Ribeiro: The match was balanced until Palmeiras' goals
Jose Ribeiro, the coach of Al Ahly, spoke about his team's loss to Brazilian Palmeiras with a score of 2-0 in the match that took place on Thursday evening during the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Ribeiro stated in comments reported by the FIFA website after the match that the game was balanced until Palmeiras scored two goals.
Ribeiro said: "One chance and it became 1-0, then we lost the ball again and conceded a second goal," adding: "I think the match was 50-50 before the goals, but they scored and things became out of our reach.
He added: "We tried to come back after the storm in a new way, but we couldn't create enough chances."
Ribeiro stated in comments reported by the FIFA website after the match that the game was balanced until Palmeiras scored two goals.
Ribeiro said: "One chance and it became 1-0, then we lost the ball again and conceded a second goal," adding: "I think the match was 50-50 before the goals, but they scored and things became out of our reach.
He added: "We tried to come back after the storm in a new way, but we couldn't create enough chances."
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