“We are ready for the match and we know the strengths and desire of Al Duhail with the return of their international players after playing in the World Cup.

“We are determined to put up a performance worthy of The Orange Fortress despite the difficulty of the situation because we know very well that Al Duhail will go into the match with great focus and motivation.

“The team’s preparations during the break were good and, like any team, we played many friendly matches. I am completely satisfied with the preparations during the break and all players lived up to expectations. We worked hard.

“The team made strong performances before the break and we were not lucky in many matches. At the same time, we have confidence in ourselves and we remain confident ahead of this match,” said Wesam.

Umm Salal player Abdulrahman Raafat said, “An important match against Al Duhail. We want to keep putting up good performances and reap points.

“Thank God, the technical staff prepared the team the perfect way during the break and we hope that we go into the break with great determination and perform very well.

“Al Duhail match will not be easy, for that matter, all matches are difficult, but we hope to achieve a positive result and get back to the winning path. We benefited much from the break.”