Futsal team holds main training session

The Al-Sadd futsal team held its main training session from 4 PM at the Bangkok Arena in preparation for its AFC Futsal Club Championship opener against Taipower FC of Taiwan. The group D match will kick off at 12 PM on Saturday.

All the 13 players of the squad took part in the training session, which began with warmups and running exercises. Later, the players practiced passing the ball between themselves and then dealt with crosses. There were also practice matches between the players, during which coach Fernando Paolo focused on tactical and technical aspects.

The tournament kicks off on Friday with four matches – Sanna Khanh Hoa (Vietnam) v Taipower FC (Taiwan), Naft Al-Wasat (Iraq) v Dibba Al-Hisn (UAE), Tasisat Daryaei (Iran) v FC Almalyk (Uzbekistan) and Chonburi Blue Wave (Thailand) v Vic Vipers (Australia).

Technical meeting 

The pre-tournament technical meeting was held on Thursday morning with officials from the participating team attending. Al-Sadd were represented by Ali Faraj Al-Ghanim, head of the delegation and Abdullah Al-Baloushi, team manager.

The tournament rules and regulations were shown to the participating teams and the team kits for each group match were also determined. Al-Sadd will wear all-white during the group stages.