Nadi Arena (18/11/24)
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00:00Captain Harimau Malaya, Dion Kools, made his network when he met India in the Pesta Bola Merdeka competition last year as the best motivation.
00:14When the teams once again clashed for international friendship in Israel.
00:19Keeping his desire once again on the network, Kools, who is also a member of the National Defense Force, admitted that his team will face a difficult challenge this time.
00:30If I still remember the game, it was a very even game. Of course, I'm always happy to score a goal for my country, so it's an extra motivation.
00:39I think I just want to score every game, so it's not particularly only against India I want to score.
00:45But, yeah, I hope I can score another goal tomorrow. I really hope so.
00:50And I just hope that the team is doing well tomorrow as well. So, looking forward.
00:56In a meeting last year, Kools scored an opening goal as the top scorer of the national team, beating India 4-2 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
01:05Kools admitted that he is excited to play in front of more than 20,000 supporters who are expected to attend the stadium to watch the match.
01:13I think, as a football player, you always want to play in stadiums with a lot of fans.
01:18No matter if you're playing home or away, it's always an extra motivation, an extra drive to do well in these kind of games.
01:27Last game, we didn't have any fans in our stadium, so it was maybe more of a friendly game,
01:33when tomorrow you can maybe really feel some passion and some tension between the countries. So, it's good for football, yeah.
01:47The national team arrived at Hyderabad, India with high confidence after defeating Laos 3-1 in another friendly match in Bangkok last Thursday.
01:55And this match is quite important for the national team in their preparation for the 2024 Asian Cup, as well as the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup match next year.