Leko: Not Happy to Draw With Al Nasr 2-2

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Al Ain head coch, Croatia’s Ivan Leko, expressed his disappointment with the result of his team’ match against Al Nasr in matchweek 8 of the Arabian Gulf League held at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Wednesday 11th December 2019 and ended by a 2-2 draw.

“It was an interesting match where his team played against a well-organized opponent who did not lose in their last six matches with clean sheet, besides having quality players like Alvaro Negredo. We prepared well for this match and ended the first half taking the lead by two goals,” Ivan Leko opened the post-match press conference.

He added: “We were required to maintain the good result of the first half considering that we have an excellent mix of players with different vast experiences with high level of mental capabilities. We have to admit that we our defenders committed serious mistakes, and this is why we conceded two goals.”

Leko stated that his team created lots of chances, but the players did not take any advantage of them in the right manner. “Compared to the chances we created we deserved to win the match by 3-0 or 3-1 at least.”

He concluded by stating: “The team’s performance in general was satisfactory and they played well specially the young players. However, we missed the chance to win the guests due to individual mistakes. We will analyze the match and prepare ourselves for the next match against Ajman.”