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.

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.

AlBataeh came out with a point from its match against Kalba, which took place between them at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah for the second round of the ADNOC Pro League, which ended in a goalless draw, thus adding AlBataeh the fourth point, and continues its steadfastness against Kalba, refusing to lose to it for the fourth time in a row since the promotion to the Professional League.

The match saw the referee expel Kalba coach Farhad Majidi, for his repeated protests against refereeing decisions.

AlBataeh coach Mirel Radoi adopted a balanced way of playing in defense and attack, and the squad succeeded in applying the tactical method, but only lacked goals.

With the passage of time, AlBataeh gradually approached the visitors’ goal, and Cameroonian Anatole almost visited the net, but he did not succeed in dealing with Sekou Baba’s pass to miss an opportunity for Al-Bataeh to settle the match in the 37th minute to end the first half with a goalless draw.

In the second half, AlBataeh revealed his real desire to win the result of the match, through the attacks that led him towards the goal of Kalba, but it lacked the final touch, and the referee canceled a goal for AlBataeh scored by Anatol after returning to the mouse technique for offside.

The final minutes of the match did not witness anything new, and the match ended in a goalless draw.

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Romanian coach Mirel Radoi pushed the Bataeh with a squad that included: Ibrahim Issa, Issa Ahmed, Rashid Muhair, Mohammed Ahmed, Maliki, Boumal, Hamad Al Balushi, Abdullah Al Naqbi, Sekou Baba, Ismail Al Zaabi and Anatole.

Romanian coach Mirel Radoi said that his team will not be an easy catch in Al Ain match, stressing that the opponent must make a tremendous effort if he wants to win.

He added during the introductory press conference for the Al Ain match in the first round of the ADIB Cup: We will face the team that played the final last season in this tournament, and it will be a difficult match for us but it will not be easy for Al Ain team either

” There is a difference between the two teams, in terms of the name of the team and the level of the players, I know that because I played in Al Ain Club for three seasons, I know the mentality in Al Ain team and I know how everyone thinks there from the youngest worker to the chairman of the club, everyone wants to win all the matches.”

Radoi called on his players to play with concentration, and not to give gifts to the opponent and added: We do not want to give any gifts to the opponent and they have to do their best if they want to win the match, and it will be difficult for any opponent to win us easily.

He also said: Al Ain is a big team and big clubs aspire to win all the championships, and we will treat the match as if it were a league match because we always accuse in the next match.

AlBataeh coach acknowledged the difficulty of the atmosphere in which the matches are held these days, and stressed that it is very difficult to play difficult matches every 48 hours in this weather and at the same physical and technical level.

He revealed that he will make adjustments to his starting lineup, and expected Al Ain to enter the match with a combination that differs from that which participates in the league matches.

For his part, Ali Al Dhanhani, revealed that their preparations for the match are normal like any other match, stressing their great respect for Al Ain team. He said during the introductory press conference: ” We have to focus a lot in this match and perform at the expected level in order to achieve a positive result. He continued: ” I hope that God will help us in the first leg and achieve a result that will help us in the second leg and qualify for the second round.”

For his part, Al-Bataeh player Ali Al-Dhanhani revealed that their preparations for the match are normal, like any other match, stressing their great respect for Al-Ain team.

He said during the introductory press conference: We have to focus a lot on this match and present the expected level in order to achieve a positive result.

He continued, saying: I hope that God will help us in the first leg and achieve a result that will help us in the second leg and qualify for the second round.

Al-Bataeh achieved a historic victory over Al-Wehda team at home and in the midst of its fans, 2-1, during the match that took place between them in the first round of the ADNOC Professional League for the 2023-2024 season.

This is Al-Bataeh’s first victory over Al-Wahda since the team’s promotion to the Professional League last season, causing a resounding surprise at the start of the tournament.

Al-Bataeh opened the scoring through Cameroonian Antol in the 5th minute, who had a cross pass from Abdullah Al-Naqbi left behind the defenders, to treat it properly inside Al-Wahda’s goal.

The unit was able to adjust the result through a penalty kick that Pedro tackled and scored from it at the minute (19).

Performance decreased somewhat, and play was confined to the middle of the field, with a lack of real opportunities in front of the goal.

In the second half, Al-Bataeh played in a balanced manner between attack and defense, as Al-Bataeh coach Radwi defended intelligently, and relied on a method of pressuring the opponent in his court and not allowing them to advance forward.

And Al-Bataeh succeeded in scoring the winning goal from a counterattack by Olivera, in which he hit Al-Wahda defense after making Paulo Henrique in the 85th minute.

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.