Qatar played brave football, Coach Cano

Saturday, October 15th 2016 09:01 AM

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MANAMA, Bahrain: Coach Oscar on Friday lauded the performance

of his side, saying Qatar played 'brave' football in their 1-1 draw against

Iran.

The Group C match played on the opening day of the AFC U-19 Asian

Cup on Friday.

"The first game at any event is dangerous. You don't know what to

expect," Cano said on Friday.

"But I would say the team played brave football. They were the better

side," he said.

"Iran got the equaliser from a good attack. But I feel it is important

not to lose the first game at any tournament," he said.

"I am proud of my team. We can qualify for the next stage. We will

focus on the second game now," he said.

Qatar play Yemen (October 17) nd then Japan (October 20) in their

remaining preliminary stage fixtures.

"We are looking forward to the next games," he said. "Japan is a good

side but we are well prepared," Cano said.

"We should aim for a win," he said.

"This is a strong group. We have good sides playing here. We must be

at our best in the next two games," he said.

Iranian coach Amir Husain said: "We made some mistakes in the first

half. We corrected those mistakes in the second half."

He added: "I think the players have been impacted by warm weather.

We played good football to get the equaliser."

He said: "Qatar played good football. It was an exciting match."

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