I'm not sure how much can be laid at Chiefy given the red (player error) and two pens (both player error), and we still went for it being a man down which resulted in some transitional moments for AFC with their man advantage.
The squad isn't good enough, especially with all the injuries.
The squad isn't good enough, especially with all the injuries.
Obviously it's impossible to know.. but we were already down 1-0 because of our high line and it might the case we only got a goal because Auckland got sloppy because they were a man down. I have little doubt Auckland would in most cases have been able to shut up shop and hold onto the 1-0 lead without the red card. It was the sloppy early goal that was the real issue.