Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Coach Felix Sanchez on Tuesday applauded his team's 4-0 win over hosts UAE in the AFC Asian Cup semi-final, saying the last-four clash was a 'pressure game' from the start. Boualem Khoukhi (22), Almoez Ali (37), Hassan Al Haydos (81) and Hamid Ismail (90 + 4) were the goal heroes as Qatar crushed UAE in a battle that was marred by poor crowd disturbances. "I am happy for Qatar players and the team officials. I am very proud of our performances. Let me tell you everyone has worked so hard for this," Sanchez said after the match at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium. "I congratulate the people of Qatar on this great show," he added. "I am sure they are happy and celebrating. It was an extremely difficult game. We did not feel comfortable at the beginning but we scored two brilliants goals in the first half," he added. "Then we put pressure and added two more goals. That's how we achieved success today. "The (unruly) situation was not easy to handle in general. Fortunately there were no problems and our players acted professionally," Sanchez said about the crowd disturbances. "There may have been a number of (UAE) players who behaved in an inappropriate manner but everybody feels in such certain situations," Sanchez said on Tuesday. "We were aware of the pressure from the fans and we were able to deal well with this pressure," Sanchez said. "For the next game we will get back Bassam and Hatem. We need to evaluate our players during the next two days. It is not ideal situation for a championship title match but we have to deal with it," Sanchez said. "Now we will take stock and prepare for the final (against Japan) on Friday," he added. "It is obvious that not conceding goals gives us the opportunity to attack and that was great commitment from my players. In six matches, we have not conceded goals and that shows great concentration from our backline," the Qatar coach added.