“Beirut” is the Lebanese beach soccer champion

The Lebanese Beach Soccer Championship ended yesterday with the Beirut team crowning the title following their 6-2 victory over Jinnah Youth in the final at the “Summer Beach” stadium in Damour. The winner’s goals were scored by: Mustafa Al-Zein (2), Haitham Fattal (2), Mustafa Matar and Muhammad Suleiman, and for the losers: Qassem Zayoun and Abdo Kaddour. The president of the Lebanese Federation, Hashem Haidar, presented the championship cup to the captain of the team, Haitham Ajami, in the presence of the general secretary, Jihad Al-Shahaf, and the president of the Beach Soccer Committee of the Lebanese Federation, and Haram Barsoumian . Gold medals were also distributed to the winning team, silver to the youth forwards, and bronze medals to the third-party in the Army, by defeating the Shabab Al Sahel team 5-3. The Beirut team qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament by leading their second group with the full score with 12 points.

On the other hand, the Olympic team (under 22 years old) lost to the Al Ahed team 2-4 in the friendly match at the Al Ahed stadium. He scored for the Lebanese team: Mahmoud Kaour and Mahdi Al-Zein, and for the Covenant: Hussein Munther, Youssef Issa, Muhammad Al-Masry and Ali Hamder.
As for the senior team, a series of trainings and tests were started within the framework of the program developed for this purpose by the coaching staff led by Jamal Taha. The training session held yesterday at the “Performance First” center focused on a specific aspect that represents the strengthening of the muscles for soccer performance in terms of enhancing the reaction and physical development, which would help prevent injuries or mitigate their impact. Members of the national team will participate in two more training sessions on January 26 and November 2, before entering a preparatory camp in Dubai, starting on November 9, interspersed with a friendly match with Bahrain.
The technical director, Jamal Taha, explained that the preparations began with the physical tests that were carried out in two batches, especially since the physical factor is very important after the long forced pause. He said: “We build an image of this situation and we will work in light of it during the next stage, given its implications on the technical side in general.”

The Lebanese Olympic team lost a friendly against Al-Ahed 2-4

Taha added: “The three weekly training sessions, starting yesterday, help us to closely examine the conditions of the players. We are currently focusing on the mental and physical aspects, and the coaching staff closely follows league matches. Consequently, these fees contribute to recovery and regain vitality after the hassle of weekly league games.
And Taha mentioned that the local selection criteria is based on the prepared players who participate with their teams in the general league competitions, “so that we can benefit the most from the short period of camp, which is about a week.” He reiterated the importance of the exercises performed by the players with their clubs, “we trust it a lot. We will compare the results of the stage we started with the previous one in terms of the test results, which were provided to us by the physical trainer George Assaf, and are considered a valuable data bank. He asked each player what he should do to improve his physical condition and improve his level in this regard, in order to reach an acceptable preparation during the camp.

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