Al -Wakra is in a fateful confrontation that is not alternative to winning to continue the journey in the AFC Champions League 2 and qualify for the quarter -finals, where he is a guest of Saudi cooperation in the second leg in the round of 16, which starts at nine in the evening at the Cooperation Club Stadium in (Buraidah) in Saudi Arabia .
The confrontation will be fateful, because the going in Doha ended in a 2-2 draw, which guarantees the rise and qualification for the Saudi team, while there is no alternative to victory against Al-Wakra by a goal difference to qualify and there is a second opportunity for the poured for qualification, which is a 3-3 draw to ascend to the quarter-finals with a goal difference.
Despite the difficulty of the task, Al -Wakra has the capabilities that help him to compensate, victory and return to Doha with a qualification card and continue his career and the journey of competition in the championship, which is the second strongest Asian championship.
Al -Wakra’s opportunity despite its difficulty, but it is a good opportunity, and always the team that plays with one opportunity is closer to victory, as the focus will be in one possibility and not two possibilities, such as the equalizer, for example.
The victory is also easier for the pulse, which needs a goal to qualify, while the tie by three to compensate for the two goals in Doha is very difficult.
It is expected that the match will witness an offensive start on the part of the Saudi team, which seeks to secure the result of the going, and to secure its qualification actually through victory only, and will not consider the draw as it is a dangerous trap if he resorted to it.
The expected offensive rush on the part of cooperation must be met by a defensive focus at the highest level until the first minutes pass in peace, and then the shift to the attack.
Through the first leg, it can be said that Al -Wakra suffered in the first minutes until he managed to excel, and these minutes were enough to cooperate in order to advance his first goal.
Also, by going, Al -Wakra missed the focus after a draw, so he received the second goal, and after he was thinking about progressing the second goal, he became required to draw.
These errors and gaps should be made by Al -Suwaidi Sabaei, the team coach, in mind, prepares the team and the players and raises their focus to the top from the first minutes, which with the last minutes is the most difficult stages of such crucial confrontations.
Khalifa bin Hassan: We will play with the option of winning
His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan Al Thani, President of Al -Wakra Club, called on the players to take responsibility in this decisive and crucial match, and demanded that they play to win and qualify and resolve the conflict with the Saudi Cooperation Club. His Excellency also thanked and appreciated the brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the good reception and the hospitality of the management of the Cooperation Club at the Wakrawy Mission, stressing that this is not strange to the sons of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and that Al -Wakra left his country and a solution in his second country and that what brings the two peoples is much greater than just a football match Whatever the degree of its importance.
His Excellency added: Today we are on the threshold of a historic moment in the march of Al -Wakra Club. The match against the Saudi Cooperation Club is not just an ordinary match, but rather a great challenge and a golden opportunity to achieve the dream of qualifying for the quarter -finals in the AFC Champions League. And I tell the players, “You have shown in the first leg a great strength and insistence, and you achieved a positive tie that puts us in a good location now, and we are required to complete the task and prove that we deserve to reach the advanced stages.”
And I say to the players, “I believe in you and your capabilities, and I know that you are able to provide a distinguished performance appropriate to the name of Al -Wakra and raise the flag of Qatar high, and I ask everyone to focus and persist, and team play, which is the keys to winning today. Do not let you miss, and write a new history that we are proud of on the continental level. ”
“And you are the hope of the masses that support you with full force, so make their pride in you greater than any difficulties that you will face in order to achieve the desired victory and kidnap the qualification card.”
Salman Abdul Ghani: We are able to return with the qualification card
Mr. Salman Abdullah Abdul Ghani, Vice President of Al -Wakra Club, said before the decisive crucial confrontation against Saudi cooperation in the second leg of the AFC Champions League. This match represents a decisive opportunity to write a new chapter from the history of our club, and to qualify for the quarter -finals that we all seek. And I say to the players: In the first match, you have proven your resolve and your challenge in the first match, and you showed the spirit of the team and insisting on achieving the best.
I am confident that each of you is an essential brick in building this achievement, and that your dedication and sacrifices to raise the name of your club will form the backbone to achieve victory. Under the leadership of the able coach, my span, you are invited to invest all your capabilities and talents on the field so that you have the supreme word. The victory is not just a result, and Salman Abdul Ghani said: Let’s make the Buraidah stadium for creativity and determination, and let us work together as one united team that puts the goal of qualifying with his eyes. And to return to Doha, carrying the qualification card with merit and merit. Today we are facing a challenge that requires us patience, determination and combat spirit in the context of honest competition and fair play, and we adopt the team’s spirit to achieve the desired victory.