Coach Kiatisak had completely lost hope before HAGL won a thrilling match at home.

Welcoming Khanh Hoa Club, which has a very annoying defensive counter-attacking style of play, at Pleiku Stadium yesterday afternoon (July 16), HAGL had to work very hard to win with a minimal score. Paollo Oliveira was the one who scored in extra time to bring home all 3 points for the mountain town team.

After the match, Coach Kiatisak shared: “When the second half started, I thought there was no hope of victory for HAGL. This is the first match of the second phase, we respect Khanh Hoa team very much. They are a team with good physical strength, in my opinion the best in V-League. We are very worried about being counterattacked quickly. Khanh Hoa coach is very smart, he has effective tactics”.

Besides, Zico Thai also wants his players to improve their mentality. “For my part, I want the players to be more confident when playing at home. Because if you are not confident at home, the next away match against Binh Duong will be difficult,” the former striker of the Thai national team emphasized.

The relegation door of Tuan Anh and his teammates has become very bright.

HAGL's center back - Diakite said: "These 3 points are very important for us. The goal of the whole team this season is not to lose spirit and focus in every match, take more responsibility in every match. The connection needs to be better and score more goals in the remaining 4 matches of the season, especially the remaining 2 matches at home. This season, we wanted to show a lot, wanted to have achievements but could not do it. Therefore, we have to work harder".

Winning 3 points at home in the opening match of the second phase of V-League 2023 makes HAGL's chance of staying in the league much brighter. The mountain town team currently has 17 points, ranking 2nd in group 2, 2 points behind the leading team SLNA.

Coach Kiatisak (second from left) wants the players to be more confident.

In the next round, HAGL is expected to have a very difficult match against Binh Duong Club. The team from the land of Thu is in a difficult situation and will certainly put the highest determination to win 3 points at home. Coach Le Huynh Duc's team is in a very dangerous position, standing second to last in group 2 with 8 points (equal to the bottom team, Ho Chi Minh City Club).

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