CHANGZHOU: Feared striker Amoez Ali is delighted with his goal-scoring

form at the AFC U-23 Asian Cup where the tall forward has guided Qatar to

the quarter-finals stage of the popular continental tournament.

Qatar beat hosts China 2-1 on Monday to seal their last-berth by completing

their successive win at the 16-team event. Qatar, coached by Felix Sanchez, will

take on Palestine on Friday.

“Of course, I feel very happy that we have qualified for the next round and I

want to say congratulations to my team-mates,” Ali said on Tuesday. “I am

also very happy that I scored the goals. I now hope I can continue scoring and

(in the process) help my team carry on winning,” he said.

Ali scored both of Qatar’s goals against China. The  Duhail forward also

managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the match against Uzbekistan

when Qatar won 1-0 last week. Last Friday Akram Afif scored in the 1-0 win

for Qatar against Oman.

Despite his rich form, Ali said Qatar are gearing up for their knockout clash

thinking of it as a final.

“We have played every game as if it was a final and won all of our three

games. We will be doing the same in the quarter-finals also,” Ali said yesterday.

“We are playing against Palestine and we will need to approach that in a very

careful and serious manner,” he added.