
We continue our training camp in the United Arab Emirates. We have played two friendly matches, drawing 1:1 with the Dubai team “United FC” and losing to the well-known Slovak club “Žilina” (1:2).
We left for the training camp in Dubai on January 9. We usually train twice a day, and the first friendly match was against the local team “United” (1:1).
On Thursday we played against one of the most famous Slovak clubs “Žilina”. At the beginning of the first half we conceded a goal (0:1), but in the rest of the time we played more with the ball. We created at least three or four scoring chances, but were unable to score. Similar to the first game, in the second half the head coach changed almost the entire squad.
In the 70th minute the opponents committed a foul on Maksims Toniševs, and the free kick was perfectly converted by Pape Gueye – 1:1. Our team showed great desire to win, created chances, but at the end of the game we made a mistake on our own half of the field, and the opponents scored a goal from close range. Loss 1:2.
We will continue to train, and on January 27 we will play against the Uzbek team “Sogdiana”.