Al Wakrah look to bounce back with win over Al Shamal

Doha, Qatar: Al Wakrah are eyeing a quick turnaround against Al Shamal as Expo Stars League (ESL) sides will lock horns in the postponed Round 13 begi...

Doha, Qatar: Al Wakrah are eyeing a quick turnaround against Al Shamal as Expo Stars League (ESL) sides will lock horns in the postponed Round 13 beginning today.

The Blue Waves slipped to fourth in the standings after they suffered a 2-4 defeat to Al Arabi in their last fixture. With 37 points, Al Wakrah are a point behind third-placed Al Rayyan. Al Sadd, who will play against Al Ahli tomorrow, are leading the points table with 43 points, two ahead of Al Gharafa.         

Al Wakrah coach Jose Murcia said the team must learn from mistakes and try its best to come up with the desired result.

“In this situation, we must forget the previous result, then prepare for the next match and one of the most important things is to be loyal and comfortable with the way we play, and I will do everything I can to convey this to the players,” Murcia said ahead of the clash to be played at  Al Bayt Stadium.

 “My ambition in the coming period is focused first on winning the Al Shamal match and if that happens we will be close to second place. In general, we must be ambitious and every detail is important, and we will take every step seriously because now everything is important,” he said.