Coach Koji: 'The Cambodian team played better than Vietnam in the second half, it's just a pity that…'

Although Cambodia lost 1-2 to the Vietnamese team in a friendly match on the evening of March 19, coach Koji Gyotoku still had many compliments for his players, especially their performance in the second half.

Playing away at the Vietnamese team's home field, Cambodia chose a defensive counter-attacking style of play. In the first half, the away team could barely get the ball up and were down 2-0. In the second half, the Cambodian team played hard and in the 65th minute, Samuel Bong brought home a goal to reduce the score to 1-2. In the final minutes of the match, Cambodia had a few more scoring opportunities. However, the strikers from the "Kingdom of Angkor" could not take advantage of them, conceding a 1-2 loss.

The 1-2 loss on the evening of March 19 marked the sixth consecutive time Cambodia lost to the Vietnamese team. After the match, coach Koji Gyotoku commented: "In terms of ability, the Vietnamese team is superior in everything, from technique to physical strength. After the match, Cambodia has accumulated a lot of experience. The result is clearly not something I am too satisfied with, but today the players played quite well."

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Cambodia team (left) lost slightly to Vietnam team

Coach Koji Gyotoku assessed that the Cambodian players played well in the match against the Vietnamese team.

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Although losing 1-2 to the Vietnamese team, compared to previous meetings, the Cambodian team showed clear progress. In the second half, the away team even had a time when they dominated the Vietnamese team, having many scoring opportunities.

Coach Koji Gyotoku pointed out the change: "In the first half, the Cambodian team could not get the ball, especially the midfield. There was a change in the second half, we controlled the ball more. If compared, Cambodia played better than the Vietnamese team in this half. We had a beautiful goal but Cambodia still had 1 or 2 more chances. I want more goals. Currently, I have found the problem and can make Cambodia progress more. We have some naturalized players, today they played well and that helped the team a lot."

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