{"id":12138,"date":"2011-05-05T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2011\/05\/05\/sepahan-supremo-satisfied-but-wanted-win\/"},"modified":"2011-05-05T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T16:00:17","slug":"sepahan-supremo-satisfied-but-wanted-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2011\/05\/05\/sepahan-supremo-satisfied-but-wanted-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sepahan supremo \u2018satisfied\u2019 but wanted win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ghalenoei-ac2007-1\"AFC – ESFAHAN, Coach Amir Ghalenoei declared himself satisfied with Sepahan’s performance in the 1-1 draw with Al Hilal as the Iranians booked their place in the last 16 of the 2011 AFC Champions League. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Abdullah Al Dossary had given Al Hilal the lead just a minute into the second-half but Moharram Navidkia equalised eight minutes later.<\/p>\n

Both sides now have 10 points with Al Gharafa in third on seven following their comprehensive victory over Al Jazira in Doha. Sepahan, though, have a superior head-to-head record over both Al Hilal and the Qataris.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good game and I\u2019m happy that my team were dominant over their rivals throughout the whole game\u201d, said Ghalenoei.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe conceded shortly after the resumption of the game and that made us lose concentration but fortunately we were able to regain control of the match later into the second period.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the Sepahan boss was less than pleased with his side’s finishing, stressing they were fortunate missed chances did not ultimately cost them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very unhappy that we missed a myriad of chances during the game. There\u2019s an unwritten law in football that teams who don\u2019t take advantage of their scoring chances will lose at the end of the day. <\/p>\n

\u201cHad we converted only some of our chances, we would have won the game by three or four goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I am pleased with my players\u2019 display and my substitutions. After Hossein Papi and (Mahdi) Jafarpoursorkhi came on, they helped ease the pressure on the team. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe should admit that the players are suffering from exhaustion and that is affecting our overall performance. However, we put on a high-quality show tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Al Hilal\u2019s Argentinian manager Gabriel Calderon was also pleased with a battling display from the Saudis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game was very tough for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo very good teams faced each other and I\u2019d like to applaud my players’ performance as they\u2019ve been able to hold Sepahan at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were here in Esfahan to win the game but they\u2019re a very strong team and we drew. In the next match we will be certainly focused on winning and getting all three points.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we were in better shape against Sepahan compared to the first game in Riyadh (Al Hilal lost 2-1), where seven players were ruled out due to injury. Currently we have only three injured players.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe devised good attacks on Sepahan\u2019s goal, but their powerful defence kept us from winning the match.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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