AFC Champions League Two
Trailing 2-0 after 17 minutes, the odds were stacked against Persib and while Hodak admitted that the performance at the start of the match was below par, the Croat was delighted at the response shown by his side.
#ACLTwo | Group G: Selangor FC (MAS) 2-3 Persib Bandung (IDN)
“We entered the game without any aggression so being 2-0 down was probably a fair reflection of the game,” said Hodak.
“After that we started to play and to be honest, in the second half if Sikh (Izhan Nazrel) didn’t save some shots, it could have been six or seven. In the end, we have to be happy with the win.
“We haven’t qualified so we still need to be focused. It was the same situation last season, we just need to be more ready this time.”
Two late Adam Alis goals ensured Persib maintained their one-point advantage over Bangkok United and the Indonesian side only need a point against Lion City Sailors FC on November 26 to book their place in the Round of 16.
Totchtawan Sripan also called for focus after his Bangkok side defeated Sailors 2-1 with the wily head coach not keen to look beyond their next game against Selangor.
Totchtawan praised the adaptability of his players as goals from Muhsen Alghassani and Luka Adzic took the Thailand side up to nine points.
“We all knew that it would be a difficult game against a good side like Sailors,” said Totchtawan. “We tried changing things every 15 minutes and we succeeded in getting the goals. We had a bit of luck not conceding and in the end, we got the second goal to win the game.
“We are not thinking yet about the next game, we will take it game by game.”
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