Both had opportunities to seize the win but at the end, had to settle for a share of the points as they continued their unbeaten start to their respective campaigns.
Skocic saw a performance worthy of praise from his Tractor side but rued the missed chances, especially with Tomislav Strkalj’s late attempt which crashed against the crossbar.
“The result was not satisfying, but the players’ performance was excellent,” said Skocic. “They played exactly the way I wanted, both defensively and offensively.”
“We wasted many chances, but the team played well. Al Wahda’s squad is more expensive than ours, and of course we felt the absence of (Mahdi) Torabi and Domagoj (Drozdek),” the Croat added.
“We had analyzed all aspects of their game, including their long balls. Sometimes, we built up with three players at the back, and at times we changed our shape. Our performance was good, but we were also unlucky,” Skocic concluded.