DOHA (Qatar): Almoez Ali said Duhail SC must remain focused after the Qatar champions defeated Persepolis FC to jump to the top of Group C in the AFC Champions League on Monday.
It was a result Duhail badly needed after suffering a 4-2 defeat to Sharjah and they bounced back in style against Iran’s side, who had gone into the tie at the Education City Stadium as group leaders.
“We played well. We managed to recover some of our level but we still have some work to do in order to get to 100 percent,” said the 24-year-old.
Ali scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot in the 56th minute for his third goal of the competition as Al Duhail moved to nine points, two ahead of Persepolis and UAE’s Sharjah, who defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun 6-0 in the group’s other tie on Monday.
“The next match will be harder and we must avoid being overconfident, as was the case against Sharjah,” said Ali. “We must forget today’s win and prepare for Al Taawoun who are a good side. They defeated us previously (2-0 on Matchday Two) in Saudi Arabia and we must ve fully focused in order to have a positive result and bring joy to our fans.” (Source: AFC)
