Al Bataeh returned from Dubai with a draw in the match against Al Nasr at Al Maktoum Stadium in the first leg of the first round of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup. The elite team was able to impose a goalless draw on the Dean before the anticipated confrontation in the second leg. Al Bataeh entered the match in the absence of its most prominent players, Anatoli, Mohammed Jumaa, Pele, Maliki and Denny Borges. After the match and during the press conference, the team coach Farhad Majidi said that the match was good and one of the best matches we played in the absence of the four most important players, but the substitutes performed well and we were great at the organizational level. Al Nasr controlled the match, but we did not give them chances to score. Al Nasr shot 2 and we shot 3. I believe we can come out with a positive result in the second leg. It is noteworthy that the UAE Pro League awarded the team player Rashid Muhair the best player of the match award.