Al-Haydos: We don’t fear anyone in the final; we were deserved winners against Al-Rayyan

Al-Sadd star Hassan Al-Haydos expressed his delight after his team reached the final of the 2017 Qatar Cup following a 3-2 win over Al-Rayyan in the semfinal.

Speaking to the media, Al-Haydos said: “The first half was completely different from the second half. In the beginning, we were the better side and we managed to take a 3-0 lead. But in the second half, Al-Rayyan came out on top, especially after Kasola was sent off and they suceeded in scoring two goals. This made the situation very difficult for us, particularly in the last few minutes.”

He added: “Al-Rayyan applied a lot of pressure in the second half but we resisted strongly and conserved our lead.”

As for the team he prefers to face in the final, Al-Haydos said: “Al-Sadd does not fear any team. We are ready to face any opponent in the final, be it Lekhwiya or El-Jaish. Whoever wants to win the title should get past any opponent.”