Branko Ivanković congratulated Al Hilal in a live TV show for their victory in the final match over his side Al Ettifaq and winning the Crown Prince Cup for the fifth time in a row .
“I congratulate this victory to Al Hilal fans and managers” He said in Action League (أكشن يادوري) live show .
“Experienced players and huge spectators helped them to win the cup . Also the land of game was another factor . Our players get confused after receiving 2 consecutive goals because most of them were youth players , didn’t have enough experience. ” He replied to a question regarding the game .
“We tried to score the second goal and tie the game , especially after our success in goal, however, luck abandoned us .” He added .
Also he is surprised about facing with an Iranian club in the next round of play off games . “I always respect Iranians and Iranian teams . I preferred to line up with another team than Iranians .” He says .
