Ismail Mohamed, a player on our team, expressed his happiness with the victory achieved by Al Duhail tonight over Al Shamal in the round of 16 of the Amir Cup. Ismail said in a statement after the end of the match: “Thank Allah for the victory and our qualification to the quarter-finals of the most precious tournament. We played a difficult match today, in which Al Shamal team succeeded in presenting a distinguished level, but we entered the field with determination to achieve victory. Our thinking in this tournament is to play each match as if it were the final of the tournament and to work on overcoming each match until we reach the podium.”

Ismail concluded: “Al Shamal goal increased our determination to achieve victory in this match. Although we had more possession of the ball, Al Shamal was able to score, which made us move with all our strength to win and qualify for the next round of the competition.