Al Shamal coach Poya Asbaghi spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 6 match against Al Markhiya.

“We are looking forward to a good match and achieve the result we hope for, which is winning and getting three points.

“The team’s preparations were good, players showed good character during the recent training and the preparations were characterized by extreme seriousness in order to get good results.

“An important match awaits us against a good team that is not to be underestimated at all and therefore we must be at the top of our focus to achieve the desired goal, which is to win and get three points,” said Asbaghi.

Al Shamal striker Ricardo Gomez said, “A strong game awaits us against a good team. Al Shamal and Al Markhiya are looking to win and get three points, so the match will not be easy for both teams.

“We are ready for the match and our goal is to achieve our first win in the league this season, so we will give our utmost effort to achieve that goal.

“The team prepared well. Last week was great at the level of training and we hope to translate that into a positive result on the field.”