The Dutch beat Qatar at Toulon International Tournament

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Monday, June 1st 2015 07:59 AM

TOULON, France: It was Dutch masterclass as the Netherlands beat Qatar 5-1 in their second Toulon International Tournament match. The Dutch scored just one goal in the first half but found the Qatar net four times in the second to complete an easy win over the Gulf side coached by Fahad Thani. Osman Yahri scored the only goal for Qatar Olympic side in the 78th minute. This was the second loss for Qatar after the Olympic side went down to hosts France 2-0 in the opening clash. Qatar will take on the United States on Tuesday at the May 27-June 7 event. Led by coach Thani, Qatar are under-going training twice a day, team officials said on Monday. Qatar will play Costa Rica in their last Group A match at Toulon event on Thursday. The Toulon Tournament is considered an important event for teams aspiring to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games and for the Asia Cup U-22 which will be held in Doha next January.