Amouta: We were deserved winners; we also wasted many chances

Amouta: We were deserved winners; we also wasted many chances
01 Oct 2015
​Hussein Amouta, head coach of Al-Sadd football team, congratulated his players for their performance in the 2-1 win over Al-Ahli in Round 4 of the Qatar Stars League.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Amouta said: “It was a deserved win especially after we had complete domination throughout the match. If not for the defensive error, Al-Ahli would not have got the equaliser.” He pointed out that the players were focused leading on to the winning goal that came in the 84th minute courtesy Hassan al-Haydos.

The Moroccan added that he expected the match to be tough. “I expected a difficult match against a strong team but we dominated the match and we were better; we created many chances that would have given us a win by a better margin,” he said.

As for replacing Khalfan Ibrahim in the second half, Amouta said: “Khalfan played 74 minutes and performed very well. I took him off to preserve him; he has not reached full readiness yet. He was replaced by Nasser Ibrahim who is an upcoming talent of the team; a lot is expected from him.”

The coach concluded his talk saying: “We got an important win away from home and the players performed well. The only error from our side was wasting many chances.”