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Oceans rising day-by-day says Amarante |
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 04:36 |
 Esfahan: Nagoya Oceans coach Adil Amarante is confident his side are improving with every game as the Japanese champions eased to a comfortable 8-3 win over AUB Altyn Tash Bishkek on Saturday and close in on a place in the last four of the AFC Futsal Club Championship.
Esfahan: Nagoya Oceans coach Adil Amarante is confident his side are improving with every game as the Japanese champions eased to a comfortable 8-3 win over AUB Altyn Tash Bishkek on Saturday and close in on a place in the last four of the AFC Futsal Club Championship.
AUB had taken an early lead through Dilshat Kadyrov at Pirouzi Stadium but the Nagoya response was swift and once Rafael Sakai levelled it became simply a matter of how many goals they would score.With two wins from two, Amarante's side are well-placed to secure a top two finish and the Portuguese coach praised his match-weary players.At the start of the game the players were very nervous as it was an important game for us in getting closer to qualification for the semi-finals, but after the first goal we played as we usually do," he said.It is a very difficult situation for us as the players are a little tired but they are playing well and have got better and better in the two matches.Nagoya next play tournament hosts Foolad Mahan Sepahan in a match that will likely decide who finishes first and second in Group A.Foolad have the advantage of a vocal home support that helped cheer the Iranians on to an 8-1 win over AUB on Saturday.We will play the same as we did against AUB and go for the win, added Amarante.The important thing for us it to play well.AUB's Etienne Gomes de Oliveira believes the Kyrgyzstan side's lack of experience was exposed by Nagoya.It is first time we have taken part in such a tournament, he said.
Our opponents are very strong and that is why we lost.Our clubs (in Kyrgyzstan) are not professional clubs and we just have amateur leagues so that is why we lost today.
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