.

Al Bataeh coach Farhad Majidi said in the press conference in advance of his team’s match against Al Nasr in the ADNOC Professional League Championship, which will be held at Al Maktoum Stadium tomorrow, Thursday: “I believe that we have taken advantage of the long break to our advantage. We have conducted our training well and tried to work on our weaknesses. I would like to thank the players for their cooperation and strong training. In general, we are ready to meet Al Nasr, which is considered a good team. A strong match awaits us, and we will play the match to win.”

While the Brazilian Neto, the midfielder of Al Bataeh team, said about the match: The break was an opportunity for us to train comfortably, and the coach presented to us all the technical and tactical aspects before the upcoming match against Al Nassr. Al Nassr is a good team and includes distinguished players, but we focus on ourselves and our capabilities, and we trust Farhad Majidi to put in place the appropriate plan for the match against Al Nassr.