Coach Koji Gyotoku is optimistic after losing to Vietnam - Photo: ANH KHOA
On the evening of March 19, the Cambodian team failed to surprise the Vietnamese team when they lost 1-2. Midfielder Nguyen Hai Long opened the scoring, defender Nguyen Van Vi scored for the home team. Player Bong Samuel equalized 1-2, but Cambodia could not earn a draw.
After the match, Cambodia coach Koji Gyotoku said: "I would like to thank the Vietnam Football Federation for organizing this meaningful match for the Cambodia team."
"It's true that in the first half we couldn't play our way, but in the second half I found a way to cope and the Cambodian team played better. We had chances and scored goals.
In fact, the Vietnamese team played better than Cambodia in many aspects such as physical strength and technique. This match gave the Cambodian players a lot of experience. Unfortunately, we still lost," said the Cambodian coach.
Cambodia team created more opportunities in the second half - Photo: QUANG THINH
The Japanese coach continued: "Although not really satisfied with the result, Cambodia's performance was not bad. We had a beautiful goal from player Bong Samuel.
I also saw the integration and overall contribution of the naturalized players in the Cambodian team. They made a lot of effort and played very hard."
Highlights of Vietnam's 2-1 win over Cambodia in a friendly match on FIFA Days
The answers of the Japanese coach of the Cambodian team were given in English. Mr. Koji's English was also quite limited so the answers were very short.
Below, Coach Koji had a Japanese and Khmer interpreter. However, if he spoke Japanese, the press conference would have taken longer due to the translation through multiple languages, so the Cambodian coach spoke English.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hlv-campuchia-chung-toi-choi-khong-den-noi-te-20250319221201572.htm
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