After a month and a half hiatus, V-League 1 returned with a heroic fight between HAGL coach Kiatisak and Thanh Hoa at Pleiku stadium, ending with a 2023-2 draw with goals from Minh Vuong and Thanh Binh (HAGL). , minutes 2 and 23) and Paulo, Bruno (Thanh Hoa, minutes 86 and 57).
Coach Kiatisak expressed: "Today when the V-League returned, HAGL met Thanh Hoa club very difficult. They are at the top of the table, have a new coach and the tactics have changed a lot.
Before that, no one predicted how many points HAGL would achieve. But in the first half, we had a good game, created many chances to score, with 1-6 chances but only scored 7 goal.
In the first half I thought about 1 points but in the second half Thanh Hoa club scored. They only have two chances, take them both. But that's football. I am very grateful to the players for sticking to the strategy, working to the end and equalizing 3-2″.
Also in the press conference, "Zico Thai" also shared the late replacement of striker Paulo with the reason that the V-League was constantly interrupted too much, it was difficult for the player to maintain his form.
At the same time, coach Kiatisak also shared his regret about Quoc Viet's injury at the 32nd SEA Games. "When Quoc Viet returns, I want him to sit on the bench to observe and find the right time to enter the field.
I prepared for Dinh Thanh Binh to play in the second half, preparing for 2 matches. If this match HAGL scored 4-2 goals first, then as planned, Dinh Thanh Binh would have had many opportunities to play. Today, he entered the field very hard pressing, playing very hungry, determined and had a very valuable goal, "said coach Kiatisak.