Qatar target win over Jordan as Australia meet Indonesia

Doha, Qatar: After recording a 2 0 victory over Indonesia in the AFC U23 Asian Cup opener, Qatar are brimming with confidence as they meet Jordan in t...

Doha, Qatar: After recording a 2-0 victory over Indonesia in the AFC U23 Asian Cup opener, Qatar are brimming with confidence as they meet Jordan in their second Group A match at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium today. 

Qatar head coach Ilidio Vale said the team will go all out for a win but cautioned his payers of taking the opponents lightly.  

“Naturally, before starting this competition, we knew that it would be difficult to qualify from this group,” the 66-year-old said. “We expect another difficult game for Qatar (but) there is a slogan for our team, which is to ‘win and nothing but the win’.”

Jordan, who were held to a goalless draw in their first match on Monday against Australia, will have their task made more difficult by the suspension of captain Danial Afaneh after the centre-back was sent off in that game.

Head coach Abdallah Abu Zema, however, played down any concerns over his captain’s unavailability and called on his charges to reset their mentality for their first ever encounter against Qatar in tournament history.