Steel midfielder: Al-Gharafa defended by bus / Stramaccioni and his students happy with draw

According to Fars News Agency, Sina Moridi, regarding last night’s match between Foolad and Al-Gharafa, said: “We knew it was a difficult game, but a good analysis was given to us by the staff of the opposing team and we had a full knowledge of them.” Our team played well, but we were careless in taking the final shots. We ruined a few opportunities ‌ and could not achieve the desired result in a one-sided game.

He added: “Al-Gharafah was lucky and even in one scene our ball hit the post of their goal.” I think they are very happy with this draw. Of course, the opponent’s goalkeeper also had a good performance. Al-Gharafah team was on its own ground most of the time with 11 players and defended a bus, which was a strange performance for us.

“If you look at the statistics of the match, you will see that Foolad was the top team on the field,” said Muridi. We hit the opponent’s goal 15 times and if I had to be honest, it was fair that we won by 2-3 goals.

The steel midfielder said: “This game is over and now we are only thinking about the next game against Shabab Al-Ahly so that we can have a good performance.” We have to go against the Emirati team with full focus and be able to get the result we want. I think the fans are satisfied with our performance in the first match. I ask them to pray for the success of steel and send us positive energy. God willing, we will get better results in the next meetings.

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