Coach Kiatisuk: “HAGL wants to return to the AFC Champions League”

HAGL finished Group H of the AFC Champions League 2022 with 5 points after 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, ranking 3rd overall. Sharing about the past journey in the continental playground, the Thai military leader shared: “HAGL has accumulated a lot of experience when participating in this playground. Six matches with 3 strong opponents and a schedule The competition is so tight that every match is difficult. It’s also a challenge for the players to adapt to the new conditions. I want to continue to play in the AFC Champions League in the coming years. The whole team will try to have a good time. can return to this playing field.”

Returning to a 1-0 victory over Sydney FC on the evening of May 1 at Thong Nhat Stadium, coach Kiatisak thanked the enthusiastic cheering of Ho Chi Minh City fans and the support of the media for their strength. strong for the whole team.

“Just like in the other 5 games, my players have just had to go through a difficult game. The whole team fought hard today. Before the match, I knew that the players had to play their best to make it happen. Thank you to everyone. Fortunately, the enthusiastic cheers from the audience gave our team more energy to have a farewell with 3 points, achieving the expected result.”

“Zico Thai” continued: “Before entering the tournament, there were many commentators and newspapers when seeing HAGL falling into the death table, they would face many difficulties, probably won’t win any points. But in reality, efforts and The determination of the whole team has won 5 points. That is a testament to the efforts of the whole team. HAGL representing Vietnamese football to attend the 2022 AFC Champions League is very proud of its achievements.”

Striker Nguyen Van Toan – the best player in the match and coach Kiatisak attended the match press conference. He said: “I was able to relax my mind, but I was also disappointed because it was the last match. The first time participating in the AFC Champions League brought back memories and never knew when I would have the opportunity to participate. play again. But me and the whole team will continue to try. We still have to attend the V-League and if we want to return to this playing field, we have to play better than last year.”

Meanwhile, coach Stephen Corica of Sydney FC said: “I am really disappointed with the result of this match. But the players tried their best. Before conceding a goal, the players created a game. I had a lot of chances but couldn’t take advantage of it. The whole team continued to work hard in the second half, but couldn’t find a goal. I’m sorry about this match.”

“Really, this is a very rewarding tournament. I am very satisfied with the atmosphere here, especially the audience. If we had used it better, we would have won. Football is like that! I think after the tournament. In this match, we will improve even more HAGL shows great progress They have excellent individuals, they are national players, have high solidarity HAGL is a promising team in the future. future”.

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