KUALA NERUS - Terengganu FC (TFC) head coach Nafuzi Zain considered his team lucky after they won the home match against Kuala Lumpur (KL) City FC in the Super League 2021 last night.
Admitting that the visitors were tough opponents, Nafuzi said that the fact that the City Boys missed a number of opportunities to score had saved the Turtles who started the match rather slowly.
“KL City FC are not easy opponents, their defence is very solid and very dangerous when attacking. Hence, in the first half we were lucky because they missed opportunities to score, including, when their attempt grazed the goal post,” he told reporters after the match at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium here last night.
The match saw midfielder Makan Konate emerge the hero as he scored the only goal of the match in the 88th minute, giving TFC full points and placing them in second place in the league.
Meanwhile, KL City FC head coach Bojan Hodak remained proud of his squad despite returning empty-handed.
The Croatian coach viewed last night's match as his team’s best game thus far in the season as the players attacked more and created scoring opportunities especially in the first half.
“This is probably our best game of this year. We create much more chances than them (TFC). We look much better now compared to the beginning of the season. However, in football we have to score but we didn’t. That is why they (TFC) won,” he said. - Bernama. April 17, 2021
