Kitchee coach Josep Gombau warned his team not to get too carried away by their emphatic 3-1 victory over Tampines Rovers in the AFC Cup last night, saying there was still much work ahead.
The local champions announced their return to the regional competition with an encouraging win over the Singaporean side at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground that put them on top of group F - and with a real chance of going far in the tournament.
Malaysia's Terengganu also got off to a winning start in the same group yesterday, defeating Vietnam's Song Lam Nghe Ah 1-0, but Kitchee are sitting pretty at the top on goal difference.
Kitchee last competed in the AFC Cup in 2008 and failed to make it past the first round, but they showed they mean business this time as they put their strongest group rivals to the sword to snatch three deserved points.
Gombau warned fans not to read too much into the team's performance, emphasising there were many tough matches ahead.
'We're very happy of course, but the AFC Cup only started today and we need to concentrate on all our games,' said the Spanish coach.
