Three major regrets for Cambodia coach after lost to Aruba last night

The Cambodia National Team lost 2-1 to Aruba in the international friendly match at the National Olympic Stadium, in Phnom Penh, at the night of March 25. This defeat has left three major regrets for the Ko Prey coach, Mr. Koji Gyotoku.

Mr. Koji stated that, he would take responsibility and apologized to Cambodia fans for this disappointing result, as the match ended with Cambodia left with only nine players after two players, Yudai Ogawa, received a red card in the 43rd minute and Andres Nieto, received a red card in the 90th minute.

The defeat against the South American Team, He considered that is an experience for Cambodia in playing against a team with big players, which made it difficult for even the front defenders Takaki Ose and Kan Mo, and he will use this experience to make changes and prepare the team to be better and stronger in preparation for future matches.

Mr. Koji continued that, “I think this match is the most regrettable match in my career in leading the Cambodia Team since U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 that have never regretted like this one. In the next match, I will try to strengthen the team further to get good results for the fans.”

It should be noted that, in the above friendly match, the Aruba national team opened the lead over the home team by 2 goals in just 10 minutes before Cambodia lost one of its members, Yudai Ogawa, who received a red card at the end of the first half. However, Cambodia created many chances in the second half until they scored a goal through Nick Taylor in the 57th minute before the home team lost another member, Andres Nieto, who received a red card in the 90th minute. And the result remained the same until the end of full time.