Jakarta, Indonesia: Coach Bruno Miguel on Saturday lauded the performance

of his side, saying Qatar played ‘quality football despite their 1-2 draw against

UAE in the Group A match played on the opening day of the AFC U-19 Asian

Cup on Thursday.

Qatar’s Bruno Miguel feels his side still has what it takes to go through to the

quarter-final, despite their 2-1 opening day loss.

Qatar will get the chance to redeem themselves when they take on hosts Indonesia

tomorrow at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium..

“We still believe we will qualify, and if we play again like we did against the UAE

then we can definitely go through,” he said.

“Against Indonesia we want to have the same quality that was there in our first

match, but of course we want a different result this time around.

“It will not be easy, but we will do everything we can to win the next game. Indonesia

have great support and some quality players, so it should be an excellent match.”

With Indonesia off to a winning start, coach Sjafri feels there is still more to come

from his young charges who could secure their ticket through to the knockout phase

with another three-point haul.

Despite the victory against Chinese Taipei taking Indonesia to the top of the Group

A standings, Sjafri remains adamant that there is still work to be a done – starting

with the game against Qatar.

“The win was something we should be grateful for, as it could help determine our

chances of progressing. Nevertheless, we must prepare well for the match with Qatar

whose defeat to the United Arab Emirates proved that absolutely anything can happen

in football.”