AFC Champions League Two
The 3-0 win against Tai Po FC of Hong Kong, China was made even more remarkable by the fact that the domestic league has yet to start as goals from Ethan Alagich, Juan Muniz and Craig Goodwin put the Australian side top of Group F, two points ahead of Lion City Sailors FC and BG Pathum United.
#ACLTwo | Group F: Adelaide United FC (AUS) 3-0 Tai Po FC (HKG)
“Really happy considering the fact that the last time we played a competitive match was about a month ago,” said Andrioli. “It's not easy to come into a game like this and play with the intensity and tempo that we showed.
“Tai Po were defending deep and one of the hardest things in football is to break down compact defences but credit to the boys, I was really happy with some of the football we played.
“I'm quite happy with the balance we have in the squad. We have some competition for places in the squad now which you need in a healthy team. Maybe what we still have to consider in matches to come are the final balls and decision making.”
Tai Po head coach Lee Chi Kin was gracious in defeat and admitted that Adelaide were deserving of the win but was nevertheless still pleased with the fighting spirit shown by his team.
“Congratulations to Adelaide, they performed better than us,” said Lee. “Our players tried to play. We came here straight after our league game but we know the schedule can be demanding.
“(Adapting to) The weather was okay but the trip was quite taxing. We have two players today who played for the first time and it takes time to gel but overall everyone fought until the final whistle and for that, I'm happy.”
Andrioli and Adelaide will seek a second win when they take on BG Pathum on October 13 while Lee will be hopeful of better fortunes in Tai Po’s match against Sailors.
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