Defender Takashi Odawara said that, the fact that Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng could not get all three points from Malaysia team Johor Darul Ta'zim in the competition of the ASEAN Club Championship is also a part of his responsibility.
The Japanese player stated that, after the Cambodia Premier League champions drew 2-2 with Malaysia's Premier League champions at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on Thursday night, December 4.
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng team took a 2-0 lead through Brazilian midfielder Christian Rodriguez in the 29th minute and Min Rattanak in the 37th minute. However, after changed Odawara in the 86th minute and Christian in the 87th minute due to injuries, fans seemed to see a dramatic change in the competition, with Johor gradually increasing control until they had the opportunity to score two goals through Australian defender Shane Lowry in the 90th minute+2 and Malaysian defender La'Vere Corbin-Ong in the 90th minute+6, while the second half added eight minutes.
After the match, the Odawara defender said that: "Thank you for supporting Svay Rieng FC and all the Cambodian football fans in yesterday's match. The result was not what we wanted. 100 percent we lost points and we deserved more.
I said in the pre-match press conference that we can play against them with confidence. We showed that until we lost a goal. As you can see, there is not much difference between the two teams. Cambodian football fans need to know that the level of our club is now higher than you think.
I have seen many posts like the picture below, but in fact, I felt like I couldn't play until the end, so I couldn't help get the 3 points. I felt that, I must get a responsibility for this. We have to improve our ability to achieve something at the end of the season.
Thank you for coming to support us at the stadium yesterday. After ended in 3 matches in Group B, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng is in 3rd place with 4 points, while Johor Darul Ta'zim is at the top with 7 points.
