Brunei under-23s’ first AFF match against Cambodia ‘an eye-opener’

Fadhil Yunus

Brunei Darussalam Below-23 Head Coach Aminuddin bin Jumat has labelled the 6-0 defeat to Cambodia through the ASEAN Soccer Federation Below-23 Championship as ‘an eye-opener’.

The Younger Wasps ended the nation’s lengthy await a aggressive worldwide look since 2019 after taking part in in Group ‘A’ of the Asean Soccer Federation (AFF) Below-23 Championship on the Morodok Techo Nationwide Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday.

The pinnacle coach mentioned throughout a post-match press convention, “We take this chance as our stepping stone to show our gamers.

“We actually lacked on set-piece however we’ll attempt to enhance for our upcoming match.”

He continued, “Cambodia is a very good group and they’re good with their set-piece and ball possession. It’s our alternative to convey the gamers out and we hope that they’ll really feel the vibe of the match.

“It’s an eye-opener for our boys the place they’ll see the distinction in degree between the 2 groups. It’s a studying course of for us to enhance within the subsequent sport.”

9 gamers made their worldwide debuts at under-23 degree together with two 17-year olds Nazry Aiman Azaman and Danisyh Syariee Masrazni- two of the youngest embers within the squad.

Solely 4 gamers – Muhammad Wafi Aminuddin, Muhammad Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri, Muhammad Hanif Aiman bin Haji Adanan and Muhammad Hakeme Yazid bin Stated – within the beginning line-up had been beforehand examined at under-23 worldwide degree.

“Clearly we haven’t been concerned in any increased tournaments however the brand new gamers did properly at the moment and I hope they’ll push themselves to a better degree.”

Aminuddin additional added, “We learnt the tempo of the sport that we have to enhance particularly once we need to play ahead. We had been a bit gradual and we lacked creativity. In fact it isn’t straightforward to make a fast impression however we attempt to enhance on this stuff.”

In the meantime, his reverse quantity Cambodia head coach Hirose Ryu mentioned, “We didn’t have pretty much as good a preparation as we’d have appreciated however the gamers rose to the event and carried out properly on the evening.”

He added, “We didn’t put together any particular sport plan for any groups the place the main focus was on our personal sport of excessive possession.”

The nationwide under-23 group will meet Timor Leste tomorrow earlier than concluding their group stage in opposition to Philippines on the Prince Stadium on February 20.