National team starts practice

Feb 07, 2013 - 08:19:55 | Shimaz Ali

National team starts the practice for the upcoming friendly match against Pakistan.

Male’, MALDIVES – Maldives National Team started preparations for the friendly match against Pakistan. All the team members were present in Galolhu Stadium last night. Ali Ashfaq and Ibrahim Fazeel who had minor injures did not participate in the practice.

Players from Maziya Sports and Recreation Club did not join the practices as they did practice with the clubs in the evening.

Maldives will play their first friendly on 12th of this month and the second match is schedules for 14th of this month.

Pakistan is also preparing for their qualification matches of the AFC Challenge Cup. They have players a match against Nepal yesterday and the match was won by Pakistan by 1-0. Their second friendly match between Nepal is on 9th of this month.

Denmark-based Hassan Bashir scored the only goal for Pakistan in the last minute of the normal time.

The goal was also the first time Pakistan had scored from open play stretching back to its last win in March 2011 in AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Chinese Taipei.

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Imma on Feb 07

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When arranging national team practice sessions, it is important to consult with clubs and find a feasible date which will enable all the players to participate in the practice sessions. Otherwise what is the use?

hamen on Feb 07

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mazia players has a training match, so they didnt join national team. club teams can arrange training matches without asking national team, and also its not national teams duty to check whether club teams have a training match when the date is already set for practice.

Ahan on Feb 07

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Yes, Specially when there is a very important competition ahead. I mean Both Maziya and New are taking AFC Cup very seriously. But having said that players should adopt to "get ready" for NT with just few practices, just like in top leagues. Every time we will not have the luxury of time.