Colaco was quoted by local media on Tuesday as saying that Qatari referee Banjar Al Dosari was “to be blamed for the loss” for having shown two red cards by the 23rd minute of Saturday’s 3-0 loss in Al Ain.

The UAE converted both the resulting penalties to go 2-0 up and added the third goal in the 82nd minute.

Colaco, who replaced England’s Bob Houghton as coach earlier this year, says his team “could have even beaten” the UAE were it not for the red cards.