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Montgomery showered his Beijing side with praise as they stayed perfect in the competition while Silva was left to lament what could have been for his Buriram side, who are still seeking their first win after playing to a 1-1 draw with Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim last month.
#ACLElite | Buriram United (THA) 0-1 Beijing FC (CHN)
Former Sheffield United midfielder Montgomery was delighted that his gamble to leave two key players back home and his hour-mark substitutes combined to score the winning goal, with Lin Liangming assisting Fabio Abreu for the 79th minute match-winning header.
“It’s a fantastic result,” said the English tactician. “Everybody knows it’s not an easy place to come when you factor in the travel and humidity and the individual quality of the opponent."
“It’s a fantastic result,” said the English tactician. “Everybody knows it’s not an easy place to come when you factor in the travel and humidity and the individual quality of the opponent."
“But if we look at the game as a whole, the possession was 50-50 and both teams had big chances in the first half to change the game. The impact of the subs that came on was good so I’m really proud of the team tonight.
“The resilience that we showed as a group is something that I’m very proud of, especially when we left (Zhang) Yuning and Uros Spajic, two of our main players, back home because we are fighting in three competitions in a really important part of our season.”
“The resilience that we showed as a group is something that I’m very proud of, especially when we left (Zhang) Yuning and Uros Spajic, two of our main players, back home because we are fighting in three competitions in a really important part of our season.”
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As for Silva, the inability to convert despite creating numerous chances meant Buriram lost at home for the first time in the competition since November 2024 when Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale defeated them 3-0.
Guilherme Bissoli, Supachai Chaided and Toni Moya all spurned good chances with the Portuguese tactician keen to highlight that the result was not a true reflection of the performance of his team.
Guilherme Bissoli, Supachai Chaided and Toni Moya all spurned good chances with the Portuguese tactician keen to highlight that the result was not a true reflection of the performance of his team.
“We lost so we are not happy. In this house, when we draw or lose, we cannot be happy,” said Silva. “But I think we played a big game. We had clear chances to score but we didn’t.
“They scored and after we had opportunities. We made 16 attempts but football sometimes can be like this. The goal for Beijing, we cannot concede in that manner because it’s about concentration.
“We tried until the end, putting two strikers on and doing what we normally don’t do. The result is not fair because the players did everything but it is what it is.”
“They scored and after we had opportunities. We made 16 attempts but football sometimes can be like this. The goal for Beijing, we cannot concede in that manner because it’s about concentration.
“We tried until the end, putting two strikers on and doing what we normally don’t do. The result is not fair because the players did everything but it is what it is.”
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