2024-03-22 00:05:00
The Audit and Institutional Development Office team achieved the most prominent surprises of the Mansour Bin Zayed Football Cup 2024, following eliminating the champion of the last two editions, (Emirates National Schools), from the tournament, inflicting its first defeat since the 2022 edition, with a score of 2-1, in the match that brought them together, in the evening. The day before yesterday, at the Emirates Palace Hotel Stadium in Abu Dhabi, in the third and final round of the first group.
The Audit and Institutional Development Office reserved its seat in the quarter-finals, as the leader of the group, following reaching the fifth point, while the second ticket went to the National Archives and Library, which tied with the Scholarships Office 2-2, so that the Archives and the National Library snatched the transit ticket, benefiting from the difference. Goals Scored” following tying in points with the Scholarship Office (three points each), while the champion of the last two editions, Emirates National Schools, trailed the group with two points.
Mehdi Shatir, a player in the Audit and Institutional Development Office, won the star of the first match, while the man of the match award in the second went to Mohamed Farouk, the star of the National Archives and Library team, noting that the award for the best player in each match is presented by “Aroma di Lamori” perfumes.
The current 11th edition of the tournament is being held with the participation of 16 teams, divided into four groups, and five teams were able to reserve the qualification ticket.
The draw for the quarter-finals will be held the day following tomorrow, with the quarter-finals being played on Monday evening, and the semi-finals being played on Wednesday, with the final and the third-place match being played next Thursday.
Gregory: Fierce competition in the tournament
Frenchman Gregory Duverence, former coach of Al-Wahda Club, said that he was happy to lead the Archives and National Library team to the quarter-finals, saying that “there was fierce competition in the tournament matches, as qualification was decided in the last moments amid great excitement.” He added: “Our team includes experienced players, such as Muhannad Al-Enezi, the former defender of the UAE national team and the Al-Ain team, and we will prepare in the best way for the next round, and we look forward to participating in more strong confrontations.”
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