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Al-Shurta's coach Momen Salim satisfied with team's performance against Tractor

Al-Shurta's head coach Momen Salim commented on the defeat to Iranian Tractor in the AFC Champions League. He praised his players for executing tactical instructions and noted that his team created more goal-scoring opportunities but failed to convert them.


Al-Shurta's coach Momen Salim satisfied with team's performance against Tractor

Baghdad: The Egyptian head coach of the Iraqi Police football team, Momen Salim, expressed his full satisfaction with the level his team showed against their host, the Iranian Tractor team, within the fourth round of the AFC Champions League, which ended with the latter winning 1-0. Salim said: "I cannot blame the players, they executed all our instructions, and I am proud of them. Our goal is not to win the championship; it is to achieve victories in a number of matches." He added: "We played a good match, and we kept the Iranian Tractor team in their stadium for 75 minutes. Throughout 98 minutes, they had only two chances, while we had 5 goal-scoring opportunities with a 100% conversion rate, but they utilized their chance and scored only one goal."