Al-Zawraa Club held its press conference for the upcoming match against Al-Karkh scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, at Al-Zawraa Stadium as part of the 29th round of the Iraqi Stars League. Coach Louay Salah and player Karar Nabil spoke about the readiness of 'The Gulls' to continue their positive results after defeating Al-Shorta, emphasizing respect for the opponent and focusing on continuity.

Al-Zawraa's technical director Louay Salah confirmed that his team has entered an important phase of technical stability, pointing out that minimizing mistakes is the key to positive results in recent rounds: 'We have reached a high level of performance with fewer mistakes, and this is what generates positive results. The players are implementing ideas better, and the reaction after losing the ball has become faster.'

Salah added: 'We have established an excellent team that plays good football, and the important thing now is to continue winning. We don't want the victory over Al-Shorta to be just a momentary reaction, but the beginning of a series of results worthy of Al-Zawraa's name and history.'

Regarding their opponent Al-Karkh, the Gulls' coach stressed the difficulty of the task: 'Al-Karkh is not an easy team at all. They have good young players and play organized football, and they beat us in the first leg 3-1. Therefore, we are taking the match very seriously. We are now thinking about the three points in every match, regardless of the opponent's name, and under any circumstances.'

Louay Salah concluded by affirming that the Al-Karkh match holds special importance: 'The Al-Karkh match is the most important after the Al-Shorta match because it is a true test of our seriousness in the competition. The team is technically and mentally ready, and we have no excuses. We are playing on our home ground and in front of our fans, and the goal is to win.'

For his part, Al-Zawraa midfielder Karar Nabil noted that the victory over Al-Shorta could have been by a larger margin, but the important thing was achieved: 'We could have achieved a historic result against Al-Shorta through the opportunities we created, but the important thing is that we won and secured three important points that restored our confidence.'

Nabil explained that the team's goal is clear in the upcoming phase: 'Our goal now is to win against Al-Karkh and continue with positive results. We are not looking back; our entire focus is on the next match only. The team is continuously improving with Captain Louay Salah, and there is great harmony among the players on and off the field, which gives us a big motivation in every match.'

He added: 'There are still 30 points on the field, and we will fight to the last breath despite the difficulty. The league has not been decided yet, and we at Al-Zawraa do not give up. We will enter every remaining match with high focus and mental stability to achieve victories, starting with the Al-Karkh match tomorrow.'

Al-Zawraa enters tomorrow's match with 51 points in sixth place, buoyed by a 2-1 victory over Al-Shorta, while Al-Karkh is in eighth place with 45 points and looks to repeat their historic first-leg victory of 3-1.