“I’d like to thank my players. I thought it would be difficult for them to maintain their stamina and learn to cope with the full 90 minutes, but they did very well. I’m very satisfied with the result because the players gave their best performance,” said Roh, who took charge just over a week ago.

“When I looked at our squad, I knew I had to understand and recognise each player’s style. That’s why we had both a league match and an ACL match - I wanted to observe everyone closely.

“I selected the first team for the league game, but I felt sorry for the other players who didn’t get an opportunity. Because of that, I felt some pressure and started thinking about rotation. Every player deserves a chance and proper preparation to play, so I spoke with them about that, and they responded very well. It was very positive.”

Sanfrecce Hiroshima head coach Michael Skibbe admitted that the slow start and missed chances cost his side dearly.

“We started very slowly in the first 20 minutes. Afterwards we did much better. And of course we had a lot of good chances, especially in the second half. But if you are not going to score, you cannot win. And because of this we lost the match this evening,” said Skibbe.