RELEASED: 14 Mar 2017 at 04:00
Thai League 1 champs SCG Muang Thong United the other day made no effort to camouflage their intents of going for an attract their 3rd Group E match of the AFC Champions League (ACL) versus South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai today.
The Kirins presently lead the group with 4 points after drawing with Brisbane Holler away and beating J-League champs Kashima Antlers 2-1 in the previous match at Supachalasai Arena.
Kashima and Ulsan each have 3 points while Brisbane have one.
Muang Thong coach Totchtawan Sripan stated: “This is a crucial match for our group. Ulsan are another strong group however we wish to get a point from this match.
” Individuals easily tagged us as underdogs for our previous 2 matches, however we are the leaders of the group now. We simply wish to maintain that status and keep our efficiency constant.
” We have actually played 4 matches in the previous 10 days. The program has actually been difficult on our group. We have actually attempted to handle things by turning gamers and ideally we have actually discovered some sort of balance for our Thai league and ACL dedications.
” We have actually studied Ulsan’s video games. We have 2 gamers who remained in the K-League [Lee Ho and Celio Santos], so we have actually done our research for the video game.”
Muang Thong striker Mongkol Totsakrai included: “We will attempt our finest to produce a great outcome. We are wishing for a minimum of a draw as it will enhance our possibilities of getting approved for the next round.
” The weather condition is various here and our physical fitness level is not as great as it must be, however we are now utilized to handling gamers from other Asian nations and understand their designs.”
The match will begin at 5.30 pm (Thai time) and will be live on Fox Sports.
On The Other Hand, Si Sa Ket, playing under caretaker coach Suriyan Jamjang, lost 2-1 to Chonburi in their Thai League 1 clash on Sunday night.
Hosts Si Sa Ket were put ahead by Leroy Lita, however a second-half brace from the Sharks’ Renan Marquez indicated the Koupreys sit tight amongst the bottom 3.
At Bang Plee, Super Power Samut Prakan stayed pinned to the foot of the table after a 3-1 loss to Pattaya United.
Anthony Komenan provided Super Power a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute, however Pattaya got 3 objectives from Surachate Ngarm-thip (23rd), Milos Stojanovic (73rd) and Peeradon Chumratsamee in injury time.
