QNB Stars League: Al Duhail, Al Ahli Coaches Aim for Victory in Thursday's Match

Doha, August 10 (QNA) - Al Duhail will take on Al Ahli on Thursday in the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League Week 2 match at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan. Speaking to the media ahead of the match against Al Ahli, Al Duhail coach Hernan Crespo said, "It is very important to win our match against Al Ahli after the loss in the first round. "The match against Al Ahli will not be easy as they succeeded in achieving victory in the first round, which will increase their motivation to continue victories, which will make the task difficult. "In the previous match, we made some mistakes that cost us a result that we did not seek. Despite the defeat, the team had many opportunities, but the players did not take advantage of them and we will strive not to make mistakes in the next match and the team is able to achieve victory. "There is great harmony between the players and our defeat in the previous round was due to mistakes, but the team always seeks to win. Al Duhail have a great team and I believe in the players’ capabilities. The league is different from the AFC Champions League and Al Duhail are one of the best teams in Qatar and we are able to make a string comeback," said Crespo. Al Ahli coach Nebojsa Jovovic said, "The match will not be easy and Al Duhail, despite losing to Al Wakrah in the first match, is a strong team and possesses distinguished elements, and therefore the match will be more difficult for us. "We are following the Umm Salal match to raise the level of performance and fitness and correct errors, knowing that our match against Al Duhail will be strong and we must change the form of our team. We will enter the match and more focused on performance and good level, given that the team took one step in the league and has 21 steps left. "We have not yet reached the level we aspire to as a coach, but in such circumstances, at the beginning of the season, we must continue to work to improve the level because the conditions are similar for all clubs at the beginning of the season, and after that comes preparation and correction of mistakes for the better. "We will give everything we have against Al Duhail to achieve our goal of the match. Winning without performance is not a good thing and performance without winning is not good, which makes football special and brings pleasure to those who follow it, and from here we focus on our team to provide outstanding performance," said Nejojsa. (QNA)