Malaysia national football team manager Kim Pan-gon said: “I was satisfied with beating Thailand in the semi-final first leg of the ASEAN Football Association’s (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup (Mitsubishi Cup), but I regretted it. to have managed to score more goals.”
According to the local Bernama News Agency and the New Straight Times, coach Kim said in a press conference after the match against Thailand held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the afternoon of the 7th, “1-0 not it’s enough .
“It’s a home game and I should have played more,” he said, “but I’m happy with the win.”
“There were scoring chances.
It could have been 3-0,” he said. “But players are people too and they’ve made mistakes.
I hope the players recover quickly.”
The win put Malaysia in an advantageous position heading into the final.
On the 10th, the two teams will compete to advance to the final by playing the second match at Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Thailand is the most successful team in the tournament (six times) and finished top in the previous tournament.
Coach Kim said: “Thailand were a strong team.
“It wasn’t easy,” he said, “we tried to press, but it was all difficult.”
Indeed, Thailand had a 70%-30% advantage in ball possession in the first half, and overwhelmed the opponent with 16 (2 effective shots)-3 (1 effective shot) in the number of shots.
However, they all walked away from the goal post or got blocked by the defensive wall and went back to nothing.
Faisal Halim opened the scoring in the 11th minute of the first half and Malaysia nearly scored an extra goal in the second half.
In the 10th minute of the second half, in a free kick situation, Thailand goalkeeper Kitipong Putachuek, who approached the goal, could not clear the ball properly, and Dominic Tan’s header went straight to the goal.
However, referee Kim Dae-yong later disallowed the goal, saying there had been a foul by Malaysia before the goal was scored.
In response to a reporter’s question about this scene, director Kim said, “I didn’t see the scene in question correctly.
There’s nothing more I can say,” he said.
Coach Kim didn’t forget to praise the players.
“I am satisfied that the players have overcome difficult situations – he said – I am proud of the players.
Malaysian fans should be proud of their players.”
“I’ll recover quickly and get ready for the second game – he added – Today I played a difficult game, but the second one will be much more difficult”.
/yunhap news
