Mumbai, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS)<\/b> Kenya coach Sebastian Migne today played down any talk of seeking revenge against India in the summit clash but reiterated it was a referee blunder that saw his team lose 0-3 to the hosts in the league game of the Intercontinental Cup here.<\/p>\n
Kenya hammered a listless Chinese Taipei 4-0 to set up the summit clash with India tomorrow at the Mumbai Football Arena.<\/p>\n
The African nation qualified for the final owing to a superior goal difference, throwing New Zealand out of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Kenya had suffered a 3-0 defeat against India in the group stage match and the coach squarely blamed the referee for killing the match by awarding a penalty kick to the hosts.<\/p>\n
“We watched our game against India and we were in the game until 0-0. The referee killed the game, the penalty wasn’t needed. India don’t need that, they’re a strong team,” Migne said at the post match conference last night.<\/p>\n
“We lost to a 12-man team against India, and the 12th man wasn’t the fan. I’m not looking for revenge against Indian players because it wasn’t their fault,” he added.<\/p>\n
He said the team practised set-pieces and the hard work paid off.<\/p>\n
“We’re very happy to be in the final and it shows the good image of Kenya. We scored from set-pieces, which we worked a lot for. We need to keep good fitness for final, as we have only two days,” Migne said.<\/p>\n
“I honestly prefer to play against India because stadium will be full, which will be great for my players,” he added.<\/p>\n
Although, Chinese Taipei didn’t win a single game, coach Gary White termed the experience as valuable for his players.<\/p>\n
“The experience is valuable and the lessons we have learnt will help us,” White said, adding disastrous individual mistakes cost them in the second half.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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