{"id":9307,"date":"2013-03-02T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/we-deserved-to-win-koevermans\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T16:55:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T16:55:37","slug":"we-deserved-to-win-koevermans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/we-deserved-to-win-koevermans\/","title":{"rendered":"We deserved to win: Koevermans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\">\n<b><i>Nilanjan Datta<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3GbaJv_l728\/UTIwpsFHffI\/AAAAAAAAhDo\/TPXqFnNou98\/s1600\/Wim+Koevermans+lauds+his+boys+after+the+win+against+Chinese+Taipei.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"223\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Wim-Koevermans-lauds-his-boys-after-the-win-against-Chinese-Taipei.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Wim Koevermans<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n A relieved Wim Koevermans said his team \u201cdeserved the three points,\u201d at the end of the match. \u201cIt was deserving win for us. We were the better team for most of the match and had so many positive chances,\u201d he quipped at the post-match Press Conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe threat of counter-attacks were always there. But if you look back, we had more opportunities all throughout,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe scored two excellent goals &#8212; both towards the end of both halves. We could score more. It was the most important match in the Tournament for us. We needed to begin with a win and we have achieved our purpose,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to a question as to whether India can beat Myanmar, Koevermans informed that \u201cIndia are taking one match at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe play Guam next and we are concentrating on them at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the same time, I\u2019m not happy in conceding off a set-piece,\u201d he went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a fight against the clock to score our second goal and we eventually did it in the injury time. Both of our substitutes \u2013 Nabi and Robin were involved in the goal and that\u2019s a very positive sign.\u201d  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nilanjan Datta Wim Koevermans A relieved Wim Koevermans said his team \u201cdeserved the three points,\u201d at the end of the match. \u201cIt was deserving win for us. We were the better team for most of the match and had so many positive chances,\u201d he quipped at the post-match Press Conference. \u201cThe threat of counter-attacks were always there. But if you look back, we had more opportunities all throughout,\u201d he added. \u201cWe scored two excellent goals &#8212; both towards the end of both halves. We could score more. It was the most important match in the Tournament for us. 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