October 20, 2004
Eagles coach
Scott O’Donell praised the efforts of his team
especially Shahril Jantan who was Man-of-the- Match
The
Australian said it was certainly a tough game. Al Wahda
dominated the match & had us under a lot of pressure but our defence held firm & Shahril Jantan
made a couple of great saves.
Indeed
Shahril Jantan looked to have won the game for the
Eagles single-handedly with superb saves throughout the match but was finally
beaten when Mohammed Jaafar headed home a cross from
fellow substitute Walid Al Sherif.
Still the
Australian was delighted with the result even as he was disappointed with the
late equalizer but he know the job is not done yet even as there is still the
second leg.
He said they
are happy with the away draw but losing the lead so late is certainly a
disappointment. Still if you had given him a 1-1 draw before the match, he
would have taken it. Of course they are under no illusions though that we have
done the job. Al Wahda are a very tough, physical
side & they will have to play well in