Goal : Auckland City manager Ramon Tribulietx was quick to praise winners Kashiwa Reysol after his side’s 2-0 defeat in the opening match of the 2011 Fifa Club World Cup.
The amateur side valiantly kept a clean sheet for most of the first half until goals from Junya Tanaka and Masato Kubo all but sealed the result for Reysol.
“We play [at an] amateur level and this was a good learning experience, so I’m happy,” Tribulietx told the press following the match.
“Should we come back next year, we’ll definitely have more experience and hopefully we can do better.”