Dutch national coach Van Marwijk attributed the loss to Vietnam 1-0 yesterday, at the end of the first leg of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the Asian Cup 2023 to «affected by the lack of numerical».
Marvik said at the press conference after the match that despite the loss, the outstanding performance of the players was the bright side. "We made the opponent retreat, and now it depends on counter-attacks."
He added: "Khalifa Al Hammadi's dismissal affected a lot in the team and it was a turning point in the game. I do not want to talk about the referee, but I do not know why the referee made this decision." "There are points still on the pitch and we have to fight on any point, certainly the result is disappointing, but there is always a bright side which is the outstanding performance of the players, we still have a chance to pass to the next stage." True, Amouri and Khalil have made a good match. Everyone should understand that they are now They could not complete 90 minutes.We played the game in very difficult circumstances.Our team is missing an estimated number of players, such as Ali Mabkhout, Ahmed Berman and Khalil Ibrahim.Ali Salmeen was also unable to participate, and we did not forget that we spent 60 minutes of the meeting with 10 players in front of A stubborn opponent and his fans fill the pitch ».
Issa Darwish: The expulsion of Hammadi is true
Former World Cup referee Issa Darwish supported the decision of the Japanese referee, Ida Gombe, in the expulsion of national team defender, Khalifa Al Hammadi, since 37 minutes, and Darwish described to «Emirates Today» the decision as «correct», saying that Al Hammadi obstructed the Vietnam player Inside the restricted area, after facing goalkeeper Khaled Issa.