By Celest R. Flores
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines was held to a stalemate again—this time a scoreless draw versus host Chinese-Taipei Sunday night in the Long Teng Cup.
The Azkals will need a dominating victory over Macau Tuesday as they are now lodged in third place with two points behind leaders Taiwan and defending champion Hong Kong, each with four points points buoyed by separate wins.
It was Fil-German goalkeeper Roland Mueller, debuting for the Azkals in the four-nation tournament, who showcased quality performance as he tirelessly thwarted all the goal attempts of the more aggressive Taiwanese side.
Muller salvaged the Philippines, which allowed the Taiwanese to slip past countless times for a shot on goal, with his timely saves.
The Azkals struggled to get in the rhythm on the attack early in the match marred by poor officiating and nasty defending, and then saw all of their clear-cut chances at a goal saved by Taiwan.
The Philippines came close to scoring when striker Phil Younghusband received the ball in the box with only the keeper to beat, but found his attempt foiled.
The Azkals opened up the competition in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with an unsatisfying 3-3 draw to Hong Kong Friday where they conceded a goal at the last minute.
inquirer.net
02 October 2011
Long Teng Cup - Standings after Day Two
Long Teng Cup - Standings after Day Two
Hong Kong 5-1 , 4 points
Taiwan 3-0 , 4 points
Philippines 3-3 , 2 points
Macau 1-8 , 0 point
Tuesday matches :
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Philippines - Macau
Hong Kong 5-1 , 4 points
Taiwan 3-0 , 4 points
Philippines 3-3 , 2 points
Macau 1-8 , 0 point
Tuesday matches :
Taiwan - Hong Kong
Philippines - Macau
Mark Hartmann
By Mike Limpag
MARK’S MARK. While I love to get tweets from fellow football fans, some of whom are in Taiwan for the Long Teng Cup, there was one one disturbing tweet from Mark Hartmann that stirred a ruckus.
The Filipino-British player, whose hasn’t even scored a goal, much less a name in the international stage is whining that his stint in the Long Teng Cup is a waste of time because he isn’t starting.
“Not starting again! Someone get me on the next flight home #wasteoftime!” The soon-to-be-former-Azkal-tweeted.
Naturally, a nice diplomatic tweet like that gets a lot of reply, so when I promised to pledge P100 for his plane ticket back home? (Milk’s pretty expensive.)
One fan promised P1,000 and another pledged P3,000 to bring his ungrateful butt home.
Sure, players should have social media lives, but come on! When you put on that uniform, you should have some semblance of responsibility and what does it tell the local players who have strived hard to just be in the training pool only to be cut?
Here’s this guy, who made the team but thinks it’s a waste of time because he isn’t starting?
Things like these only fuel the argument from critics that the Azkals are nothing but a bunch of pa-pogi whiners who are after a good time.
This also reminds me of a suggestion to have all the Azkals undergo a seminar on what they can or cannot say online as this wasn’t the first time that a tweet got a player in trouble.
A seminar is good but I say players like Mark Hartmann should remember one thing, they may have raised the profile of football in this country but they haven’t done shit yet.
Fans have stuck with the team, through the bad times and the great times and if Mark Hartmann thinks it’s a waste of time?
Good riddance!
Cebu Football
MARK’S MARK. While I love to get tweets from fellow football fans, some of whom are in Taiwan for the Long Teng Cup, there was one one disturbing tweet from Mark Hartmann that stirred a ruckus.
The Filipino-British player, whose hasn’t even scored a goal, much less a name in the international stage is whining that his stint in the Long Teng Cup is a waste of time because he isn’t starting.
“Not starting again! Someone get me on the next flight home #wasteoftime!” The soon-to-be-former-Azkal-tweeted.
Naturally, a nice diplomatic tweet like that gets a lot of reply, so when I promised to pledge P100 for his plane ticket back home? (Milk’s pretty expensive.)
One fan promised P1,000 and another pledged P3,000 to bring his ungrateful butt home.
Sure, players should have social media lives, but come on! When you put on that uniform, you should have some semblance of responsibility and what does it tell the local players who have strived hard to just be in the training pool only to be cut?
Here’s this guy, who made the team but thinks it’s a waste of time because he isn’t starting?
Things like these only fuel the argument from critics that the Azkals are nothing but a bunch of pa-pogi whiners who are after a good time.
This also reminds me of a suggestion to have all the Azkals undergo a seminar on what they can or cannot say online as this wasn’t the first time that a tweet got a player in trouble.
A seminar is good but I say players like Mark Hartmann should remember one thing, they may have raised the profile of football in this country but they haven’t done shit yet.
Fans have stuck with the team, through the bad times and the great times and if Mark Hartmann thinks it’s a waste of time?
Good riddance!
Cebu Football
01 October 2011
Sunday : Taiwan 0-0 Philippines FT
Sunday - Long Teng Cup
Taiwan vs Philippines , 7 pm in Kaohsiung
TV : Studio 23 , start 5.30 pm
Twitter : Cedelf Tupas
Livescore
Azkals XI: Muller, Borromeo, Poetschke, Leonora, De Murga, Hartmann, Aldeguer, Caligdong, J and P Younghusband, Araneta
Bench : Gener, Mark Hartmann, Moy, Sacapano, Unabia, Fernandez, Christiaens and Bahadoran
Halftime sub: Christiaens in for Caligdong
SUB: Araneta is replaced by Lexton Moy
0-0 FT
Stats :
Shots on Goal
Taiwan 14
Philippines 13
Shots on target
Taiwan 7
Philippines 3
Corners
Taiwan 6
Philippines 3
Possesion
Taiwan 57 %
Philippines 43 %
Cards
Taiwan 2
Philippines 1
LONG TENG CUP: Azkals tackle host Taiwanese Sunday night
By Cedelf P. Tupas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
KAOHSIUNG—Their goal breached three times Friday, the Philippine Azkals try to address their defensive lapses Sunday night when they tangle with host Chinese Taipei in the Long Teng Cup at the National Stadium here.
Struggling with new combinations, the Azkals settled for a 3-3 draw against defending champion Hong Kong Friday night after erasing a two-goal deficit to seize a 3-2 lead until the 86th minute when the defending champions equalized.
Azkals skipper Aly Borromeo, who played alongside newcomer Oliver Poetschke at central defense, stressed the need for an improved defensive effort from the squad.
“Our defending (against Hong Kong) was all over the place,” said Borromeo.
“But at least there’s familiarity now. We know how we will play together. We can’t let Chinese Taipei get that confidence unlike against Hong Kong.”
Leaving so many gaps at the back and with a passing game that left much to be desired, the Azkals were pinned to the ropes early as Hong Kong struck with two early goals.
Two clinical goals by Chieffy Caligdong after the ice-breaker from the penalty spot by Phil Younghusband in the 31st minute put the Azkals in prime position to pull off the win against a team ranked 10 places higher than them.
Caligdong, despite limping off in the 78th minute after feeling pain on his right knee, said he’ll be ready against the Taiwanese.
“I just needed to rest. As long as I can bear the pain, I’ll always be ready to give my all for the country,” said the 28-year-old Air Force winger.
With only a point to show because of the draw, the Azkals are left with no recourse but to grab maximum points against the hosts, who blanked Macau, 3-0, in their first match Friday night.
“We will be in a very good position to win the tournament if we win tomorrow,” said Azkals coach Michael Weiss.
The German coach hinted at playing a more conservative style against the Taiwanese side, which he said plays a fluid attack.
“We will sit a little a bit deeper (on defense) and will be looking for counter-attacks,” Weiss said. “I hope everybody steps up, especially in terms of alertness and concentration.”
Team manager Dan Palami said settling down defensively early on will be key for the Azkals.
“Even with the unfamiliarity of the players, playing compact 4-4-2 will allow us to be more confident because everybody knows that basic defensive structure,” said Palami.
Changes are expected in the starting roster for the Azkals with Jason de Jong sitting out the match after getting sent off in injury time against Hong Kong.
Goalkeeper Roland Muller, who made a string of fine saves against Hong Kong, is expected to keep his spot in the starting XI just like Caligdong, Borromeo, Phil and James Younghusband, Carli de Murga and Angel Guirado.
inquirer.net
Philippine Daily Inquirer
KAOHSIUNG—Their goal breached three times Friday, the Philippine Azkals try to address their defensive lapses Sunday night when they tangle with host Chinese Taipei in the Long Teng Cup at the National Stadium here.
Struggling with new combinations, the Azkals settled for a 3-3 draw against defending champion Hong Kong Friday night after erasing a two-goal deficit to seize a 3-2 lead until the 86th minute when the defending champions equalized.
Azkals skipper Aly Borromeo, who played alongside newcomer Oliver Poetschke at central defense, stressed the need for an improved defensive effort from the squad.
“Our defending (against Hong Kong) was all over the place,” said Borromeo.
“But at least there’s familiarity now. We know how we will play together. We can’t let Chinese Taipei get that confidence unlike against Hong Kong.”
Leaving so many gaps at the back and with a passing game that left much to be desired, the Azkals were pinned to the ropes early as Hong Kong struck with two early goals.
Two clinical goals by Chieffy Caligdong after the ice-breaker from the penalty spot by Phil Younghusband in the 31st minute put the Azkals in prime position to pull off the win against a team ranked 10 places higher than them.
Caligdong, despite limping off in the 78th minute after feeling pain on his right knee, said he’ll be ready against the Taiwanese.
“I just needed to rest. As long as I can bear the pain, I’ll always be ready to give my all for the country,” said the 28-year-old Air Force winger.
With only a point to show because of the draw, the Azkals are left with no recourse but to grab maximum points against the hosts, who blanked Macau, 3-0, in their first match Friday night.
“We will be in a very good position to win the tournament if we win tomorrow,” said Azkals coach Michael Weiss.
The German coach hinted at playing a more conservative style against the Taiwanese side, which he said plays a fluid attack.
“We will sit a little a bit deeper (on defense) and will be looking for counter-attacks,” Weiss said. “I hope everybody steps up, especially in terms of alertness and concentration.”
Team manager Dan Palami said settling down defensively early on will be key for the Azkals.
“Even with the unfamiliarity of the players, playing compact 4-4-2 will allow us to be more confident because everybody knows that basic defensive structure,” said Palami.
Changes are expected in the starting roster for the Azkals with Jason de Jong sitting out the match after getting sent off in injury time against Hong Kong.
Goalkeeper Roland Muller, who made a string of fine saves against Hong Kong, is expected to keep his spot in the starting XI just like Caligdong, Borromeo, Phil and James Younghusband, Carli de Murga and Angel Guirado.
inquirer.net
Sunday - Green Archers United vs Loyola FC
The Clash of the Titans this Sunday. Come watch as the oldest Rivals in the Philippines meet each other on the field once again. Green Archers United Orient Freight FC vs Loyola Meralco Sparks FC, this Sunday (Oct 2) at 9am in the La Salle Zobel Field, Ayala Alabang.
Free admission. Come and show your support to the boys!
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Green Archers United Twitter
Update :
Green Archers United FC won 2-0 against Loyola today.
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