The VAR is Required to Help the Match Referee.. Pedro: We Played a Thrilling Match, and Players’ Physical Fitness is not at its Best Conditions
“I believe that we have seen an interesting match and would like to congratulate both teams for such an amazing performance,” Al Ain FC head coach, Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel, stated in the post-match of matchweek2 of the Arabian Gulf League between Al Ain and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ended by a favorable draw of 1-1.
He added: “The first half was balanced with a relative advantage for the home team in set pieces. On our turn, we sought to dominate the match to find a chance to score against the home team. As for the second half, we were better and controlled the match, and we took the lead. In the dying minutes of the match, the opponent equalized.”
“Indeed, we are not at the best level of physical fitness this season. We did our best to win this match, but by the end of the day, we have to accept the 1-1 draw result,” he commented.
He concluded by commenting on the referee’s performance, saying that “the match referee was good and ran a strong and fervent match. I would not talk about his performance or the penalty kick that he denied. However, I call upon the VAR referees to do their job and help the match referee to do his job in the right manner.”
