The Philippines National Women's Football Team has qualified to participate in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup to be held next year in Jordan. The Filipinas were runner up in Group A behind Jordan, who automatically qualifies as host in the said event.
The team, mainly made up of the best collegiate players of the country and some foreign based players, started strong in the competition. They blanked their first 3 opponents. They first won over United Arab Emirates, 4-0, then won over Iraq with the same score. They then outclassed hosts Tajikistan, 8-0.
In their fourth match in the qualifiers, the team only needs a draw to formalize their entry to the main tournament. The match against Bahrain was a close one, having been goalless at half time. The Bahrain team was able to find the back of the net at the 55th minute via a goal by Al Dossary. The Filipinas attacked relentlessly after and was able to have the equalizer from Sarah Castaneda at the 82nd minute, escaping with a draw and qualifying to the main tournament,
Congratulations Philippines 🇵🇠!
— The-AFC.com (@theafcdotcom) April 10, 2017
In their last game, the Filipinas was given a preview of what awaits them in the main tournament. The hosts for next year's tournament, Jordan handed them a 5-1 loss but this is already a non-bearing game.
This is the 9th time the Philippines qualified for the Asian Cup but it was already 14 years since the last time the team qualified. This is a big win for Women's football in the Philippines.
Congrats Philippines Malditas!
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