At the beginning, the coach explained that this season is considered a somewhat strange season due to the many suspensions, whether official or beyond our control, but we must adapt to these suspensions.

He added: "In 78 days, we played only approximately 7 matches, which is a very small amount of matches that prevents us from reaching the required level, as we play one match every 11 days, which is a very small number, but we have to adapt to this situation because it is beyond our control."

Speaking of the upcoming matches, the coach explained that we have 9 matches remaining until the end of the season, and all of them are considered very important matches for us, as we want to improve our position in the ranking table and we want to achieve the largest possible number of points possible.”

Milanic added: “We want to show a lot of high spirit in this match at the level of all lines in defense and attack throughout the ninety minutes. We want to repeat the result of the previous match in the first round.”

He continued: "It will be a different match from the first round match, as the Khor Fakkan coach had just taken control of the team in the first round, but now he has become accustomed to the team, and despite their results in previous matches, we know the difficulty of this match."

As for the readiness of the Baniyas team, the coach explained that Hussein Abbas will continue to be absent from this match due to injury, as well as the absence of Hamdan Al Mahri. The team will also miss the services of Khamis Al Mansouri due to his joining the Olympic team participating in the U-23 Asian Cup.

The coach also confirmed the return of Hassan Al Mahrami to the first team roster that will participate in this match, and his return with the team will be gradual, as he comes after his participation with the reserve team.

Player Youssef Nyakaté also spoke and indicated that it will be a difficult match against Khor Fakkan, but the team is ready for this confrontation and our goal is to achieve full points.”

Speaking of suspensions, Youssef explained that these suspensions of postponed matches affect the players’ level and reaching the highest level of readiness, but they are things beyond our control and we must adapt to them.”

Speaking about the level of the team’s offensive line in the second round, Nyakaté explained: “In the past, we did not create many chances, but we scored goals, but now we create many chances, but we do not translate them into goals, and we must improve further in terms of scoring, as it is the most important thing to achieve.” Points."