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Saudi coach Herve Renard congratulated the Bahraini team on Sunday for emerging as the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup champions, and also praised the performance of his own players and the technical and administrative staff for their support. The French coach rued his team’s chances including a penalty which was kicked wide by Salman al Faraj. “We lost a penalty kick, and another ball hit the crossbar in the first half. Bahrain players were waiting for us, but we suffered a reversal with the first goal.
“This is football, if you do not score from opportunities, you have to accept the possibility of goals being scored against you, and this was what really happened. We played and fought to get the equaliser, but we could not succeed,” he said. “We tried to change the course of the match after Bahrain’s first goal, but the intermittent stopping of the match killed the game. The Bahraini team tried to break any escalation in performance by stopping the game. This was their strategy, and they succeeded in the end in getting what they wanted,” he added.
Regarding the absence of players Hassan and Khubrani in the final, he said: “Hassan did not recover from the injury. He told me he was in pain and was not ready for this match. The two players performed a great performance in this tournament, and in the end we say we have opportunities ahead. We want to reach the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar.” (TNN)
“This is football, if you do not score from opportunities, you have to accept the possibility of goals being scored against you, and this was what really happened. We played and fought to get the equaliser, but we could not succeed,” he said. “We tried to change the course of the match after Bahrain’s first goal, but the intermittent stopping of the match killed the game. The Bahraini team tried to break any escalation in performance by stopping the game. This was their strategy, and they succeeded in the end in getting what they wanted,” he added.
Regarding the absence of players Hassan and Khubrani in the final, he said: “Hassan did not recover from the injury. He told me he was in pain and was not ready for this match. The two players performed a great performance in this tournament, and in the end we say we have opportunities ahead. We want to reach the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar.” (TNN)
