{"id":11113,"date":"2010-03-30T19:05:21","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T02:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/03\/30\/sadd-show-has-bonacic-clear-on-mes\/"},"modified":"2010-03-30T19:05:21","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T02:05:21","slug":"sadd-show-has-bonacic-clear-on-mes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/03\/30\/sadd-show-has-bonacic-clear-on-mes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadd show has Bonacic clear on Mes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bonacic-08\"AFC – KERMAN, Luka Bonacic is confident \u201cunpredictable\u201d Mes Kerman can continue to flourish in the AFC Champions League after boosting their qualification hopes with a 3-1 comeback win over out Qatar\u2019s Al Sadd at Shahid Bahonar Stadium on Tuesday. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mes\u2019 hopes of reaching the last 16 looked over after just seven minutes as Khalfan Ibrahim opened the scoring for Al Sadd, who fought back from a goal down at half-time last week to beat Bonacic\u2019s side 4-1 in Doha. <\/p>\n

But a header from Brazilian striker Edinho restored parity at half-time before Ali Samereh and Paulo Zaltron ensured Mes joined Al Sadd tied for second place in Group D on six points, four points behind leaders Al Hilal who edged out struggling Al Ahli 3-2. <\/p>\n

\u201cI used some new and young players and fortunately they met my expectations,\u201d said Bonacic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem with my team is that we are highly unpredictable. We get good results against some very good teams like Al Sadd and play quite poorly against weaker teams,\u201d continued the Croatian coach, who is trying to balance continental success with a relegation battle in the Iran Pro League. <\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, I am confident if we continue playing like this we\u2019ll even have the opportunity to catch the eyes in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe result demonstrated the intention of my players to win. I am satisfied with the way we played despite the problems we had in defence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Al Sadd coach Cosmin Olaroiu, meanwhile, was left to concede Mes simply wanted the three points more with their qualification hopes on the line.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the game very well and even scored the opener, but then it was Mes who took advantage of the free-kicks and the corner kicks to register the victory,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the break, they turned out to have a better fighting attitude than my boys. I can\u2019t question their win as they really deserved it. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe good thing about the loss is the lessons I received. I have got to know my team\u2019s weaknesses more and that will certainly help us improve for subsequent games. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, I congratulate Mes\u2019 players and their supportive fans. We lost, but we won\u2019t give up in the Champions League and I will think about the future games for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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