Al Bataeh bid farewell to the President’s Cup in the round of 16 after losing to Kalba by three goals to nothing in the match that was held at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium. The match’s goals came in the second half after Al Bataeh player Neto was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 50th minute. Al Bataeh played a very good first half in terms of performance and was awarded a penalty kick that was cancelled after consulting the VAR. The referee ignored awarding an explicit penalty kick after Mohammed Juma was obstructed in the penalty area. The team’s coach said after the match in the press conference that the team played beautiful football and we played with balance until the expulsion came, which changed the course of the match and made the match difficult for the team.
The Croatian coach of Al Bataeh team, Goran Tomic, spoke...