Saturday, December 4th 2021 01:44 PM
Doha: Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez expressed his happiness after his side’s 2-1 win over Oman in their second Group A game of the FIFA Arab Cup, at the Education City Stadium on Friday evening.
Qatar clinched a place in the knockout stage of the FIFA Arab Cup after the video assistant referee (VAR) awarded a 97th-minute goal to hosts to seal a 2-1 win over Oman.
"It was a very difficult match against a strong team, but in the end we managed to achieve a crucial victory," said Sanchez, during the press conference after the match.
“After this result, we are the first in the group, which is amazing for us but we have one more game. We have to play well to make people proud of the team. It is very nice to see the fans happy today,” Felix Sanchez, Qatar coach, said.
He added: "The two teams played a good match today, and we had the advantage in the first half, but we faced difficulties in the second half."
The coach praised his players, pointing out that they showed great commitment and highlighted their “fighting spirit”, which allowed them to score the winning goal in the last moments of the match.
Sanchez concluded by saying: "Things do not end with the victory today. We have to prepare for the next game (against Iraq), as well as, of course, the quarter-final match."
Qatar, Iraq, Oman, Bahrain are in Group A, while Group B includes Tunisia, UAE, Syria, Mauritania. Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Palestine are in Group C while Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan play in Group D.