'At times our defense was wide open' says disappointed Aarhus coach after Baku blow

[p][b]"We didn't play a particularly good match and made too many mistakes—especially in the second half—and they punished us for those errors,"[/b] says AGF coach Jakob Poulsen, according to the club's website.[/p][p]All four of Sabah's goals were scored in the second half, during which AGF collapsed towards the end of the match.[/p][p][b]"We actually had chances to score in the first half but didn't manage to convert them; then, in the second half, it seemed like we made too many mistakes, and at times the defense was wide open"[/b], says Jakob Poulsen.[/p][p][b]"And that wasn't good enough, because at 2–0 down, we still had a chance to fight back. But we were a bit too rushed, which was a shame on a day like today."[/b][/p][image alt="Sabah FK - AGF - Player Ratings" id="1d2d345b-a4b0-40f3-90a6-af397ff7785f" credit-line="Flashare" guid="e3f3b124-1979-4746-9fae-15c7be96c992" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]It seemed as though AGF never quite found their footing on the pitch out east. Captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arnstad-kristian/0GyXDnum/"]Kristian Arnstad[/a] shared this view when describing his experience of the match.[/p][p]"We didn't look like ourselves and made far too many errors and turnovers. Things became too frantic, we lacked composure, and it wasn't good enough."[/p][p][b]"We can do much better and need to go home and take a critical look at the performance. It is very disappointing to be out of the Champions League now, but we simply weren't good enough,"[/b] says the Norwegian creative midfielder.[/p][p]With this defeat, AGF moves to the Europa League play-off round. They will likely face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/benfica/zBkyuyRI/"]Benfica[/a], who are set to play the return leg against Hearts in Scotland on Thursday.[/p][p]The Portuguese side carries a comfortable 6–1 lead into the match in Scotland.[/p]