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Romania’s Concordia beat Al Ain Club
ABU DHABI — Al Ain FC went down to second division Romanian club Concordia in their fourth friendly game as part of their pre-season training in Austria on Monday. Al Ain FC lost 1-3.
Concordia’s all the goals came in the first half. Concordia went ahead in the 13th minute through Bupa. Tarikia added the second in the 25th minute and Bodian got the third in the 38th minute. Al Ain FC pulled one back through Jumaa Saeed, who scored four minutes from the final whistle. Al Ain FC coach Abdul Hameed Al Mistake tried out some of youth players in the game.
Al Ain FC had blanked Austrian second division club Anif 3-0 in their first friendly game before being held 1-1 by another Austrian second division club Puch in their second friendly game. Al Ain FC went down to Furth 2-7 in their third friendly game.
Al Ain Football Club are in Austria for their pre-season training. Al Ain have lined up a series of friendlies. Al Ain FC next play Paralimini of Cyprus before playing their last game against the Azerbaijan Olympic team.
Coach Abdul Hameed Al Mistake said that the match was a good experience for the young players. He stresses that despite losing the game, it was a learning experience for the players.
“We controlled the game in the second half. It is a relief that we came away without any injuries to the players despite the pitch conditions because of rain as well as the rough play,” Abdul Hameed Al Mistake said.
He said that these games were meant to prepare the squad for the new season, try out different combinations and give the youth players exposure.
“We are not here to win the Austria league title. The main aim of the abroad camp is to prepare the team for the new football season. We worked hard to correct the mistakes we made against German club Furth in the third friendly. We also wanted to give opportunities to the youth players,” he said. Al Ain left back Hazza Salem came in for special praise from Abdul Hameed Al Mistake. “Hazza Salem had a good game and he played a key role in building our attacks. He was outstanding in the defence as well,” Abdul Hameed Al Mistake said.
Meanwhile Concordia assistant coach Ventila said that they faced stiff competition from Al Ain in the second half. “We played against a strong team, especially in the second half. Al Ain have some good players but they need more experience,” Ventila said.
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