The Philippines Women’s National Team will play the biggest match of their lives when they face Southeast Asian neighbors Thailand in the final Group A match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 on Thursday night 12 April 2018 at 8:00 PM (Friday morning 13 April 2018 at 1:00 AM) at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan.
The Philippines are fresh off a 3-0 loss at the hands of China PR. Thailand, on the other hand, inflicted host Jordan with a 6-1 win to go second in Group A with a better goal difference of +1.
With a goal difference of -2 going to the final match day of the group stages, the Philippines will need a win over Thailand to clinch their place in the next round and qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019.
“(Qualifying for the Women’s World Cup) will be an opportunity for the players to show their skills and abilities with the 24 best teams in the world,” said head coach Rabah Benlarbi. “(At the same time), we want to play in the semi-finals (of the Women’s Asian Cup).”
The French coach also highlighted that Thailand is one of the the best teams in the region, but there will always be away to defeat them.
“The level of Thai football is very good technically,” added Benlarbi. “But, like all the teams in the world, they have a weakness and we will focus on their weaknesses.”
Should the Philippines drop points against Thailand, and if Jordan fail to get a result over China PR, they will play in the fifth place play-off against the third placed team in Group B. That match will determine the final team that will participate in the Women’s World Cup.
http://pff.org.ph/2018/04/12/philippines-stake-womens-world-cup-aspirations-against-thailand/
12 April 2018
12 Apr Advisory: Point deduction for Stallion Laguna FC
The Liga Futbol Inc. (LFI) Disciplinary Committee (“Committee”) has deducted three (3) points to Stallion Laguna FC from the League 2018 Season Standing due to the club’s failure to comply with the Committee’s Decision No. 010318DC03.
The deduction was made in accordance with Article 64 of the PFF Disciplinary Code, which prescribes the deduction of points to a club for failure to respect a decision within a stipulated period.
11 April 2018
AFC Cup Boeung Ket (Cambodia) 0-4 Ceres Negros Fc
0-1 36 min Maranon
0-2 38 min Maranon
0-2 HT
Live on Fox sports 3
10 April 2018
AFC CUP PREVIEW: BOEUNG KET V CERES-NEGROS
MANILA, Philippines – Ceres-Negros travels to Cambodia to face Boeung Ket FC on April 11 at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Pehn. This will be the second meeting of both squads who are in Group F of the said tournament.
The two clubs first met last February in Bacolod where Ceres produced its biggest winning margin in the tournament. Braces from Takumi Uesato, OJ Porteria, and Bienvenido Maranon plus an own goal by the visitors put Ceres in top spot of the group after Match Day 1.
Both teams have gone to different paths in their next few matches with the Phillipine side still unscathed while the Cambodian out fit has managed one win in the tournament thus far.
The upcoming match will however play a different tune as the Cambodian champs will be eager to get back to the Filipino champions in home soil. Boeung Ket will be parading a complete lineup as two of their foreign imports were not able to feature in their first meeting.
Julius Oiboh will now be available for Boeung Ket as the Nigerian was instrumental in producing their only win against Home United in Match Day 3. His compatriot Samuel Ajayi however will not be present after getting a red card in their last match.
The Cambodian league winners will try to get some form of redemption from their first day defeat and after losing 6-0 against Home United in Singapore in Match Day 4. Ceres will try to recreate their away form against Shan United where they forged a 1-0 victory in Yangon.
Ceres-Negros meanwhile have restarted their domestic season with a win in their first match against Kaya FC-Iloilo. Goals from Manny and Mike Ott highlighted the great team play from the visayan squad after going a goal down midway in the second half.
Coach Risto Vidakovic was able to test new combinations on the PFL leading to the all-important match with Boeung Ket where a win will seal qualification to the knockout rounds of the AFC Cup. The team will however be missing Mike Ott after accumulating a second caution in the last match.
Maranon, Stephan Schrock, and Manny Ott will be picking up where they left off against Shan United in the attempt to reach the next stage for the third straight year.
The match kicks off at 630pm in Phnom Penh (730pm Bacolod time) and will be shown live over cable channel Fox Sports 3.
http://ceresfootball.com/afc-cup-preview-boeung-ket-v-ceres-negros/
Rabah Benlarbi Sets Sights On Thailand Clash After China Defeat
Philippines Women’s National Team head coach Rabah Benlarbi admitted that the 3-0 loss against China PR served as a minor setback for the team that still remains in the hunt of a spot to the knockout stages and to the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019.
The Philippines conceded three goals, but were still able to maintain their form against the 8-time Women’s Asian Cup winners.
“It is probably fair to say that China were a better team than us, but there are some positives we can take from the game,” said the French coach. “As much as we tried to react in the second half, we continued to press China until the very last minute.”
The loss leaves the Philippines in third place, with 3 points. Thailand, on the other hand, dispatched host Jordan, 6-1, to move to second place in Group A.
The Philippines will need to win against their Southeast Asian rivals to go through to the next round — and more importantly, qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
“The game against Thailand is now a very important one for us,” closed Benlarbi. “We will try to recover over the next two days and be fully prepared for the match.”
http://pff.org.ph/2018/04/10/rabah-benlarbi-sets-sights-on-thailand-clash-after-china-defeat/
09 April 2018
AFC Women's Asian Cup 2018 - Philippines 0-3 China
Philippines
China 
April 9, Monday (Local & PHT)
4:45 PM (Local) / 9:45 PM (PHT)
King Abdullah II Stadium
Livestream link :
http://cricfree.ws/bein-sports-7-live-stream
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