Losing to SLNA, German coach blames crossbar and goalposts
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite being outclassed by SLNA, Tampines Rovers still caused many difficulties for the second team of the Nghe An team. At the end of the match, coach Jurgen Raab of the away team expressed his regret.
The match at Vinh Stadium ended with a 2-1 victory for the home team SLNA. The away team Tampines Rovers had 5 shots and 1 shot past goalkeeper Le Van Hung. However, the German coach was not satisfied with this result.
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(Baonghean.vn) - Although not fielding their strongest lineup, SLNA players still created many opportunities and successfully took advantage of them twice. 3 points were enough for coach Duc Thang and his team to have the advantage in advancing to the next round of the AFC Cup 2018 group stage.
Mr. Jurgen Raab said: “In my personal opinion, Tampines Rovers was a bit unlucky today to lose 1-2 to SLNA. With what we created, we deserved a draw in today's match because my students played very well with great spirit. Tampines Rovers players are all at the same level. As for SLNA, I highly appreciate player Olaha Michael with very good personal technique and the spaces that this player penetrates are very dangerous, causing a lot of difficulties for Tampines defenders.”
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| The German coach regrets losing to SLNA. Photo: Hai Dang |
“Although Tampines had fewer shots than SLNA, I think the quality of our shots was higher than the home team. We only had 5 shots but they were all very dangerous, especially after SLNA took the lead, we had 2 shots that hit the crossbar and the post. We were unlucky and in the matches against Johor DT or Persija, we had a higher success rate. Although the results were not good at the AFC Cup, I have high hopes for the team's development in the future. I wish SLNA will have good results in the final round to qualify for the next round,” the German strategist shared.
When the score was 1-1, coach Duc Thang decided to put his strategic card, midfielder Khac Ngoc, on the field. The SLNA midfielder entered the field in the 67th minute but still managed to score 1 shot and had a successful pass rate of 89.5%. Tuan Tai scored 1 goal but he and goalkeeper Van Hung still did not make their coach really satisfied.
After the match, SLNA head coach shared: “As I said, we are determined to play with the highest spirit in the AFC Cup and the players on the field have shown that. I am very satisfied with this result although some positions did not play really well, but what I need is their confidence through these matches. Goalkeeper Le Van Hung and player Ho Tuan Tai need to know how to overcome the pressure when given the opportunity and I hope for their progress”.
This result helps SLNA continue to maintain the top position in Group H with 10 points, Johor DT of Malaysia and Persija are behind with 7 points but have 1 match left to play. Therefore, SLNA's chance to continue in the continental arena is more open than ever. After this match, SLNA will move to Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the match against XSKT Can Tho on April 15.
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