Miril Radoi, the coach of AlBataeh, said that he knew the difficulty of the match against AlNasr, revealing that they met a high quality team, indicating that the reason for the victory was due to the great concentration with which his squad played throughout the match, and he stressed that the correct start of the match was It played a major role in this victory, and Radoi thanked the players for their skill in executing the tactical section that they had been training on throughout the past period.
Radoi revealed that they were able to impose their style and put pressure on AlNasr players in their area and not give them the opportunity to build attacks from behind. He confirmed that the players succeeded in that and were even able to score the first goal and follow it with the second.
Radoi continued during the press conference after the match: Gaining 11 points in the first seven rounds is good and special for us, and frankly, I did not expect that, and my expectation and ambition was to score 10 points from ten rounds, and we are now among the top six, and we have 11 from 7 matches, and this is a good thing in comparison. Last season, the team scored 21 points from 26 matches.
AlBataeh returned to victories and achieved a dear victory over AlNasr 2/0, during the competition between the two teams at Al Maktoum Stadium, the seventh round of the ADNOC Pro League, and AlBataeh’s goals were scored by SekouBaba in the 39th minute and Paulo Henrique in the 50th minute, raising AlBataeh’s score to 11 points, while AlNasr stood on 7 pts.
The two teams were extremely cautious and took advantage of all available opportunities, waiting for the home team to attempt a free kick on the outskirts of the penalty area, executed by Manolo Gabbiadini, and it rebounded from the wall in the 12th minute.
Mali’s Sekou Baba put AlBataeh in the lead with the first goal in the 39th minute, when Alvaro conceded and dribbled past the defense and the goalkeeper before sending the ball into the net.
Brazilian Paulo Henrique added the second goal in the 50th minute, with a magic touch, as he took advantage of the brilliance of Sekou Baba skills before dribbling the ball into the net with ease.
Romanian coach Mirel Radoi said during the press conference for the Al Nasr match in the seventh round of the ADNOC Pro League, that they are playing against a strong team that aspires to occupy an advanced position in the championship table, and proved this by obtaining seven points in the last three rounds, which confirms that they are in good form.
He added: “Al Nasr played a great match against Shabab Al Ahli, scored three goals in the match and is a team that has great strength in offensive cases, as well as scored three goals in the Hatta match, and is the only team that beat Al Ain in the league.”
He continued: “Al-Nasr has strong players, especially at the level of individual skill, characterized by great experience, which are well-known names that can tip the balance of any team they play for and contribute to the outcome of the match.”
Radoi continued: “We must be careful in front of them, we must play in front of them with great pressure, especially in our region, and I tried to find the most appropriate way to rely on the reins of victory so as not to waste my time without reaching the appropriate tactics for the match, and the thing I hope is that the players have a big role in the match.”
AlBataeh coach said that he does not want to talk about the referees, but showed his concern after the last Al-Nasr match that he played at Shabab Al-Ahli Stadium, but he returned and stressed the technical excellence of Al-Nasr team, despite stumbling in the first matches, before making a major shift in the level and results, and stressed the eligibility of Al-Nasr with the points it obtained in the last three matches, praising Al-Nasr coach Goran and said that he It works in a very good way, and the tactics that depend on it, and I consider that Al Nasr should be among the top five clubs in the UAE league.
Radoi refused to reveal the squad in which he will play the victory match, and considered that the players who will play and the tactical method that he will adopt is a secret that he does not like to reveal before the match, and said that they will have two training sessions after which he will determine the squad that will play the match.
Radoi said that a lot has changed in the two teams, and stressed that this season is different from the previous season, and added: Currently Al-Bataeh occupies an advanced position in the table as well as Al-Nasr, we lost points and they are, and the two teams with different players and coaches are different from the previous season, but we will be careful of them because they have a very special squad, but they will play under great pressure.
For his part, Brazilian striker Alvaro de Oliveira described Al-Bataeh Al-Nasr match as a task, and said that they know the strength of the rival, and stressed that he is one of the technically distinguished clubs in the UAE, so they will work for him a thousand accounts.
Alfaro promised to do his best for the team in this match until they achieve the desired result, revealing that they went through a week of intensive work during training in order to enter the victory match in the best way.
The Al-Bataeh striker confirmed their readiness for the Al-Nasr match and said that they prepared themselves well for it and hoped that the team would be on its day and enjoy a little success so that they come out of the stadium happy.
AlBataeh drew with Ajman 1/1, during the match that brought together the two teams, at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah, for the sixth round of the ADNOC Pro League, to raise AlBataeh score of points to eight points, and come in seventh place in the competition standings table, while Ajman’s balance became three points in the penultimate place.
Malian player Sekobaba Gassama scored the first goal in the 29th minute, after making an interval of dribbling for more than one player, before shooting a strong ball with which all attempts to defend and goalkeeper failed.
But the joy of AlBataeh with the goal did not last long, as Walid Azzaro managed to adjust the score for Ajman before the end of the first half due to a mistake from right back Abdullah AlNaqbi, who tried to return the ball to the goalkeeper, but Azzaro snatched it and deposited it in the net.
AlBataeh entered the second half in an offensive manner in order to score the second goal and secure victory, but his attempts lacked the final touch to keep the result as it is and the match ends with a positive draw 1/1.
Romanian coach Mirel Radoi revealed that they will meet Ajman in the next match, describing it as a team that suffers in the league championship, because it has only two points in the training cycle.
During the introductory press conference, Radoi stressed the appearance of Ajman with a different face during its last match against Al Wasl, under the leadership of the new coach Isaila, and said that Ajman provided a good return at the level of the defense line, and added: Ajman excelled in defense and in building play and the team was able to create several chances and this shows the great improvement that has occurred in their level.
He continued: “It will be a difficult match for us if we do not play with concentration for 90 minutes, and Ajman always wins against everyone who loses concentration in front of them, because they have good citizen players, as well as good foreigners, and they can close the spaces and play with great cohesion and rely on counter-attacks.
Radoi called for caution on the offensive side, considering this method will make him recognize the way Ajman will rely on in defending the attack.
Radoi talked about Ajman’s new coach Isaila, and revealed that he knows him well, indicating that he faced him as a player, but did not play in front of him as a coach, and Friday’s match will be the first between them, and Radoi said that he worked with Isaila in the Romanian U-21 team, revealing that he was the sports director of the team while Isaila was the technical director, and described his relationship with him as good on a personal level, stressing that he knows how Isaila thinks and vice versa when it comes to football.
Radoi hoped that AlBataeh would immediately write a new record in the club’s records, revealing that the victory over Ajman, if achieved, would be the first time that the team won two games in a row since reaching the professional league.
The Romanian coach called on the players to show the fighting spirit in the Ajman match, as happened in the Ajman match, and that each player motivates himself to give his best and stressed the need to focus regardless of the strength of the opponent.
For his part, Mohammed Rashid Al Hammadi, winger of AlBataeh, described the Ajman match as important and difficult at the same time, indicating that they are coming from an important victory at the expense of Khorfakkan, and stressed their quest to continue victories and reap more points.
Al Hammadi revealed that Ajman has changed its shape and tactics a lot from the past, and said that the team is playing differently after signing a new technical staff.
He added during the introductory press conference: “We trained well for the match, and we seek to give our best in order to win, and if we are at our real level, we will reach what we want.”
At the end of his remarks, Mohammed Rashid revealed the psychological comfort he lives in Al-Bataeh, and said that despite his newness with the team, he feels like he has been playing in Al-Bataeh for years, and revealed that he did not face any difficulty in quickly harmonizing with his fellow players and the administrative and technical staff, and described everyone as one family.
Romanian Miriel Radoi admitted the difficulty of his team’s match against Al Jazira in the fourth round of the ADNOC Pro League, and the technical director of Al Bataeh said, during the pre match press conference:
It’s normal to have a lot of difficulties in Al Jazira game, we face a strong opponent, especially when they play at home and among their fans, but we are ready for this match.
Speaking at the press conference, Radoi added:
It will be a different match for us, because we are playing against a team that follows the style of many passes, and has the ability to possess the ball for a long time during the match, and the previous matches proved this, as they can possess the ball by between 45% to 50%, and during their previous match against Kalba they carried out 600 passes.
The Romanian coach revealed that they have prepared a lot for this match, and have reached an advanced stage of physical and tactical preparation, and continued: “The important thing for us is to get three points against any team we play against, and this is my mentality and the mentality of the players, and even if we play a friendly match against the reserve team, we must win it.”
Radoi said that they are losing the efforts of defender Denny Borges, because of his expulsion in the previous match against Shabab Al-Ahli, and some players Those who suffer from physical exhaustion, the rest are ready for the match.
For his part, Essa Ahmed, defender of Al-Bataeh, confirmed that the team is ready for the Al Jazira match, and said during the press conference, that they are going to Al Jazira Stadium in order to get a positive result, and revealed the great effort they made during previous training in order to correct mistakes in order to record an honorable appearance in Abu Dhabi, and said that they do not want to suffer a new loss, but rather seek to return to the right path.
Essa admitted that they are playing against an organized team that is good in technical aspects, but that does not mean giving up on their goals and ambitions.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, issued Administrative Resolution No. (22) of 2023, amending Administrative Resolution No. (7) of 2022, restructuring the Board of Directors of Al Bataeh Football Club Company, headed by Khalfan Saif Khalfan Musabih Al Musafri. And the membership of Faisal Jaafar Muhammad Awad Al-Yafei, Ali Salem Muhammad bin Shannah Al-Ketbi, Muhammad Obaid Salem bin Shannah Al-Ketbi, Muhammad Salem Rashid bin Ghashem Al-Ketbi, Sulaiman Ali Ahmed bin Dabal Al-Naqbi, and Nasser Saeed Muhammad Al-Shamam Al-Taniji.
Al-Bataeh lost to Shabab Al-Ahly with a score of 2/0, during the match that took place between them at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah, for the third round of the ADNOC Professional League. With this result, Al-Bataeh’s score froze at four points, while Shabab Al-Ahly raised its score to nine points.
The Romanian coach, Mirel Radoi, surprised him with a new squad in terms of personnel and tactics, as defender Denny Borges appeared for the first time since joining the team, after recovering from a muscle injury, and Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, who was forced by the injury to be absent throughout the last period, also participated, as the player was He suffered a facial injury during the preparatory camp held by the team in Austria before the start of the current season, but the player recovered and became at the disposal of the technical staff.
Al-Bataeh performed at the highest level and closed the spaces in front of Shabab Al-Ahly players, which made all their offensive attempts fail, so the first half ended in a goalless draw, and Al-Bataeh almost came out with a goal lead if his Cameroonian striker Anatole took advantage of the opportunity he had when the Brazilian Henrique passed him a golden ball that put him through. Facing the goal, but he slowed down his shot so the defense kept it away.
At the beginning of the second half, specifically in the 48th minute, the match referee showed the red card to Al-Bataeh defender Denny Jurgis, after he came into contact with Shabab Al-Ahly striker Igor, which caused Al-Bataeh to collapse at the defense level, and Shabab Al-Ahly was able to break the steadfastness of Al-Bathawi’s defense through his playmaker Kartabia. Who found no solution except to shoot from outside the area, so that the ball went past goalkeeper Ibrahim Issa in the 60th minute, and Shabab Al-Ahly was able to add the second goal through Al-Ghassani in the 81st minute in a manner similar to the first goal.
Al-Bataeh had several chances in front of Shabab Al-Ahly’s goal, but missed the final touch to enter the net, so the match ended with Al-Bataeh losing the match by two goals to nothing.
Romanian coach Mirel Radoi admitted his concern about the upcoming match against Shabab Al Ahli, justifying his concern that he is facing one of the strongest clubs in the UAE, in addition to being the defending champion of the father, Wri, adding:
It will not be an easy match, I know that very well, but I hope that we come out of it happy and satisfied with the result, and in order to achieve this, we must reduce the danger of the distinguished players in the ranks of the opponent and play in front of them carefully and not to tamp the spaces for them.
Radoi continued:
We trained well for this game, we know their strengths and how they play and they have weaknesses like other clubs.
Radoi stressed that Shabab Al Ahli is the strongest team currently in the championship accounts so far, indicating that it scored five goals and conceded only one goal.
Al-Bataeh coach continued to flirt with Shabab Al-Ahli, revealing that it is a good team not only at the local level, but also proved its efficiency in the Asian Championship when it played a great match against the Saudi team Al-Nasr on the latter’s land and in front of its fans despite the loss, which he said took place in just two minutes.
For his part, offensive winger SekouBaba Gassama confirmed their readiness as players for the Shabab Al-Ahli match, promising to give everything they have in order to get a satisfactory result.
He continued during the introductory conference :
We know very well that the match will not be easy for us and it is normal because we are playing against the champion team, and both teams have ambitions that they strive to achieve, and we will strive to put our dreams on the ground.
He added:
We will try to play with high concentration in order to get a positive result and we want to continue our outstanding appearance in the current edition of the league as it did in the previous two games.
Sekou Baba admitted that he rarely scores goals but seeks to give his best in order for his team to win, and revealed that he will strive to score goals during the upcoming matches.
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.
