Swiss coach Marcel Kohler, coach of the first football team at Al-Ahly club, said after the Red Giant won 4-2 over the Ivorian team at Abidjan Stadium at the start of the team’s matches in the African Champions League, that he is proud of the result and the performance of the players despite the difficult circumstances that the Red Giant faced in the match.
Kohler added during the press conference after the match: We started the match very well and advanced by three clean goals, but after receiving the goal, the goal was reversed due to the lack of concentration of the players.
He continued: I called on the players at halftime to complete the group play, but the lack of concentration caused us to concede a second goal.
Kohler continued: We achieved our goal in the match, and the opponent was very strong and could have scored a third goal and complicated the match.
He talked about the condition of Wissam Abu Ali, the team’s striker: I hope he returns quickly to the field, and Kahraba played a strong match in which he scored two goals.
Kohler continued his speech: Reda Selim is sad because he is not participating regularly, and the player has a desire to participate for 90 minutes, and this is not possible at the present time. I hope that all substitutes will work hard and give their best, and I cannot make promises to any player to participate for 90 minutes in every match.
Statements of the coach of the Ivorian team, Abidjan Stadium
On the other hand, Diori Serge, the coach of the Abidjan Stadium team, said: We played a competitive match against Al-Ahly, and the evidence is that we scored two goals.
Diori added: We played against a big team and we succeeded in improving our level during the second half.
He continued: The 4/2 result against Al-Ahly club is a great result and indicates the strength of our level, and we are capable of achieving a positive result against Al-Ahly in the return match.
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