Portuguese coach Pedro Martinez, coach of the Al-Gharafa team, stressed the importance of continuing on the path of victories and strengthening the team’s position in the standings when it meets its counterpart Al-Shahaniya tomorrow, Sunday, at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium for the eleventh round of the Qatari Football League, “Areed Stars League.”
The coach said in a statement today during the press conference that he realizes the difficulty of all matches in the league competition, pointing out that he spoke with his players about the importance of dealing with the course of the next match with Al Shahania with the utmost seriousness and making every effort to achieve victory and obtain the three points.
The Portuguese coach praised Al Shahania’s level, stressing that the team has developed a lot and has great experience in the league, as evidenced by its results in the last four matches, where they performed well and were able to achieve victory in two matches, so Al Gharafa must be well prepared for the confrontation.
For his part, Alvaro Mejia, the Spanish coach of Al Shahaniya, stressed the difficulty of the match against Al Gharafa, pointing out that his team prepared well during the last break, and is entering the confrontation with great focus to continue achieving positive results in the competition.
Mejia stated that Al Shahaniya will give his best to obtain the desired result in the match, pointing out the difficulty of the task facing a team he described as strong and which has distinguished players in all lines.
The coach pointed out that the recent victory over Qatar Club gave the team great motivation, expecting this to be reflected in Al Shahania’s level during the current round.
It is worth noting that Al-Gharafa enters tomorrow’s match in fourth place with 18 points, after the team won its match in the tenth round against Al-Wakrah by three goals to one, while Al-Shahaniya defeated Qatar Club in the last round by three goals to one to rise to seventh place with 11 points.