Al Wakrah coach Marquez Lopez spoke to the media ahead of their 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League Week 5’s postponed match against Al Duhail.

“We only had a day off after the Al Sailiya match, and then we had only Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for the Al Duhail match.

“It is a strong team, of course. Al Sadd and Al Duhail are at another level, they win easily in matches, but it is possible for Al Wakrah through good work to achieve a surprise.

“The recent victory over Al Sailiya gave great strength to the players and this is of course a good thing for everyone. This is football, when you win everyone becomes happy and everything is good, but situation can change. At this moment, the team is happy and we are preparing for the next match with great focus and high morale,” said Marquez.

Al Wakrah player Omid Ebrahimi said, “We know that we will play against a good team and we will see what happens. Of course, we will give off our maximum efforts on the field. In football, everything is possible. As I said before, we are well-prepared and I am sure we will go on out on the field with full concentration.”