Josip: We seek to qualify the by defeating Al Dhafra, Ibrahim Issa: the game is crucial and our only goal is three points

On Thursday evening, the press conference was held for the match between Al Nasr and Al Dhafra in the last round of the group stage of the Arabian Gulf Cup, it was attended by assistant coach Joisp Ohrcen as a replacement for Croatian first team coach Kronislav Jurcic, He was absent from the press conference because he left for his country after receiving the news of his father's death, along with the presence of the first team goalkeeper Ibrahim Issa.

Coach Joisp Ohrcen began the press conference with sincere condolences to Mr. Kronislav Juric on the death of his father, then he talked about the next game of Al Nasr by saying: We enter Al Dhafra match amid different circumstances, as a result of the absence of the coach due to the death of his father, but we have prepared well for this match like all the games we play, we want to win because we know well that winning is the only way to qualify for the second round of this tournament.

He added, “Al Dhafra are a good team, they have a great coach who has been with them since last season, as well as great players,” they will enter the game under less pressure because a win or a draw will help them qualify, but we are fully prepared to play this game and win it to qualify, without the national team duo Tariq Ahmed and Jassim Yacoub, we will also start the match with three underage players in accordance with the tournament rules.

He added, "It is different in this tournament than other tournaments," We are required to play in each match with three underage players, in addition, all the matches are played during international breaks, in which most of our players join the national team and the Olympic team.

He ended by saying : "The pressures vary from game to game," but in this game there is no pressure, we have one chance to qualify, we have to win, so we will give everything we have in this game in order to win and get the card to qualify for the second round of the tournament.

Ibrahim Issa, the goalkeeper of the team, spoke at the press conference of the next match against Al Dhafra: We have a tough game against Al Dhafra. in addition, the game is crucial, so we are required to win in order to overcome the group stage and qualify for the second round of the Arabian Gulf Cup.

Ibrahim added: The successive victories in the recent period have created a positive atmosphere in the team, and led us to progress in the standings of the league championship, so we play each game separately, and we strive in each match to achieve victory, in order to continue in the series of victories, because that It will help us achieve our goals this season.