Al-Bataeh suffered a huge loss against Al-Ain, amounting to five goals to none, during the match that took place between them, at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah, in the first leg of the first round of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup competition.

Al-Bataeh did not present the performance expected of him in the match for several reasons, most notably the changes that occurred in the squad, as the Romanian coach, Mirel Radoi, pushed a number of elements that did not participate mainly, in order to prepare them and enter them into the formal matches, and goalkeeper Zayed Al-Hammadi participated for the first time since the beginning of the current season. While the main goalkeeper, Ibrahim Issa, sat on the bench, and defender Abdullah Al-Rifai appeared in the place of the veteran Muhammad Ahmed, and Anatole also disappeared before appearing in the second session, in addition to the team losing its left back, Rashid Muhair, after only 12 minutes had passed from the start of the match due to injury, to replace him. Ahmed Mohamed, who makes his first appearance with the first team.

Al-Bataeh had several chances in front of the goal, but they lacked the final touch. Cameroonian Anatole had scored a goal, but the referee ruled it out for offside after returning to the VAR technique. The final minutes of the match did not witness anything new, so the match ended with Al-Bataeh losing by five goals to nothing.

Al Bataeh team coach, Mirel Radoui, spoke during the introductory press conference for the Al Ain match, in the second leg of the first round of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup competition, saying:

Al Ain gave us a harsh lesson in the first leg, when they beat us by five, but we learned from this lesson and came away with many benefits that will help us in the upcoming matches, as we recognized the mistakes we made and worked to remedy them so that they would not be repeated in the future.

He added:

The result of the first match made Al Ain close to qualifying for the next candidate. Logic says so, but we will not throw away the handkerchief and we will cling to the chance we have, even if it is 1%. We will not give up and we will fight until the last minute.

I do not have any information or details about the Al Ain team before the return match, but I knew that they would lose a number of essential elements, and this does not concern me as much as I care about preparing my team in the required manner to give its best.

Radoy continued:

The pause period was very beneficial for my team, as we were able to regain our physical level, and I also had enough time to adjust some tactical matters in preparation for changing the tactical method in the upcoming matches.

For his part, Al-Bataeh Square midfielder Maliki confirmed his team’s readiness for the Al Ain match, and said during the introductory press conference:

The atmosphere in the team is great. Everyone is ready to play the Al Ain match and strive to achieve a positive result to compensate for the huge loss we suffered in the first leg.

He continued, saying:

We learned a lot from the first match, and we will fight until the last moment in order to achieve what we want, and football always favors those who shed sweat and work hard.

In a friendly experience of heavy caliber, Al-Bataeh lost his second preparatory experience to Sharjah 1-0, during the confrontation that took place between them in Austria, the headquarters of the two teams’ camp in preparation for the new football season.

The technical director of Al-Bataeh, Merle Radwi, pushed a squad consisting of: Zayed Al-Hammadi, Denny Burgess, Petros Bommal, Muhammad Ahmed, Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Muhammad Rashid Al-Hammadi, Issa Ahmed, Hamad Al-Balushi, Siko Baba, Abdullah Al-Naqbi and Anatol Abang, while Ibrahim Issa also participated as a substitute. For Zayed Al-Hammadi, Radwi Rashad Muhair replaced Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Hamad Al-Balushi came out, Meliki replaced him, and the second session witnessed the exit of Ibrahim Issa and the entry of Rashid Abdullah. Allah Al-Rifai in the second half, instead of Muhammad Ahmed.

Sharjah scored its goal through the Brazilian Luan Pereira, and the match witnessed great seriousness from the two teams, as the match took on a competitive nature, and not everyone who watched it felt that it was friendly, which made it bring great technical benefit to Al-Bataeh.

Al-Bataeh will play a third preparatory match against the Qatari Al-Ahly team on August 3, while he will conclude his matches on August 8 before returning to the country to continue preparing for the next edition of the Andoc Professional League.

The first football team of Al-Bataeh Club inaugurated its preparatory experiences in its camp held in Austria, by defeating the Austrian Bad Waltersdorf team, 2-0, during the match that took place in a rainy atmosphere.

The registration for Al-Bataeh was opened by Cameroonian player Petros Boumal, while his compatriot Anatole Abang ensured the second goal, so the first half ended with this result.

Al-Bataeh technical director Merle Radwi pushed in the first session of the match a squad that included: Zayed Al-Hammadi, Rashid Muhair, Issa Ahmed, Denny Burgess, Ahmed Musa, Petros Bommal, Siko Baba, Anatole Abang, while the trio Salem Tariq , Saud Khalil and Khaled Ahmed also participated with the starting line-up, where Radoy gave them the opportunity to appear in order to stand on their technical and physical levels.

In the second half, Radoi pushed goalkeeper Rashid Abdullah instead of Zayed Al Hammadi, and Ahmed Khalil participated in the place of Anatol Abang and Rashid Badr in the place of Petros Bomal, and the result did not witness anything new and remained the same, so that the match ended with Al-Bataeh winning with two free goals for the Austrian team.

Al-Bataeh continues his preparations, and the technical staff decided to subject the players to recovery exercises on Wednesday morning.

Al-Bataeh team suffered a new loss against Al-Jazira Club, with a score (3/1), during the confrontation that took place between the two teams for the 24th round of the ADNOC Professional League, so that Al-Bataeh’s balance remained frozen at 18 points, while Al-Jazira’s balance became 43 points, so that Al-Bataeh fell to 13th place by goal difference. Dibba Al-Fujairah, while Al-Jazira rose to sixth place in the ranking table.

Al-Bataeh played the Al-Jazira match under the supervision of his new coach, Moataz Abdullah, the former goalkeeper of the UAE national team, who was added to the technical staff to develop the team’s performance in all technical and tactical aspects.

Ali Mabkhout scored the goals of Al-Jazira in the 38th minute, taking advantage of a joint error between the defense and the goalkeeper. The same player added the second goal in the 76th minute, but Al-Bataeh succeeded in reducing the difference in the 84th minute, and Al-Jazira did not wait more than a minute to score the third goal, which decided the match. for his own good.

Al-Bataeh suffered a sudden loss against the Dibba team, with a score (1/0), during the match that brought the two teams together on Tuesday at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah, for the 23rd round of the ADNOC Professional League.

With this result, Al-Bataeh’s balance remained at 18 points in the 12th place, while Dibba Al-Fujairah raised its balance to 15 points in the thirteenth place.

Al-Bataeh did not present the level expected of him in the first half of the game, in which the team retreated unjustifiably, contenting himself with defense, in light of the continuous attack of the guests.

Dibba translated his dominance in the first half by scoring the only goal in the match through Khaled Al Balushi in the 24th minute, to end the first half with Dibba advancing.

Al-Bataeh threw his weight in the second half and launched a fierce attack on Dibba’s goal in order to adjust the score and avoid losing, and the team wasted a number of opportunities, most notably the chance of Cameroonian striker Anatole, who faced Dibba’s goalkeeper, but luck resisted him and the ball did not enter the net.

Al-Bataeh continued his attacking reach at Dibba’s goal, but he was unable to reach the goal, so the match ended with Dibba winning with a single goal.

Saeed Shakhit, the technical director of the first football team at Al-Bataeh Club, said that his squad is ready for the Ajman match, revealing during the introductory press conference that they had corrected mistakes during the recent training so that the team would enter the next match in good technical condition.

Shakhit added, “We prepared the team properly and rearranged the papers so that we can present the expected performance against Ajman and achieve a positive result that supports our journey in the league championship.”

Al-Bataeh coach described the Ajman team as good, and said that it includes good elements who play well.

He hoped that the team would be on its day and be lucky to achieve a positive result, and said that winning the match puts them steps away from achieving the dream of staying in the professional league championship.

Saeed Shakhit expressed his great confidence in all his players and their ability to implement what is required of them in the Ajman match.

For his part, Hamad Al Balushi, midfielder of Al Bataeh Club, described the Ajman match as a mission, indicating that they are striving to achieve a positive result.

He revealed that all his fellow players are ready for the match and promised to work hard in order to reach the result they want.

Hamad Al Balushi expressed his great happiness at facing his former team, Ajman, and his former colleagues.

At the end of his speech, Al-Balooshi wished to obtain points in order to support the team’s career in the league championship.

Moroccan Saeed Shakhit, coach of Al-Bataeh team, described the Sharjah match as difficult, and said that it was against a team competing for the league championship.

And Shakhit added during the introductory press conference, saying: Yes, the match is difficult, but the players feel responsible.

He continued: We were not bad in the previous matches, but we were not lucky in many matches.

Saeed Shakhit hoped that luck would stand by his team in the Sharjah match so that they could achieve a positive result.

He stressed that his squad will strive to appear well during the match.

At the end of his speech, he revealed the absence of the duo, Saif Rashid and Abdullah Kazem, due to the loan law.

Issa Ahmed, the left defender of Al-Bataeh team, assured his coach, Saeed Shakhit, about the difficulty of the match against Sharjah, and said that they will play against one of the strongest clubs in the league, which is competing for the title.

He added during the intro press conference: We will try to do our best, in order to achieve a positive result.

And Issa Ahmed considered that the team played well during the previous matches, and promised to continue on this path against Sharjah.

He added: The team’s position in the ranking table is somewhat reassuring, and we seek to resolve survival before the final rounds, and we are psychologically and mentally prepared for any scenario in the match or season.