Qatar’s Hassan Al Haydos (right) celebrates his goal against Syria during the 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha. Qatar won 1-0.
DOHA: Qatar’s senior striker Hassan Al Haydos has yesterday said his side will work hard to retain their winning form in the coming games following their 1-0 victory over Syria.
Al Haydos converted a penalty in the 37th minute at Al Sadd Stadium on Tuesday.
It was Qatar’s first win in four matches.
“I am very happy. We played really well. We created chances. We wasted a lot of chances also in the first half. This is the best three points of the qualifying season for us. We are motivated to carry on the good work,” Al Haydos said after the game.
He added: “There was a bit of hesitation between me and Sebastian Soria as we missed chances to score. Every game is hard. We are prepared to play hard in the coming games also.”
“These three points really matter. We should learn from our mistakes. There was a lot of pressure on the players. But we are happy now,” he said.
Meanwhile,key defender Ali Asadalla on Tuesday celebrated his team’s 1-0 win over Syria, saying the victory came at the ‘right time’.
“We needed this win. Now we have a chance of moving ahead. As you saw we were playing a side that plays physical football,” Asadalla said after the tense 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game.
“We missed a lot chances to score. Thank God they didn’t score. They too had chances to sore. We had chances to score as well,” he said.
About the friction in the game, Asadalla said:”You get to see these things in football. It’s all gamesmanship. The second half was better for both sides. The game was open. The free-kick was the most dangerous chance for Syria.”
He added: “They changed their approach also in the second half whenthey dropped one defender and retained three players at the back.”
