Keisuke Honda's regretful bow as Cambodia was held to a draw in the last minute

Despite playing better than the Philippines, U22 Cambodia had to share points with their opponents due to the equalizer in the last minute of injury time. Coach Keisuke Honda could not hide his disappointment when seeing his team lose the victory.

After the match ended, Coach Keisuke Honda did not go with his players to greet the audience at the stadium. The Japanese coach sat absentmindedly with his staff until the whole team went into the tunnel.

After the controversial appearance in shorts and sandals, Coach Keisuke Honda continued to surprise the audience with a more stylish and polite outfit.

In contrast to his youthful and dynamic style, Honda appeared calm throughout most of the match.

At the start of the match, U22 Cambodia played hard and was rewarded with the opening goal by Ky Rina. In the 26th minute, taking advantage of a failed clearance by the U22 Philippines defender, player number 16 fired a one-touch shot, sending the ball hitting the ground and defeating goalkeeper Kammerard, thereby helping the home team take the lead over their opponents.

Seeing his team score the opening goal, Honda did not celebrate with his players. The Japanese coach even immediately called two other central defenders to give them tactical instructions.

Thanks to the early advantage, U22 Cambodia continuously pressed the field and created many dangerous situations towards the goal of U22 Philippines. The score of 1-0 was maintained until the end of the first half.

Entering the second half, the two teams played tit for tat, creating an attractive attacking game. U22 Philippines raised their formation to attack, forcing the home team's defense to continuously commit fouls near the penalty area.

Coach Keisuke Honda could no longer maintain his cool demeanor when he saw his players foul their opponents. The Japanese strategist had to go to the sidelines to instruct his players to defend more focusedly.

Coach Honda was restless when he saw the referee signal that the away team would be awarded a free kick.

It seemed that U22 Cambodia had almost secured 3 points in the second match of Group A of men's football. But they fell in the 90+2 minute when Dov Carino headed home the equalizer 1-1. This was also the final score of the match. The Philippines players were elated when they successfully kept 1 point after 2 matches.

The result of this match was not enough for Cambodia to win a ticket to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, with 1 point, U22 Philippines has a hope of passing the group stage.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/cai-cui-dau-tiec-nuoi-cua-keisuke-honda-khi-campuchia-bi-cam-hoa-phut-cuoi-20230503013515893.htm