By: Cedelf P. Tupas
BOCAUE, Bulacan – The Philippines left itself with a far tougher task of qualifying from Group A of the AFF Suzuki Cup after settling for a scoreless stalemate against 10-man Singapore last night at Philippine
BOCAUE, Bulacan – The Philippines left itself with a far tougher task of qualifying from Group A of the AFF Suzuki Cup after settling for a scoreless stalemate against 10-man Singapore last night at Philippine
Sports Stadium.
The Azkals rued a missed opportunity to join Thailand in the early lead as they failed to break down a resolute Lions defense, which coped well despite going a man down in the last 35 minutes.
With the defending champion Thais beating a surprisingly tough Indonesian side, 4-2, earlier, the Azkals now face the difficult task of picking up points from their last two matches in the tournament’s Group of Death. Both Philippines and Singapore have a point each.
The Azkals face Indonesia on Tuesday, aware that the Merah Putih are tougher than they were initially billed as shown by their performance against the Thais, who needed two late goals to dispatch them.
“It’s disappointing not to score with all the chances that we had,” said Azkals captain Phil Younghusband. “We have to learn from this match.”
The crowd of 4,339 greeted the final whistle with jeers perhaps directed on the Lions for their incessant time wasting in the second half. But the home side must not escape scrutiny as well with its
inability to find the back of the net.
inability to find the back of the net.
Stephan Schrock and Pika Minegishi, making his Azkals debut, both wasted gilt-edged chances in a second half, allowing the Lions to survive. Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny also starred, denying Minegishi twice, including from a free header in stoppage.
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Very disappointing from the hosts
ReplyDeleteThey wont qualify and football will turn off sponsors. Byeeeee!
ReplyDeleteFuck you crab. Put some coins in your butt you asshole.
Deletehindi na puno ang pss..ang crowd is 4,339 out of 25,000...thats almost 17% ang atendance. lol pathetic! mas marami pa nag atend sa uaap cheerdance. manila is a basketball country! nuff said.
ReplyDeleteBakit kasi pinipilit nila Palami dyan mag host sa NCR habang pwede naman sa Visayas na Football area talaga. Kung pinaplano ng mabuti ito ahead of time ay kaya i upgrade cguro ang Visayas stadiums pero kung ang focus nila Palami ay Manila mag host wla talaga manonood ng marami. Manila will always be a Basketball country for a slave pinoys...
ReplyDeleteBobo! AFF nagdecide sa Manila hindi Palami! Dahil walang maayos na stadium jan sa lugar nyo!
DeleteBasketball volleyball uso dito mga tropa sa ncr
DeleteIkaw ang bobo Anonymous20 November 2016 at 13:30 dahil kung na iplano ng wasto sa loob ng dalawang taon ay hindi dapat magkaganyan sa PSS. Dyan lng kasi kayo nakatingin palagi sa napakatraffic na lugar nyo. Pwede i upgrade yan bobo at Gago ka !!!
ReplyDeleteEh di sulatan mo mga oficiales niyo diyan! Sino ba rep niyo hindi ba si Puentavella? Nakikisawsaw sa football yan ah bakit hindi niya iupgrade panaad?
DeleteIkaw ang mas BOBO Anon 16:39! Naghahanap ka lang ng masisisi! Sisihin niyo sarili niyo wala kayong ginawang aksyon! Yang stadium niyo kung san ka man ay bulok! tas ang grass sa stadium niyo panget! Tas wala kayong maayos na hotel jan! Ayusin niyo muna lugar niyo bago kayo magreklamo!
DeleteKung na iplano lng ito ng mabuti sa loob ng dalawang taon dahil hangad naman pala ni Palami na mag host ay dapat alam nya kung saan an pinakamarami manood. Hindi porket pangit na ang stadium ay hindi na ito pwede mag host as long as yung requirements ng AFC ay makamit. Fan attendance po ang importante IMHO kasi first time tayo nag host ng SUZUKI Cup sa group stage. Yung preparation lng talaga ang hindi pinaglaanan ng pansin ng PFF pati nga sa players natin nagkandarapa tayo kung sino ang maka attend ni hindi man lng nag anticipate dahil alam nila pag nandoon na sa ibang bansa maglalaro mga players natin mahirapan tayo na ipa release sila dahil hindi nga ito FIFA calendar na tournament. Wlang Plan B ang coaching staff at management ng Azkals including the PFF itself. Mahirap i boost ang popularity ng Football dito sa Pinas pag wlang media promotions sa TV at Radio although we have it in the social media tapos yung stadium ang kokonti lng nanood dahil sa layo , traffic at mentality ng Manila people na Basketball dunkers daw sila( in their dreams)...
ReplyDeleteResponsibilidad ng probinsya ninyo na mag upgrade ng stadium. Ang daming pera diyan saan ba napupunta? Aksyon na!
DeleteOnga eh. Ang daming reklamo akala mo naman yung probinsya nila may ginagawang paraan. Hihintayin pa nila yung mismong event bago umaksyon
DeleteGood enough na yata sa kanila yung football pitch sa Barotac na nasa tabi ng simbahan may capacity ng 500 magdala lang ng sariling upuan puede na.
DeleteAt sa Bacolod puede pa naman upgrade pero walang ginagawa ang mga opisyales nila at sila mga locals doon wala naman ginagawa dahil puede na yan. LOL