Melbourne City Women s Football Coach: Overtime controls the rhythm, penalty kicks are like to tossing a coin and the result is unpredictable

May 25th In the Women's AFC Champions League final, Melbourne City Women's Football Team lost to Wuhan Chegujiang Women's Football Team after a penalty shootout and missed the championship. After the game, Melbourne City women's football coach Matt Ricciani attended the press conference.

"We love football because of such moments, sometimes smooth sailing, and sometimes things go against our wishes. I think the team performed well in 120 minutes, especially in the final stage."

"Our players showed extraordinary character, especially their performance in adversity, which made me extremely proud. The players always maintained a calm demeanor deserves high praise. We completely controlled the rhythm of the game in overtime. To be honest, the penalty shootout was like a probability game like a coin toss, and the result was unpredictable."

Matricciani also specifically mentioned the pressure and motivation brought by more than 18,000 home fans: "Can be like The game in front of this grand audience is a kind of enjoyment, even if they are hostile. As players, this is the atmosphere we long for - it can ignite the fighting spirit of both sides at the same time. Home advantage is actually more reflected in the penalty shootout, just like the scene where Wuhan fans cheer for the home team throughout the whole process. "

"The Asian Champions League event has shown great influence, and the scale will surely be larger in the future, and more and more teams are eager to participate. I hope we can make Australia proud and inspire the next generation of Asia. Since we already have the domestic league championship, the qualification to participate next season will be locked in advance." He added.