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AFC Champions League Two
Hodak’s side were two goals down with 10 minutes remaining before mounting a spirited comeback to revive their knockout stage hopes with the win taking them to four points, five adrift of Thailand's Port FC and three behind Lion City Sailors with two matches remaining.
#ACLTwo | Group F: Lion City Sailors FC (SGP) 2-3 Persib Bandung (IDN)
"Sometimes, luck is an important factor, because in the previous three matches we didn't get it," said Hodak.
"In the matches against Port FC and Zhejiang FC, we conceded in the final minutes. In our home match against Lion City, we played most of the second half with a player less. This time, the fightback was ours."
"We started the match very badly, all our players seemed out of sync in the first half, while Lion City performed better.
"David, our top scorer, was key tonight. When we became (Indonesian) champions last season, we showed strong character, and that hope remains in this Champions League Two journey.”
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The defeat left Aleksandar Rankovic gutted with the Lion City head coach acknowledging the game-changing impact of Persib's first goal.
"We should have added one or two more goals while leading," said Rankovic. "Sometimes football is very cruel, and tonight was one of those times.
“Now we have to recover and prepare for what will be like two finals. We are capable of competing with every team in this group, and that’s what we have to focus on.”
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