AL JAZIRA FACES SLOVAK’S ŽILINA TO PASS OVER TO FINAL MATCH AND SPAIN’S REAL BETIS FACES ARGENTINA’S DEPORTIVO
As of tomorrow, matches of the Hazza Bin Zayed U-16 International Football Tournament 2018 held under the patronage of and H.H. Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council, First Vice President of Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club, First Vice President of the Honorary Council & Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club. The matches of the semi-finals will be held at Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Stadium in Qattara to determine the two competitors to win the title by the end of the final match. The first match will be held between Spain’s Real Betis and Argentine’s Deportivo Argentinian, while the second match will be between Al Jazira who is taking their chances to reach the final match when they meet Slovak’s Žilina at 08:00 p.m.
In his turn, Ali Khamis, Chairman of the Technical Committee said that the technical level of the championship was decent given the differences in football schools adopted by the different competing teams and tactics implanted by the teams on the pitch. He added: “Exactly to what the happened with Real Betis team who was dealing with each match separately. As for Slovak’s Žilina’s performance. It is featured by being robust. The other teams are striving hard to win their matches and snatch their three points to arrive at an advanced stage of the tournament in light of the great development experienced by the tournament.” Khamis underlined that Al Ain did not exhibit the required level despite the fact that everybody anticipated that the team will show better performance in their two matches. he stressed that the team has a group of elite players who need more attention in terms of technical aspects in the coming period.
Ali Khamis praised the strong performance of Al Jazira players in the tournament and the great efforts they paid during the past matches, as well as their high desire to achieve the best results in the manner that reflects the state of development the team enjoys at the moment. He stated: “The results of the upcoming confrontation against the Slovakian Žilina tonight in the semi-finals has several possibilities because of the quality of the players of both teams and the desire to pass over this stage to realize their dream of playing in the final match.” He underscored “The match scheduled to be held between Spain’s Real Betis and Deportivo of Argentine will not be easy in light of the high technical levels of both teams as to the diversity of offensive tactics implemented by them and relying on individual skills and set pieces, besides adopting the tactical approach which depends on attaining the balance on the pitch to achieve the desired goal during the course of confrontation.”
In response to a question on the commendation expressed by the Chairman Everton and the participating teams of the stunning level of organization of the tournament, he said: “We received this with great pride because the tournament bears the name of the founder of the success strategy, H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Indeed, the various committees have made great efforts to achieve success and provide a stunning image of the UAE football.”
