AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
Shamhani scored twice in a topsy-turvy game with Saudi Arabia reaching the last four stage of the competition for the first time with a 4-3 win over Thailand and the forward believes their target of reaching the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 can be achieved.
#ACBeachSoccer | Quarter-final : Thailand 3 - 4 Saudi Arabia
“The match was tough as Thailand had the advantage of playing in front of their fans, and they possessed great capabilities,” said Shamhani.
“However, thanks to the unity of all our players, we successfully overcame this stage, and we aspire to go even further in the tournament.”
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“We are just one step away from achieving our dream of qualifying for the World Cup. We have great passion and determination to secure one of the qualifying spots, and we have faith to achieve this goal.”
Saudi Arabia will face either defending champions Islamic Republic of Iran or Bahrain in Saturday’s semi-final.
Thailand once again came unstuck in quarter-finals, having exited at the same stage two years ago with assistant coach Settchakornchai Chuenta revealing that the search will begin for new talents.
“When they made a mistake, we capitalised. When we made a mistake, they capitalised,” said Chuenta. “We tried to fight and I appreciate the spirit shown by the youngsters who gave it their all even though some of them were still injured.
“We have the intention of freshening the team and we may bring in 5-6 new players, or maybe more.”
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