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Shin Sang-woo was the happier of the two head coaches with the result meaning his side do not have to travel for the rest of the tournament, should they continue to win and advance to subsequent rounds.
Having trailed 2-1 at half-time, Shin was proud to see his second-half substitutions turn the game back into their favour, going within minutes of achieving a famous victory at Stadium Australia.
Having trailed 2-1 at half-time, Shin was proud to see his second-half substitutions turn the game back into their favour, going within minutes of achieving a famous victory at Stadium Australia.
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“First, I would like to say thank you to all my players because they tried their 100 percent till the end,” said Shin.
“I slightly do feel sorry that we couldn’t take three points but I’m still delighted that our first goal of being the winners of the group is achieved."
“I slightly do feel sorry that we couldn’t take three points but I’m still delighted that our first goal of being the winners of the group is achieved."
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“Although we were behind at half-time, we had analysed that the Australian centre-backs were not the quickest so we tried to counter attack behind them. Kim Shin-ji and Kang Chae-rim were positive changes and created goals for us. It was important to use players with speed for the second half.
“Thanks to the players, we are going to have enough time to rest and train and we will show a better performance in the quarter-finals.”
“Thanks to the players, we are going to have enough time to rest and train and we will show a better performance in the quarter-finals.”
Alanna Kennedy’s double - with the second scored deep into stoppage time - ensured Australia stayed unbeaten but the manner in which the Matildas lost control of the match left head coach Joe Montemurro disappointed.
Kennedy’s first goal cancelled out Mun Eun-ju’s opener with Sam Kerr’s strike just before half-time seemingly paving the way for a third successive group stage win for Australia but it wasn’t to be.
Kennedy’s first goal cancelled out Mun Eun-ju’s opener with Sam Kerr’s strike just before half-time seemingly paving the way for a third successive group stage win for Australia but it wasn’t to be.
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“We got exposed with the first goal but apart from that, I think we were defending quite comfortably, just that we didn’t control the ball as well as we would have liked and got punished for it,” said Montemurro.
“We finished the first half quite well, we were probably a bit more proactive. It was a patchy sort of game and we never found any sort of momentum and it’s disappointing because it’s something we’ve been working on and we didn’t do it well.
“We wanted to go perfect (in the group stage) but tournament football can have hiccups. We still haven’t lost a game and we’ve reached the quarter-finals. Our preparation stays exactly the same and now we just have to manage the travel but it’s something we are prepared for.”
“We finished the first half quite well, we were probably a bit more proactive. It was a patchy sort of game and we never found any sort of momentum and it’s disappointing because it’s something we’ve been working on and we didn’t do it well.
“We wanted to go perfect (in the group stage) but tournament football can have hiccups. We still haven’t lost a game and we’ve reached the quarter-finals. Our preparation stays exactly the same and now we just have to manage the travel but it’s something we are prepared for.”
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