Umm Salal takes on Al Shahania in round three of the Qatar Stars League. The match will take place at the Qatar SC stadium on Friday.
 
Umm Salal go into this match undefeated in the league with one win and one draw. They will take advantage of their experience in the QSL as they face their newly promoted opponents.
 
Thamer Abdu, the assistant coach of Umm Salal believes that his team is ready for the game, “Shahania is a good team and they can surprise any team in the league. We are ready to face them. We did great in the break period as coach Bulent made some tactical improvements to the team.”
 
“We have one player coming from the Jordanian national team (Thaer Al Bawab) and now our squad is complete,” added the assistant coach at the press conference on Wednesday.
 
Speaking about the change in management over at AL Shahania, Thamer Abdu added, “Shahania’s new coach is familiar with the league as he has good experience and this game is similar to all other games for us as we need the three points from it and we will try our best to win it.”


 
Al Shahania a go into this game with one win and one loss and they also see a change in management as Fathi Al-Jabal has been replaced by Jose Fernando.
 
Jose Fernando, the head coach of Al Shahania is confident in his team’s ability, “Next game is very hard for us as Umm Salal is a strong team and they have good players. But I will give my best and I trust my players, they did a good job in training and I have confidence in them.”
 
Speaking about his new role as head coach Fernando added, “the most important thing is to keep the confidence of the players. I will try to put my ideas in the tactics but most important is to keep the confidence and trust in the players.”
 
“I like my job and everyday I give my one hundred percent. The moment administration put the trust in me I give it my all. I don’t know about the future but at this moment. I am passionate about this game and I like to work with my players,” added the caretaker new head coach of Al Shahania at a press conference on Wednesday.