The “Professional” Cup and the “Challenge Shield” adorn the unity season

Al-Wahda player Saša Ikovic expressed his great happiness with the victory that his team achieved over Al-Ain in the final of the Professional Football League Cup, stressing that the title was crowned after a strong and difficult match until the last moments, and that the team succeeded in resolving the confrontation thanks to focus, discipline and teamwork on the field throughout the minutes of the match, stressing that Al-Wahda’s victory in the Professional League Cup and the Emirati-Qatari Challenge Shield titles decorate the team’s season and relatively compensate for the team’s loss of the league titles, the President’s Cup, and exit from the AFC Champions League. For the elite.

Sasha told Emirates Al-Youm that the victory was deserved for the Al-Wahda team, stressing that Al-Anabi did not play to reach penalty kicks, indicating that the players gave a strong performance against a major competitor, explaining that the team entered the match with a clear mentality based on a balance between defense and attack, with a focus on reducing mistakes and not giving the opponent easy opportunities to score, which helped keep the confrontation close until the end.

He added: “In the second half, we had some good moments, and we succeeded in reaching dangerous areas more than once, and created chances that could have been translated into goals, but in the end the match was closed and very difficult, and every small detail was able to change the result.”

He continued: “We knew that the match would be balanced, and that it might go down to minute details or even to penalty kicks, because the nature of the finals is always different, as there is not much room for risk, and each team tries to avoid a mistake first before looking to score.”

He added: “Going to penalty kicks was a difficult scenario, because this stage depends on high concentration and luck at the same time, and in the end we were able to deal with the situation well, and we succeeded in exploiting the moment to our advantage despite the difficulty of the situation.”