Mohajeri: There is no problem with our grass/ they stole 2 points from us; We were not losers!

According to Fars news agency, Reza Mohajeri, the head coach of Naft Masjid Suleiman football team, said after his team’s defeat against Persepolis: I tell both teams not to be tired. I can’t say we were ashamed. If we lose the game, we are proud of ourselves. We were always respectful, but some discussions are about criticism. Our kids played a great game today. We scored his goal, but we did not defend. We could even score the second goal.

He added: “We went to the dressing room with Brad, but exactly where we talked with the kids, but we scored from there.” They shouldn’t have given him the first yellow card, but we ended up with 10 players. It is difficult to play against Persepolis with 11 players, let alone play with 10 players. Nevertheless, we could have returned to the game, but unfortunately the referee ignored the penalty. There are several issues; Khalifa Sultan, as the referee of the game who observed the order, had to do this for both teams.

The head coach of Naft Masjid Sulaiman football team said: If we were playing against Esteghlal or Persepolis at Azadi Stadium, if we told the referee that the grass was long, would the referee have the courage to persuade the host to cut the grass? We are the host. We host in this situation. There is no problem with our grass. Where in football is the manager of the opposing team allowed to go to the referees’ dressing room and put pressure on them?

Mohajeri continued: “Khalifa Sultan, you claim to be disciplined and strict with us for 3 days, why did you allow a follower to go to the referees’ dressing room and put pressure on them?” Who should defend the right of our team? I teach my players football and teach them how to play like a man. Today, the children defended the city and the team with all their might. They stole 2 points from us today and it’s hard.

He said: Persepolis is a worthy team, but we managed this team and scored goals. We could have scored again, but the pressure on the referee made us play with 10 players for 50 minutes. We created a situation with 10 people, but this will be achieved. I tell my players not to be tired. The league continues. In my opinion, the second goal that Persepolis scored came from offside and even got help from him. How much tolerance do we have? The game with Esteghlal was a penalty on Ranjbari, but they didn’t take it and we didn’t protest. I am very sorry for the football federation. We protested to the fourth referee, he said that I saw the scene, but I don’t have a headset to tell the middle referee!

The head coach of Naft Masjid Suleiman noted: We stayed at the minimum, then we are looking to become professionals. Our football is managed as an island. The video assistant referee is said to be difficult, but is the headset also difficult? I told Khalifa Sultan not to worry about the obscenity of the audience, but fix the factors that cause obscenity. This city is oppressed and under pressure, but we should not be pressured like this. The league continues for us. We did not come to be champions, but to play. Nothing happened, but we expect the authorities to defend us. If we are not supported, they will put pressure on us in their city. I hope that a day will come when teams like us will defend their rights. Congratulations to the winning team, but we were not losers.

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