DOHA: Qatar coach Daniel Carreno on Saturday said his side has faced a 'strong' Turkey team in an international friendly on Friday. Hosts Qatar lost 1-2 on Turkey at Lekhwiya Stadium. "We will facing a strong Turkey side, yet we managed to show character" Carreno said on Saturday. "It was a good opportunity for us to prepare ahead of our game against Bhutan," he added. Qatar will face Bhutan in a 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup joint qualifying match on November 17 in an away fixture. "Our preparations began a few days ago. During this period, we trained with two games in mind - one friendly against Turkey and then our game against Bhutan (November 17)," Carreno said. "I have already announced the list of players. There are a few changes (from the last game) since my players have picked up injuries. But I feel I still have a group of players that can deliver for us in the match against Bhutan," he added. "Our target from the Turkey clash was to assess ourselves in front of A top class team, I believe we matched them in terms of competitiveness" Carreno said. Carreno said Qatar will miss the services of influential striker Khalfan Ibrahim.