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Al-Dana’s ambition will not stop despite the defeat.
Saleh Al-Omari, a player at Al-Khalij Club, stressed that his team’s goals include competing for one of the qualification positions for foreign participation, stressing that facing Al-Hilal was a serious test against a team that includes outstanding players.
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper after Roshan lost 2-1 at home to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabian Professional League Round 31 on Tuesday, Al-Omari said they showed their character tonight despite the loss, explaining that the team came away with several technical victories against an opponent capable of any game. players.
Al-Omari refused to blame his teammate Pedro Rebocho for the defeat, who made a mistake in assisting Al-Hilal’s second goal, which was scored by Sultan Mandash in the 79th minute.
“Pedro is a great player and has done a lot for the Gulf team and nobody can blame him for this mistake.”
The former player of “Al-Ittihad” and “Al-Ahli” continued. “A natural mistake can happen from any player and we saw (the same) yesterday and everybody knows what happened against Manchester City (and Everton).
🎙️ Saleh Al-Omari is a player #Gulf: For Asharq Al-Awsat.
We imposed our individuality against a big team that had players capable of making a difference and despite the loss we came away with positive things.
– Pedro is a great player and mistakes happen, and we watched the Manchester City match yesterday. #Crescent_Gulf pic.twitter.com/udZyKxuNuu
— Middle East – Sports (@aawsat_spt) May 5, 2026
He emphasized. “These are natural mistakes, and God willing, we will make up for them in the upcoming meetings.”
Pedro was unlucky tonight, especially as he was honored ahead of the Al Hilal game, his 100th appearance for the Gulf side, leaving a strong memory that will have mixed feelings.
“Al-Hilal” (77 points) reduced the difference with the leader Al-Nasr to only two points with this valuable victory, so that the atmosphere of the fight for the title will be ignited with 3 rounds to go.
