Umm Salal ‘s Turkish head coach Ulent Bugen has reiterated his sides desireto defeat Al Rayyan in their upcoming QSL match of the week clash.

Speaking at his side’s pre match press conference for the tie he said. “Make no mistake our match against Al Rayyan is a tough fixture, you only have to look at the league table to know that.”

An interesting sub-plot has developed in the tie due to the transfer of Umm Salal midfielder Fabio Cesar to Al Rayyan. Hovever  Bugen made clear that this shouldn’t change his side. “Cesar is a very good player but we are not to be affected by the loss of one player. Umm Salal relies on the team work, something that we really focused on during our training camp.”



Al Rayyan head coach Jorge  Fossati was proud of his sides efforts in the break in QSL action. “We took huge advantage of the QSL stoppage period worked according to the set training program including a four-day rest followed by training sessions twice a day we are fully prepared for our match.”

Speaking of the match against Umm Salal the Uraguyan tactitian said “Umm Salal are a difficult team, like any other side in the league. We will fight hard for the win.”

Commenting on the return of player Fabio Cesar from Umm Salal, Fossati said: “He returned to his home at Al Rayyan. He is currently injured and will join the team after one week.”