AFC Asian Qualifiers
Sardar Azmoun and Mohammed Mohebi netted a brace each to cancel out Almoez Ali’s opener to move Iran up to 10 points, level with Uzbekistan but ahead on goal difference.
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“I think it was one of our good days,” said Ghalenoei. “We scored four goals and had several other opportunities.
“Overall, it was a very good game. Congratulations to Qatar for playing football. It was one of the best games of the group that Asia enjoyed.
“This win will help us further. We can rejoice for a day or two and then we have to think about the next games with Kyrgyz Republic and DPR Korea. I hope we can make Iranian people happy with more good games.”
Qatar head coach Marquez Lopez was left to count the cost of missed chances as the gap between the two-time AFC Asian Cup™ champions and the top two widened to six points.
However, Lopez is confident that Qatar can still reach the FIFA World Cup and called on his players to fight tooth and nail in the remaining matches to achieve their target.
"We congratulate the Iranian team on the victory, especially since they performed better than us,” said Lopez.
"We started well and succeeded in scoring first, and had another opportunity to increase the lead. On the other hand, Iran had many chances, including one that hit the post, then they scored two goals.
"Our goal has not changed, which is to qualify for the World Cup, and the opportunity is still there, although the group includes good teams such as Uzbekistan and Iran.
"The mission is not easy, but the opportunity to qualify is available and we have to fight for our chances until the last breath. There are still matches and many points that we must work hard to get.”
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