Jugurtha Hamroun: I delivered on my promise to score in the final

Al-Sadd winger Jugurtha Hamroun spoke of his great delight after his winning goal gave the Wolves a 2-1 win over Al-Rayyan in the Emir Cup final.

Speaking to the media after the match, Hamroun said: “Alhamdulillah I delivered on my promise to myself, which was to score a goal in the final against Al-Rayyan. Although the normal time was over and we were into additional time, I was confident that I would score in this important clash.”

He added: “I dedicate this win to our loyal fans who supported us and came to the match believing in our abilities. I thank them for their attendance; they are the main support behind the team.”

The Algerian also said: “I scored five goals against Al-Rayyan this season but I consider this goal that I scored in the final as the most important because it gave my team a very important title. We were in real need of this title. Although we wasted many chances in the first half, we were not worried.”

“Although Al-Rayyan took the lead in the second half, we still had belief in ourselves and we managed to increase our effort and focus until we went on to clinch the match in the final few minutes. This shows that Al-Sadd are a big team and plays until the very end without giving up. Everyone thought that the match would go on to penalties but we had a different view.”

Hamroun also spoke about the family feeling at the club: “Everyone at Al-Sadd work like one single family. This is the secret of our victory. We excelled this season because of the team effort we showed. Everyone knows that Al-Sadd is a champion team and if not for bad luck, we could have won the league too, getting a treble of titles instead of just a double.”