Leonardo Jardim, the coach of Al Rayyan, praised the level of performance shown by his players during today’s match against Al Shamal. He stated that Al Rayyan deserved the victory based on their performance throughout the 90 minutes, as the team had many opportunities during both halves of the match.
Jardim added:
In the first half, we tried to score but we didn’t take advantage of the available opportunities.
In the second half, we were able to score two goals and secure three points that bring us closer to the top spots in the standings.
Jardim pointed out that:
This victory is a motivation for the players before facing Al Arabi in the next round.
The team needs to continue its series of positive results and improve its position in the standings.
The Al Rayyan coach also thanked Aspetar Hospital for what they did to help him be ready to attend this match after suffering a leg injury.