Zamalek Of Egypt And Spain’s Bilbao Meet In Top Of Excitement Match At Al-Qattara Stadium
The second round of Hazza Bin Zayed International Junior Football Tournament 2017 witnessed an atmosphere of excitement and competition among the teams competing to win the title of 9th edition. Partizan team will be the first team to qualify to the final match to be held in Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium following their incredible victory over Valencia of Spain by 2-1. By this, the first team to play in the final match has been identified. Al Ain and Valencia will compete to be placed on the second spot of Group A. it is scheduled that the two teams are to meet Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. tonight at Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Stadium in Qattara.
Atletico Bilbao of Spain did spark the competition among teams to qualify for the final following beating Al Wydad of Morocco 2-1. It is scheduled this Wednesday that Atletico will meet Al Zamalek of Egypt at 8:00 p.m. This strong confrontation will determine the second team qualifying for the final which is scheduled to be on Friday in Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Partizan goalkeeper, Nicola Stepanovic, who is named the best player in his team’s match against Valencia said that to be qualified to the final of one of the world’s best “international” championships, in terms of organization, hospitality and pitches gives us a sense of pride and gratification. I personally have a dream to play in Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium which was chosen as one of the best stadiums in the world.
As for the award he received, he commented that, “I am sure that this award gives me the strong motivation to pursue the excellence journey of my team in this International Tournament. We do hope to win the title of this 9th edition and this will be our first time. Personally, I thank my teammates and coach whom without their support I will not be able to be crowned with the “Man of the Match Award.”
Aguirre Gorka of the Spanish Athletic Bilbao expressed his pleasure for being crowned as the Star of the Match in the game against Al Wydad of Morocco. He stressed that “We have an important match ahead against Al Wydad of Morocco. We are all well aware of what is required from our side to be qualified to the finals of this international championship.”
SLADAN SAYS REMARKABLE ORGANIZATION AND SUPER TECHNICAL LEVEL
The Serbian Coach, Sladan Scepovic, of Partizan said they had played a tough game against Valencia because of the exhaustion of their players who played two strong matches in two consecutive days. So, the team suffered the impact of traveling after a long journey. He added, “Our players played well and proud of their good performance. I am so proud of them and I am looking forward to demonstrating better performance in the final match compared to the first match held on Monday although we do not know our opponent in the final and will be identified following the match to be held this Wednesday. I really did enjoy the magnificence organization of the tournament and quality skills of the other participating teams, as well as their high technical level.”
The Serbian Coach pointed out that, “We participated last year in the tournament organized by Al Wahda Club. My team finished third and the players demonstrated high-quality performance.”.
