UFL FA League Cup semifinals

Nov 9 friendly : Thailand vs Philippines

"Thailand to finally take on the Philippines on 9 Nov. in Nakhon Ratchasima. However, the game will not count as a FIFA official one #azkals"

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After putting club over country, Ceres-La Salle looks to silence critics as it battles Pachanga for spot in FA League Cup final

By Karlo Sacamos

WHETHER Ceres La Salle’s refusal to release its Azkals for national team duty to focus on the United Football League benefited them or not will be known on Tuesday when it takes on Pachanga Diliman in the semifinals of UFL’s Football Alliance League Cup at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The newly promoted side was the subject of scorn after it refused to lend standouts Patrick Reichelt, Juani Guirado, Manny Ott, and Jeffrey Christiaens to the national team for a friendly against Nepal on Saturday. The Azkals hardly missed the Ceres players’ services and handily won 3-0, and now the emerging club tries to silence the critics as it goes for a spot in the final. “We’ve been waiting for this,” said Ceres team manager Ali Go, whose squad is seeking another UFL silverware after ruling Division 2 early this year. “We’ve been training so hard to win a championship. We will not stop until we are champions.” The Bacolod-based side, the only unbeaten team remaining in the tournament, tries to move on the verge of the title as it faces a dangerous Pachanga side at 8:15 p.m. Another former Division 2 titlist, Pachanga has constantly produced results wihtout much fanfare. "The players have great heart, so we will be ready,” said Pachanga coach Yuki Matsuda, who will draw strength from Korean Lee Jeong Woo, UAAP top striker Jinggoy Valmayor, and Shayan Jafary. The winner faces the survivor of the other Final Four pairing pitting powerhouse squads Global FC and Loyola Meralco earlier at 4:45 p.m.

Read more at: http://www.spin.ph/football/ufl/news/ceres-la-salle-fa-league-cup-semis-pachanga-diliman-football-philippines

UFL : Manila Jeepney - Open try outs

Beep-beep! Your Manila Jeepney FC will hold open tryouts on November 6, 7, 10 and 11. Come in full training clothes and be at the FEU-FERN Turf in Diliman, Quezon City by 7:30AM. 

Look for Mr. Gino Aguda to register. For questions, you may send an email at gino@manilajeepneyfc.com or a text message at (0917)248-8989.

Emerging Forces Rise as Superpowers Collide in FA League Cup Semi-finals

Tuesday, November 4, FA League Cup Semis (Rizal Memorial Football Stadium):
4:45pm – Global v Loyola Meralco Sparks [Airs Nov 5, 8pm, on Aksyon TV]
8:15pm – Ceres-La Salle v Pachanga Diliman [LIVE on Aksyon TV]

The Football Alliance League Cup semi-final round is all set up for fireworks, as the remaining four clubs seek out the United Football League’s first trophy on offer in the 2014-15 season. Jumpstaring the evening will be the renewal of a fiery rivalry between last year’s League champions, Global, and the reigning UFL Cup winners, Loyola Meralco Sparks. Capping off the football spectaple is the duel between trophy-hungry emerging forces, Pachanga Diliman, finalists in the last UFL Cup, and Ceres-La Salle, Bacolod’s powerhouse club fresh from a season ruling the Second Division.

Both highly anticipated matches are set to take place on November 4, at the legendary Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, and will be aired nationwide on Aksyon TV. Aired LIVE on Tuesday night, will be Pachanga vs Ceres at 8pm, while Global and Loyola’s match will air the evening after (Wednesday, November 5), at the same time.

A new force is growing from the South, threatening to tip the balance in the United Football League. Ceres-La Salle, the only team that has won all seven outings in the FA League Cup, has reinforced heavily with national team players, and is eager to take glory home to Bacolod City.

“We’re very very excited,” said Ceres manager Ali Go. “We’ve been waiting for this. We’re training so hard to win a championship. We will not stop until we are champions.”

Opposite the Visayan powerhouse, with Quezon City roots, Pachanga Diliman has proven a true mainstay in the UFL’s highest level. Constantly trying to break into the 1st Division’s upper echleons, the challenge of the rising superpower brings an opportunity to etch their club’s name in Philippine club football’s early history.

“This is a good opportunity for Pachanga Diliman to be a famous club if we win the game. I will try to work really hard with the players,” sad new Pachanga head coach Yuki Matsuda. “The players have great heart, so we will be ready.”

Global just about clinched last season’s League title by coming from behind to break the hearts of Loyola Meralco Sparks in a feisty affair just a few months ago. On the evening, Misagh Bahadoran came off the bench to spark the turnaround. With the wound still fresh, the Younghusband brothers and the rest of Loyola, under 2010 national team coach, Simon McMenemy, will be itching to exact revenge in the semi-finals of the FA League Cup. But on fire striker Mark Hartmann is just as motivated to pile on the misery on the recent UFL Cup champions. The heavyweights of the UFL collide in the first semi-final match on November 4, 4:45pm, at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.

“We expect to win every game, of course we’re confident. We’re looking forward to it. It’s exciting now, it’s the business end of the season,” said Global’s Scottish mentor Leigh Manson.

“They know how to win. They’ve had a lot of success, so it’s going to be down to us to stop them. We’re keen and ready to go, we’re looking forward to it, “said new Loyola coach Simon McMenemy, who was the man at the helm in the Philippines’ historic Suzuki Cup run in 2010, a campaign which sparked the football explosion in the country.

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YouTube : Video highlights of Azkals vs Nepal Oct312014

Azkals updates Saturday - Friendly against Al-Ahli cancelled !

Azkals friendly against Qatari club Al-Ahli tomorrow in Qatar has been cancelled. Some Azkals players will be training tomorrow in Qatar.

Azkals dont have enough players to field a team after Loyola'sand Global  players have gone back to Philippines to prepare for UFL Cup semifinals.


Away friendly against Thailand seem to be moved forward to Nov 9.

Azkals shrug off Nepal in Qatar friendly

Jaelle Nevin Reyes

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine national football team continued to dominate the Nepalese national booters after posting a 3-0 win in Doha, Qatar on Friday, October 31 (Saturday in PH).

The undermanned Azkals immediately went into attack mode with Mark Hartmann making his presence felt on the pitch with a left-footed attack in the 4th minute of the match.

On the other side, the Nepal mounted attacks of their own but their outbursts on several occasions were too weak for the formidable defense of the Philippines anchored by Simone Rota and Amani Aguinaldo.

The Philippine national booters dominated possession in the first half with 4 attempts on goal by Hartmann but none came through as the match went into the halftime break in a goal-less draw.

Fresh legs came into the match in the second half as Simon Greatwich replaced Martin Steuble and Filipino-Spanish players Alvaro Silva made his debut for the national football team after subbing in for Anton Del Rosario.

The mid-game substitution proved to be instrumental for the Azkals as Greatwich found a gap deep inside the box to tap the ball in and tally his debut international goal for the Azkals.

Emotions erupted in the 64th minute after a tackle by Daisuke Sato on one of the Nepalese attackers warranted a yellow card for the Filipino-Japanese wingback.

The match went on with Nepal down to ten men due to a red card given to Jagjit Shrestha.

The Nepalese attackers exhausted all their means to get through the tough defense of the Azkals but none found the back of the net as Patrick Deyto stood his ground in manning the goal.

Consequently, a tackle on Hartmann inside the box caused a penalty, which Phil Younghusband took and scored, extending the lead of the Philippines to 2-0 late in the match.

After knocking on Nepal’s door for several occasions, Hartmann finally broke his dry spell and notched the final goal for the Azkals in the dying minutes of the match.

The friendly is part of a two-game training camp in preparation for the upcoming Suzuki Cup. – 

Rappler.com