Despite taking the lead, Wuhan Three Towns let Hanoi FC come back to win 2-1 at My Dinh on the evening of November 8 in the AFC Champions League. Evaluating this defeat, coach Tsutomu Takahata said that his team had many problems with objective factors.
Coach Tsutomu Takahata shared at the press conference after the match (Photo: Do Minh Quan).
"We came here from a long way. Before the match, the team played many matches in domestic and continental tournaments, which caused the players to lose their physical strength. In particular, the team lost this match due to external factors such as temperature and the field.
My Dinh Stadium's grass is softer than what we practice on every day, so it's difficult for the players to adapt in a short time," coach Tsutomu Takahata commented on the 1-2 loss to Hanoi FC.
"The players actually did quite well, but Hanoi FC are strong opponents. In the first leg, they played with 10 men but were determined and did not give up. Today, we also had to play with 10 men, but the players lost focus in the last 30 minutes.
Tuan Hai shined with a double against Wuhan Three Towns (Photo: Do Minh Quan).
The team did well in the first half but did not score more goals and made regrettable mistakes in the second half," the Japanese coach praised Hanoi FC's fighting spirit and was not satisfied with his team.
"I'm not surprised by Hanoi's performance. They are a good team, even though they just lost two matches in the domestic league, they still played very well as we saw.
Hanoi FC had a difficult 90 minutes (Photo: Manh Quan).
With this loss, we have difficulty moving forward, but the team still has matches ahead, no one knows the future, so the team must improve to get the best results. The whole team tries to win the last 2 matches," Wuhan Three Towns coach concluded.
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