Correspondent Kang Dong-hoon = Malaysia national football team coach Kim Pan-gon (53) overturned everyone’s expectations and won against the ‘defending champion’ Thailand, but was not satisfied. The reason was that he missed the opportunity to score more goals and win big.
Coach Kim held an official press conference after winning the 2022 Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Cup semifinal first leg against Thailand held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 9:30 pm (Korean time) on the 7th. “1-0 is not enough,” he said. 메이저놀이터
Initially, it was predicted that Malaysia would have a hard time surpassing Thailand as it was behind in objective power and had a 34-step gap in the FIFA rankings. However, he broke expectations and scored the first goal. Faisal Halim (25, Selangor) shook the net in the 11th minute of the kickoff.
Thailand, which became desperate, launched a wave offensive. In fact, during the 90 minutes, it was overwhelming in all areas, including 29 to 71 ball possession and 4 to 22 shooting numbers. However, Malaysia laughed as they defended their lead by goal based on dense defense.
However, in this process, Malaysia actually had an opportunity to further widen the gap. In the 10th minute of the second half, in a free kick situation, Thai goalkeeper Kittipong Phutauchuik (33, Pathum United) failed to properly handle the ball, while Dominic Tan (25, Sabah) connected with a header shot and shook the net.
However, referee Kim Dae-yong (40) canceled the goal, saying there was a foul by Malaysia. When I saw the slow screen, it was a situation where Thai players collided with each other. However, the decision did not change because this tournament does not conduct video review (VAR). In response, coach Kim went into the stadium and protested harshly. In addition, he also missed a crucial chance.
Director Kim avoided controversy, saying, “(The referee) didn’t see the scene in question accurately, so there is nothing more I can say.” He expressed regret over not being able to score more goals.
“Thailand was a strong opponent, so we played a tough game. We tried to pressure our opponent, but it wasn’t easy,” he said. added.