Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kunshan: Felix Sanchez credited his players’ professionalism as Qatar claimed the bronze medal at the AFC U23 Championship 2018 following their 1-0 win over Korea Republic in the third place play-off on Friday.
Akram Afif scored the only goal of the game while Yousof Hassan saved Hwang Hyun-soo’s second half penalty to ensure the Qataris did not return to the Gulf state empty-handed at the end of their three-week stint in China.
“Today was a difficult one because nobody likes to play this game, but the players showed they were big professionals and they showed their commitment,” said Sanchez.
“We played a top team and they could have been in the final. We got the result and it was very tough, like all of our six games. We’re satisfied. We won five and drew one, which we lost on penalties.”
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