The manager of the football team "Al-Nasr" Fred Rutenbek maintains hope for reaching the finals of the Persian Gulf Pro League, despite the defeat of his team on home soil to the Kuwaiti "Al-Qadsia" with a score of 0:1 in the first playoff match held at the Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai yesterday.
Rutenbek emphasized that his team played a good match against "Al-Qadsia", and that crises, with which "Al-Nasr" is facing, are rarely seen in football, which is an error player. The coach noted that "Al-Nasr" still has a chance to rectify the situation in the return game, which will take place in Kuwait on Tuesday.
"Al-Nasr" lost to "Al-Qadsia" in a match, where a new mistake influenced - this time by the player of "Al-Nasr" Hussein Mehdi, who conceded the only goal of the match. The match also saw a rare incident where the best bomber of Ali Mabkhout's team was eliminated after provoking the defender of "Al-Qadsia".
Rutenbek said: "We created many moments, which is very important. We know that we have problems with scoring goals, so we need to be patient with the team." The trainer noted that "Al-Nasr" continues to strive for the goal set at the beginning of the season - to be in the top six of the championship and reach the playoffs of the Persian Gulf Pro League, and that the team still has a chance to correct the situation in the return match and it is necessary to assist and support the players.
