DOHA (Qatar): Qatar international and Duhail SC striker Almoez Ali said that the reigning Qatar Stars League champions should have won convincingly against UAE’s Sharjah in their AFC Champions League Group C tie on Tuesday.
Duhail registered their second win in the group with the 2019 AFC Asian Cup top-scorer opening the scoring before Rami Rezaeian added the second with Igor Coronado pulling a goal back for Sharjah from the penalty spot.
While Ali stressed that getting the three points was important, he said Duhail’s superior performance meant they should have scored more goals.
“We had a great performance and were the better side,” said Ali. “It was very important for us to win the match in order to increase our chances of qualifying to the next stage.
“Sharjah are the UAE champions and they are a strong team but we could have scored more goals. However, this match is over and we must focus on the next (against Sharjah again on Friday).”
Sharjah goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani said the UAE side were punished for their mistakes.
“We didn’t have a good performance at all in the first half,” said Al Hosani. “However, we improved in the second half and created several scoring chances but failed to convert them. We must not make that mistake again.
“Our performance, in general, was not as what we had expected. We should prepare better for the next match and fix the mistakes that we made tonight.” (Source: AFC)
