It was a great pleasure says Ashfaq

May 27, 2015 - 10:41:54 |
Ashfaq in action against Spurs today at Shah Alam Stadium

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA – Maldives national team captain Ali Ashfaq has said that playing against a team like Tottenham Hotspur was a great pleasure and thanked everyone who has involved in this.

“It was a great pleasure to play against such a wonderful team. I want to thank all of them who have helped me to make this happen specially Malaysia national team captain Dollah Salleh and the management of Football Association of Maldives. And also I would like to thank the peoples of the Maldives for their continuous support.” Ashfaq said to maldivesoccer.com just after the match.

Ashfaq said that he is happy with the performance of the team.

“I am happy with the performance and they are much better than us. You all can see the difference between Tottenham. But we managed to score a goal and created good chances.”

Tottenham Hotspur won the match against Malaysia XI by 2-1. English youngster Harry Kane scored twice against the Malaysia XI.

This is the first time that a Maldivian player has played against a high profile club like Tottenham Hotspur.

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restay on May 28
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One man who makes all Maldivian so proud. ASHFAQ is a true Hero. #Massive respect
ahan on May 28
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Lets hope he is fit for qatar match..we hv to practice a mexican wave
joe on May 28
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Ahan hv u gone completely mad over this mexican wave..and ur amba..lol..brother dont act so childish..be mature and try to write cool comments
Ahan on Jun 04
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@joe; That was not me. Look at his comment, that's idiotic
boyko on May 30
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When it comes to football Maldives media always go overboard, they hype things to the point of absurdity. This was no different; it was hyped as a clash of Ashfaq vs Kane. The expectation was Ashfaq to score couple of goals but nobody had slightest idea for how long he would on the pitch and in what position. They had already decided he would show his prowess in front of the world. As it happened, coach strangely played him not at his best position and tucked him too deep in midfield. Guess what happen when a striker is playing in the midfield against such a good team like Tottenham Hotspur. For much of the game his team was chasing the ball and in the few times he got the ball he was kind of rushed up because he was feeling the expectation of his home country fans. He wanted to make an impact so badly. But he spurned a golden opportunity he got to grace the occasion. It was just before their winning goal. He ran all the way from middle of the half and as soon as reached the box dragged his shot wide of post. On another day and against a lesser side he would have rounded off the keeper and coolly slotted an empty net. Instead here he was too worked up by the occasion and media overcooked it and made it a deflating experience for everybody concerned with Maldives golden boy.
kareem on Jun 01
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what`s the hype ashfaq playing against tottenham?

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