Defender Al Wahda's Lucas Pimenta stated that some minor details were behind the positive draw result against Sharjah, and that they must learn from them and prepare for the upcoming match with Al Ain, which he described as an awaited match. Pimenta, who received his third yellow card of the season in the match against Sharjah and will miss the 'Abu Dhabi Classic' against Al Ain due to accumulated warnings, said he was fully focused to avoid getting any warning in the match. "I feel sad because the yellow card I got against Sharjah will prevent me from facing Al Ain. I was working on avoiding it. We must strive more," said Al Wahda's defender. 'Al-Janoob' fell into the trap of a 1-1 draw in the match that was held yesterday evening at Al Nahyan Stadium, as part of the postponed match of the ninth round of the ADNOC Pro League for football, with attendance not exceeding four thousand spectators. Pimenta said in his press statements after the match: "We presented a good match, and at times we controlled and had chances to score. The draw against Sharjah was not against an easy opponent, we faced a strong team." On his part, Sharjah player Khaled Znaini expressed his dissatisfaction with the draw result, confirming that they aspired to get the full three points, especially since they want to advance in the league table. "We played well against a strong team and a competitor for the league. The confrontation with Al Ain is important because it's a derby, and I trust my fellow players," he said. Al Wahda raised its balance to 25 points in second place, five points behind the leader Al Ain (30 points) before the awaited 'Abu Dhabi Classic' next Saturday, while Sharjah raised its balance to 11 points to advance to tenth place with a postponed match. Regarding the team being five points behind the current leader Al Ain and missing the chance to narrow the gap after the draw with Sharjah, Pimenta said: "We work and strive. We promise the fans that we will continue to give all we have until the end of the season." Sharjah got two chances and scored from one of them. "For us, we do what we must do. The effort we make does not reflect our position in the league table. We aspired to the three points and we must advance in the table." He added: "We have a sense of responsibility. We are the team that played for long periods with a reduced number of foreign professionals. We will take the positives that came out of the match. These matches are decided in fine details, and we must learn from them and prepare for the match with Al Ain as it is an awaited match."
