{"id":10942,"date":"2011-12-11T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/al-sadds-jorge-fossati-club-world-cup-quarter-final-win-over-african-champions-esperance-is-another-dream-come-true\/"},"modified":"2011-12-11T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T14:25:00","slug":"al-sadds-jorge-fossati-club-world-cup-quarter-final-win-over-african-champions-esperance-is-another-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/11\/al-sadds-jorge-fossati-club-world-cup-quarter-final-win-over-african-champions-esperance-is-another-dream-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Sadd’s Jorge Fossati: Club World Cup quarter-final win over African champions Esperance is ‘another dream come true’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al Sadd<\/a> coach Jorge Fossati<\/a> is thrilled after his side pulled off an upset by beating African champions Esperance<\/a> 2-1 in their Club World Cup quarter-final, setting up a semi-final tie against Barcelona<\/a> on Thursday.
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The Qatari side progressed thanks to goals from Khalfan Al Khalfan and Abdulla Koni on Sunday afternon at the Toyota Stadium.<\/p>\n

“[It’s] another dream come true”, the Uruguayan boss told reporters at the post-match press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 59-year-old then noted that the gathered press appeared more interested his team’s next opponents than on his victorious players.<\/p>\n

“You’re all asking a lot about Barcelona, but please write about Al Sadd!” the Uruguayan joked.<\/p>\n

He then, more seriously, added: “[Playing against Barcelona] will be a tough challenge, the toughest in our career.”<\/p>\n

Fossati praised his team’s success despite only having enjoyed 43 per cent of possession and just seven attempts on goal.<\/p>\n

“Esperance is a good team, hard to defeat, but we did very well and we were fortunate,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“In the first ten minutes they had more control and they overcame our midfield, so we had to change game plan, and after then we were able to have more control.”<\/p>\n

“This victory is very meaningful for Qatar and for Asia,” the former goalkeeper<\/span><\/a> declared.<\/p>\n

“I am very happy for Asian football and for the Gulf countries, and the Middle East.”<\/p>\n

As for Thursday’s challenge, Fossati showed his sense of humour when asked how he might approach defeating the La Liga holders, who defeat Real Madrid 3-1 in the Clasico on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“Regarding the next game, I have told the management at Al Sadd to ask FIFA to let us play with 15 or 16 players, so maybe we’ll have a chance,” he joked.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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