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Al Nasr make good start in GCC volleyball event
UAE's Al Nasr defeated Al Qadsia of Kuwait 3-0 in their first match in the 27th GCC clubs volleyball tournament in Bahrain on Sunday night.
- By Sayed AliSenior Reporter
- Published: 00:34 March 25, 2008
Dubai: UAE's Al Nasr defeated Al Qadsia of Kuwait 3-0 in their first match in the 27th GCC clubs volleyball tournament in Bahrain on Sunday night.
Al Nasr showed fine form winning 25-23, 25-23 and 25-22.
Al Nasr will face Sohar of Oman and then meet Al Rayan of Qatar in their third match in the tournament today.
Dominated
Al Nasr's fourth match will be on Thursday against Al Nasr of Bahrain and their last match will be against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia.
Al Nasr who dominated the domestic scene by winning all volleyball titles in recent years, have great hope of winning the GCC title for the first time in the club's history.
They have been preparing well for the GCC tournament, and held a 10-day training camp in Kuwait where they played warm-up matches with Kuwaiti clubs.
The Al Nasr coach Murad Sanon said that the win in the first match has a special taste and a big morale boost.
"We won a difficult match and we still have four difficult matches left. The players have to keep the good work and the fighting spirit which was behind our first win," said Sanon.
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