Moataz Al Shami (Dubai)
Ukrainian Sergey Rebrov, Al Ain coach, confirmed that today’s victory against Baniyas gave the team 3 very important points in the race for the lead, and pointed out that “Heavenly” pushed his best players and was a strong match, especially in the first half, and showed great respect for the eye, and struggled strongly However, Al-Ain managed to win by two clean goals, to raise its score to 39 points in the first place, 6 points behind Al-Wahda runner-up, which defeated Khorfakkan with a goal.
Regarding the match, Rebrov said: “In the first half, it was difficult to find spaces to close the back areas of Baniyas, but the matter changed in the second half, when Al Ain was able to do what it wanted and corrected the mistakes.”
He added, “We scored an early goal in the second half, and then controlled the game completely during that half, and it was possible to score more goals. These points are very important in the team’s career this season.”
In response to an inquiry about the injured players, and the date of their return, he said: “The situation is currently good, most of the players have returned and recovered from injuries, and Caio has actually started the process of group training, as well as Kwame, and the players will return within the next two weeks.”
He continued: «The return of the players is very important because we need them, we have a sufficient number of players currently, but we are waiting for the rest until the ranks are completed, Kwame will return to the team, but the injury takes more time than we expected, in practice the player trains from 3 to 4 times a week and is waiting He will return to the team completely.