Our chances of qualifying for the final “halls” are strong

The “Residence and Foreigners Affairs Dubai” team succeeded in qualifying for the UAE Futsal League semi -finals, in the first year of its participation in the Futsal ball competitions, in a distinguished achievement of the team that has overlooked a powerful team in the game for many years.

The “Residence and Foreigners Affairs Dubai” team managed to outperform Dibba Al-Hosn in the quarter-finals of the tournament, after resorting to penalty shootouts (9-8), after the first-leg matches ended with Dibba Al-Hosn (6-2), and the “Residence and Foreigners Dubai” team won in the second leg (4-1).

The “Residence and Foreigners Affairs Dubai” team will play its next two matches in the semi -finals with Khorfakkan on April 19 and 22.

In turn, the captain of the team and the national team player, Badr Ibrahim Saeed, described his team’s chances to qualify for the final and strong final, despite the capabilities of the Khorfakkan team, and his well -known record in achieving the championships, indicating that the team will strive a lot to provide the best levels to achieve ambition, and stressing that the team achieved a great achievement in the hall ball thanks to the determination and determination of everyone.

The captain of the team told «Emirates Today»: “The players have made distinguished matches, and they implemented the instructions of the Brazilian coach, Raphael Bakatin, who asked them to play in a collective style and in a high sporting spirit, which paved the way to achieve victories.”

He continued: “The modernity of the team formation, and the confrontation of strong teams, were tantamount to the great challenge, but we were able to overcome it, and we have reached this advanced stage, and we hope to continue the journey positively.” He still aspires to achieve the best achievement.

Regarding the next match with Khorfakkan, Badr said: “A very difficult match, especially since the Khorfakkan team includes good citizens in its ranks, but from the first year of participation, we will be a difficult peer for Khor Fakkan, and our ambition to provide a strong match befitting our ambition.”

Badr Ibrahim Saeed, on behalf of the team members, thanked the Director General of the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, Lieutenant General Mohamed Ahmed Al -Marri, for his support for the team in his first participation, expressing his happiness for success, despite the difficulty of competitions, and facing teams with great championships and experiences in the league.