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Thais can surprise insists Port’s Udom |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 02:00 |
 Esfahan: Port Authority coach Udom Taveesuk is hoping the drive and determination of his players will be enough to see the Thais cause an AFC Futsal Club Championship upset and defeat Foolad Mahan Sepahan in their semi-final clash on Thursday.
Esfahan: Port Authority coach Udom Taveesuk is hoping the drive and determination of his players will be enough to see the Thais cause an AFC Futsal Club Championship upset and defeat Foolad Mahan Sepahan in their semi-final clash on Thursday.
Iran powerhouse Foolad swept aside all before them during the group stage with only Japan champions Nagoya Oceans threatening to end their unbeaten record before succumbing to a 6-2 defeat on Tuesday.Just as throughout the group stage, Foolad will be backed by a vociferous home crowd at Pirouzi Stadium while Vahid Shamsaee the world's most lethal futsal player will certainly take some stopping if he is not to walk away with the top goal scorer award.But Port Authority proved they will not relent easily when faced with difficult odds in their final group game against Wuhan Dilong of China on Tuesday.The Thais needed to win by four clear goals if they were to snatch second place in Group B and it looked as though the task was beyond them as they led 7-5 with 30 seconds of the game remaining.But Nattavut Madyalan struck twice in the dying seconds to secure the winning margin they needed and Udom knows his players will need to show the same kind of determination against Foolad.For us we are already lucky to get through to this round, said the Port coach (pictured).We will prepare for the game.
Our players are very, very happy to be able to get to the next round.We all have 100% determination in our hearts to be ready for the game and if God is with us then hopefully we can get to the final.For much of the game against Wuhan there seemed to be little cohesion in Port Authority's tactics as they switched from defending and attacking seemingly on a whim.And coach Udom admitted it is hard to keep his players focussed on his instructions in difficult games but is hopeful there will be more unity against Foolad.We have many different plans but it is not easy for the players to follow the plans exactly, he added.
Many times they made mistakes and things change depending on how the match goes.
Hopefully we can be better in the semi-final.
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