FIFA 2022 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: AZKALS LINE UP FOR FIRST WINDOW REVEALED

The squad list for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying games has been revealed by the Philippine Football Federation in their social media pages.

The team is a mix of veterans, comebacking and new faces for the Philippine side. Of the players called up, only 5 are playing locally - all from Ceres Negros FC. 12 players are playing in Thailand and others are playing club football in other parts of the world.

The players called up as posted in the The Azkals Twitter page:

#SquadList #OneBlood 🇵🇭⚽️🐺 pic.twitter.com/F5vx7H3pYT

— The Philippine Azkals (@TheAzkalsPH) August 31, 2019

Also, on paper, Azkals has a new head coach - Serbian Goran Milojevic and former coach Scott Cooper is now an assistant team manager. But some sources on Twitter days that Cooper is still head coach but he still does not have the Pro license required that Milojevic has.

The Philippines will first face Syria in Panaad Stadium in Bacolod on September 5, 2019 and they will face Guam in Guam FA field on September 10, 2019.

PHILIPPINE AZKALS : AFC ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST NEPAL TO BE TELECAST LIVE BY ABS-CBN SPORTS+ACTION

After several away games of our Philippine Men's National Football Team - the Philippine Azkals - not being broadcasted live in Philippine TV, ABS-CBN will again broadcast the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier game live.

The Azkals will be up against Nepal on November 14 next week. Broadcast will be live both in TV and in livestream at 4:15pm Manlia time. A win in this match means we will qualify already to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

This is confirmed in this tweet in the Azkal's Twitter page:

One Blood, One Team! Witness the Azkals’ historic game against Nepal on ABS-CBN Sports and Action! The game will be aired on November 14th, 4:15PM — LIVE on S+A, S+A HD, and on livestream! Stay tuned to our social media accounts for updates #BangisNgAzkals #FightAsOne ⚽🇵🇭🐺 pic.twitter.com/EEh9ksG8cX

— The Azkals (@TheAzkalsPH) November 10, 2017

In their first meeting, the Azkals won over Nepal, 4-1 with goals from Phil Younghusband, Iain Ramsay and Javier Patino. After this, the last game of the Azkals will be on March 27, 2018 against Tajikistan to end the 3rd round of qualifications. Only the top 2 teams per group will advance.

If we advance, this will be the first time that the Philippines will qualify in the Asian Cup.

Good luck Azkals! Get that win!

AFC CUP 2017 : VOTE FOR IAIN RAMSAY'S GOAL AS GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT

Please vote for Ceres Negros player and Philippine Azkals mainstay Iain Ramsay's goal as the Goal of the Tournament. The goal was made during Ceres Negros' game against Singapore's Tampines Rovers. You can see this goal in this video posted in the AFC Hub YouTube channel :

You can vote in AFC Cup's Facebook and Twitter page. I took the liberty to post both of it here:

It’s time to vote for the #AFCCup2017 Allianz Goal of the Tournament! Watch all the goals at https://t.co/AAYLhgabuh now! #AGOTT

— AFC Cup (@AFCCup) November 6, 2017

Hope we can go out and vote and support our players. 

Good luck Iain! Hope you win this one. 

PHILIPPINE AZKALS : PFF ANNOUNCES LINE UP FOR THE UPCOMING ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER

The Philippine Football Federation announced the 23 men called up for national team duty for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier on November 14, 2017 in the ANFA Complex, Kathmandu, Nepal.

In this third round of qualification with only 2 games left per team, the Philippines needs this win to formally qualify to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. They will be up against Nepal on November 14 and against Tajikistan on March 27 next year.

The 23 man line up is posted in this tweet in the official page of the Azkals:

Are you guys as excited as we are? Here is your squad list for November 14! #OneBlood #BangisNgAzkals #FightAsOne ⚽️🇵🇭🐺 pic.twitter.com/gaRlTwq0wW

— The Azkals (@TheAzkalsPH) November 6, 2017

Good luck Azkals! Get that win and the 3 points to qualify to the Asian cup for the first time!

AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS : AZKALS ANNOUNCES 23 MINE LINE UP FOR CLASH VS YEMEN

The Philippine Men's Senior National Football Team - The Philippine Azkals has announced the 23 man line up for the upcoming game versus Yemen in the 3rd round of qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup 2019.

The following players has been called up to play for the Azkals:

Dylan De Bruycker (Davao Aguilas)
Carlos de Murga (Cere Negros)
Dominic del Rosario (Global Cebu)
Patrick Deyto (Global Cebu)
Curt Dizon (Meralco Manila)
Neil Etheridge (Cardiff City)
Harry Foll (Hansa Rostock)
Kevin Ingreso (Ceres Negros)
Sean Patrick Kane ( JPV Marikina)
Jesus Joaquin Melliza (Stallion Laguna)
Hikaru Minegishi (Global Cebu)
Paul Mulders (Global Cebu)
Jim Junior Munoz (Ceres Negros)
Nicholas O'Donnell (Davao Aguilas)
Manuel Ott (Ceres Negros)
Mike Rigoberto Ott (Angthong United)
Stephan Palla (Wolfsberger)
Iain Ramsay (Ceres Negros)
Simone Rota (Davao Aguilas)
Daisuke Sato ( Horsens)
Dennis Villanueva (Global Cebu)
James Younghusband (Davao Aguilas)
Phil Younghusband (Davao Aguilas)

The game will be played at Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah in Qatar on October 10. The Azkals is currently on top of Group F after wins against Nepal and Tajikistan and draw against Yemen.

AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS : PHILIPPINE AZKALS REVEALS LINE UP AND NEW BROADCAST PARTNER

The Philippine Football Federation announced the call up of 23 players that will suit up for the Philippine Azkals for their 3rd game in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers versus Yemen on September 5, 2017 in Pana-ad Stadium in Bacolod City.

The Philippines is currently on top of Group F and would like to continue their streak after winning their first 2 assignments - against Tajikistan (4-3) and Nepal (4-1).

The team will be missing some of its veterans due to several injuries and cards penalties but will be calling up some of its promising young players in the Under 23 squad that recently competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They will also have a new Fil-foreigner player - Harry Foll, a 19 year old midfielder from Germany playing with FC Hansa Rostock.

Here is the official post in the PFF's website :

The Philippine Men’s National Team will face Yemen in the third match of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers on 5 September 2017 at the Pana-ad Park and Football Stadium in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Kick off is at 7:30 PM.

The following 23 players have been called up for the match with two new players in Tyler Matas and Harry Föll, and two players from the Philippines Under-22 team in Dylan De Bruycker and Joshua Grommen.

Defender Daisuke Sato is suspended for the match due to card accumulation while Javier Patiño and Amani Aguinaldo are out with injuries.

List of players:

Misagh BAHADORAN – Global Cebu FC
Dylan DE BRUYCKER – Davao Aguilas FC
Carlos DE MURGA – Ceres Negros FC
Patrick DEYTO – Global Cebu FC
Neil ETHERIDGE – Cardiff City FC
Harry FÖLL – FC Hansa Rostock
Joshua GROMMEN – Ceres Negros FC
Kevin INGRESO – Ceres Negros FC
Tyler MATAS – FC Meralco Manila
Hikaru MINEGISHI – Global Cebu FC
Jim Junior MUÑOZ – Ceres Negros FC
Paul MULDERS – Global Cebu FC
Nicholas O’DONNELL – Davao Aguilas FC
Manuel OTT – Ceres Negros FC
Mike Rigoberto OTT – Angthong United
Stephan PALLA – Wolfsberger AC
Iain RAMSAY – Ceres Negros FC
Patrick REICHELT – Ceres Negros FC
Simone ROTA – Davao Aguilas FC
Dennis VILLANUEVA – Global Cebu FC
Luke WOODLAND – Ceres Negros FC
James YOUNGHUSBAND – Davao Aguilas FC
Phil YOUNGHUSBAND – Davao Aguilas FC

Head coach Thomas Dooley will be assisted by coaches Kurt Kowarz and Emelio Caligdong. The team will be in Bacolod City beginning 28 August 2017.

It was also announced that PFF will have a new broadcast partner for their AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers game, It was revealed that Aksyon TV / Sports 5 will now handle broadcast of the games. It is already posted in Sports 5 Twitter page :

Watch the Philippine Azkals compete for glory, as they take on Yemen to kick start their campaign to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup! pic.twitter.com/VpwqTykAmn

— Sports5 (@Sports5PH) September 1, 2017

Finally, the games can be watched live locally on free TV. Thank you Sports 5!

Good luck Azkals!

2017 SEA GAMES : KEY WINS IN WATER POLO AND FOOTBALL FOR TEAM PHILIPPINES

Team Philippines got good results in water polo and football on the first day it plunged into action at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The first team that went into action was the men's water polo team, who beat 2015 SEA Games bronze medalist Thailand with a score of 9 - 7. The offense of the Philippines was Roy Canete who came back to help the team from Dubai. In 2015, the men's water polo team went home winless and are here to definitely get a medal. They last got a medal when they got the silver in Indonesia in 2011. The team will next face hots Malaysia tomorrow.

Netball, which is in infancy state in the Philippines, suffered a setback after the team lost to 2015 bronze medalist Thailand, 16 - 86. The netball team, a last minute addition to the Philippine delegation, was also winless in the 2015 games in Singapore. The girls will go for a come back tomorrow against Brunei.

Football also registered great starts from both the men's and women's teams. The men's team won over Cambodia, 2-0 with 2nd half goals from Reymart Cubon (52') and Kouichi Belgira (81').

FT: CAM 🇰🇭 0-2 PHI 🇵🇭

Three points for the Philippines as they open their @KL2017 SEA Games campaign with a win against Cambodia. #KL2017 pic.twitter.com/Ng5pqDaJ0z

— The-AFC.com (@theafcdotcom) August 15, 2017

On the other hand, the women's team was victorious over the host team Malaysia, 2-1 with goals from Patrice Impelido (45') and Camille Rodriguez (73').

FT: MAS 🇲🇾 1-2 PHI 🇵🇭

All three points for the Philippines after a narrow win over Malaysia in the @KL2017 opener! #KL2017 pic.twitter.com/4E4JQdU3fV

— The-AFC.com (@theafcdotcom) August 15, 2017

The next assignments for the men's team is Indonesia and for the women's team, it will be Vietnam, both on Thursday, September 17.

Team Philippines' schedule for tomorrow, August 16 is as follows:

9:00am - Aquatic Water Polo - Men's - Philippines vs Malaysia
9:30am - Archery - Compound - Men's Qualification Distance 1
9:30am - Archery - Compound - Women's Qualification Distance 1
10:00am - Sepak Takraw - Chinlone Event 3
10:55am - Archery - Compound - Men's Qualification Distance 2
10:55am - Archery - Compound - Women's Qualification Distance 2
2:30pm onwards - Archery - Compound - Men's and Womens - Quarterfinals to Finals
3:00pm - Netball - Women's - Philippines vs Brunei

Congratulations to the water polo and football teams for the wins today! Good luck to all athletes! #LabanPilipinas

TEAM PILIPINAS: 3 GREAT WINS FOR A GREAT SPORTS NIGHT

Good things indeed come in threes.

Filipino sports fans was in for a treat tonight - with not one, not two but three great wins tonight from 3 different Philippine teams in 3 different sports.

The first win was scored by the Philippine National Women's Volleyball team when they sweep their first group match versus Hong Kong in the AVC Senior Women's Volleyball Championship at the Alonte Sports Arena in Binan, Laguna. The Filipinas had a tentative start but never looked back once they got the momentum. They beat the HK ladies via a 25-21, 25-16, 25-17 tally.

FINAL: PHI starts strong, sweeps HK, 25-21, 25-16, 25-17.

Catch #AVCWomensSCH: Philippines🇵🇭 vs Hong Kong🇭🇰 NOW AIRING on S+A! pic.twitter.com/8mJgoeGIuF

— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) August 9, 2017

The team was led by Alyssa Valdez with 14 points and Jaja Santiago with 13 points. The next assignment of the girls will be Kazakhstan on Friday.

The next win was from Gilas Pilipinas who also opened their campaign in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Beirut, Lebanon. In their first group stage match, they were able to get an upset win over defending champion China, 96-87.

The Philippines 🇵🇭 fight off a big comeback from China 🇨🇳 to open their #FIBAAsiaCup2017 campaign

📊 https://t.co/zbXwbsAnpH pic.twitter.com/t3GUKM644w

— FIBA (@FIBA) August 9, 2017

Gilas led most of the game, with China almost pulling off their come from behind surge in the fourth quarter, even getting the lead in the last quarter. But Gilas was able to hold on and was able to clinch the win. Terrence Romeo topscorred with 26 points, Japeth Aguilar has 5 blocked shots and Gabe Norwood coming up with 3 steals and 3 blocks. Here are the highlights of the game from FIBA's official YouTube channel:

Next game will be against WABA dark horse Iraq on Friday night.

To cap off this streak, PFL's Ceres Negros FC was declared as the ASEAN Zone Champion at the 2017 AFC Cup in front of their home crowd in Bacolod City.  Ceres Negros won over Home United FC at Bacolod with a score of 2-0 and a 3-2 win on aggregate. OJ Porteria started with an early goal at 2' time. The second goal was from a penalty kick from Manny Ott.

👑 Congratulations to the #AFCCup2017 ASEAN Zone champions @CeresNegrosFC! pic.twitter.com/HmP46npXMD

— AFC Cup (@AFCCup) August 9, 2017

This is the farthest a Filipino team got to since the start of the tournament. They will face FC Istikol on August 22.

Congrats to all the Filipino atheletes! #LabanPilipinas

AFC CUP 2017 : LET'S SUPPORT CERES NEGROS FC IN THE ZONAL FINALS

Ceres Negros FC will be battling for the Southeast Asia Zonal Championship of the 2017 AFC Cup against Home United FC of Singapore. This is the first time that a Filipino Club reached this stage of the competition and will have a chance to even go further and compete for the cup.

The Filipino side will again rely on Bienvenido Maranon, Iain Ramsay, Manny Ott and captain Martin Steuble to score goals, Luke Woodland and Junior Munoz for their defense and Roland Muller's goalkeeping. They will also be fielding their new mainstay, Stephan Shrock for the first time in the competition.

The first game (the Away game for Ceres Negros FC) will be tomorrow, August 2 in Singapore. The 2nd game (the Home game for Ceres Negros FC) will be on August 9 in Bacolod. Both games will be broadcasted live by Fox Sports.

Good luck Ceres and win that zonal championship!

SEA GAMES 2017 : FOOTBALL SCHEDULE FOR TEAM PILIPINAS

Here is the initial schedule of the football games for Team Pilipinas:

A. Men's Team

Roster:

Christian Lapas
Daniel Bernan Gadia
Dimitri Lionel Limbo
Dylan Alain Lucienne De Bruycker
Jaime Vicenzo Cheng
Jordan Blair Jarvis
Javier Augustine Gayoso
Jeremiah Raphael Rocha
Julian Mariano Clarino
Junell Mark Bautista
Kou Ichi Belgira
Nathaniel Ace Villanueva
Nimrod Balabat
Ray Joseph Joyel
Rey Franco Miguel De La Torre
Reymart Cubon
Roberto Corsame Jr.
Richard Talaroc Jr.
Valentino Calvo
Yoshiharu Koizumi

Group Phase - PH is Group B

Aug 15, 8:45pm - vs Cambodia
Aug 17, 8:45pm - vs Indonesia
Aug 20, 8:45pm - vs Vietnam
Aug 22, 4:00pm - vs Thailand
Aug 24, 4:00pm - vs Timor Leste

Knockout Stage

Aug 26 - semifinals
Aug 29 - bronze model match, finals

B. Women's Team

Roster:

Mea Dematao Bernal
Anicka Chabeli Arrieta Castaneda
Sara Isobel Arrieta Castaneda
Maeva Bella Abao Collatos
Alisha Claire Mendoza Del Campo
Kyrhen Angela Bretana Dimaandal
Alesa Nazareno Dolino
Patrice Mae San Pedro Impelido
Kayla Jan Aragones Inquig
Hali Moriah Candido Long
Eva Silva Madarang
Isabela Francesca Medallon Mahoney
Regine Metillo
Irish Oliveros Navaja
Inna Kristianne Beza Palacios
Kathleen Camille Muldong Rodriguez
Faith Sean Ruetas
Jesse Anne Shugg
Jovelle Cordero Sudaria
Patricia Tomanon

Game Schedule:

Aug 15, 8:45pm - vs Malaysia
Aug 17, 4:00pm - vs Vietnam
Aug 22, 4:00pm - vs Myanmar
Aug 24, 4:00pm - vs Thailand

Sources:
http://www.spin.ph/sea-games/news/philippines-2017-southeast-asian-games-list-of-athletes

FOOTBALL: PH WOMEN'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR 2018 ASIAN CUP

What the Azkals failed to do, the Malditas achieved.

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 second team to secure a spot in the #Jordan2018 from #WACQ2018. pic.twitter.com/Fs16dCsTYX

— 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!

AFF SUZUKI CUP 2016 : GROUPING KNOWN AFTER THE DRAW

The groupings for the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup was known after the draw was finished tonight. This year's group stage will be co-hosted by Myanmar and the Philippines. The draw was made in Myanmar tonight.

The participants were drawn from 4 pots. Pot 1 contain the 2 host countries - Myanmar and the Philippines. This will also determine where the groups will play their group stage games. The other pot pairings are based on their performance in the past AFF Suzuki Cup championships. Pot 2 contains Malaysia and defending champions Thailand. Pot 3 contains Singapore and Vietnam. Pot 4 contains Indonesia and the winner from the qualifier (either Brunei, Cambodia, Laos or Timor Leste). Each country will be drawn either to group A or B so the countries in the same pot will not be drawn together in a group.

The grouping is as follows as posted in the AFF Suzuki Cup official Twitter page :

Here it is! The complete draw for the #AFFSuzukiCup2016! pic.twitter.com/EKsebZv7Ue

— AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) August 2, 2016

I think the Philippines has been drawn into the harder group - with defending champs Thailand, former champions Singapore and Indonesia.

The group matches will be played in Yangon and in Bocaue / Manila on November 19 - 26, 2016.

UPDATE :

Here is the schedule of games for the Philippine Azkals, all games will be played at the Philippine Stadium in Bulacan :

November 19 - vs Singapore
November 22 - vs Indonesia
November 25 - vs Thailand

FOOTBALL : JUANI GUIRADO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM FOOTBALL

In an instagram post this morning, Juan Luis Guirado announced that he will be playing his last game with his football club, Ceres La Salle FC today at the UFL Philippines. He also retired from international football with the Azkals earlier this year and played his last game during the World Cup qualifiers.

Here is his post this morning in his Instagram page (@juaniguirado) :

Today i play my last game for @ceresfootball, its been an honor to be part of this team for 2 years.its a quick decision but its for my family...i hope everybody understands.I am grateful for everything - my boss,my coach and staff, teammates, fans and @pumaph . Philippines will always be in my heart, i will never forget that i am true pinoy!! #ceres #retirement #foreverfaster #pumaph #azkals #family #pinoy

A photo posted by Juan Luis Guirado Aldeguer (@juaniguirado) on Jun 10, 2016 at 6:24pm PDT

All the best to Juani! Thank you for serving the flag and being part of the renaissance of football in the Philippines.

2016 AFC U-14 GIRLS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP : PHILIPPINES U14 GIRLS WINS SILVER

The young Filipina U14 girls won the silver medal in the recently concluded 2016 AFC U-14 Girls Regional Championship in Vientiane, Laos. They were able to match the second place finish of the 2014 Philippines team.

The team is composed of a good mix of Fil-foreign and local players.

In the group stage, the Philippines was drawn into Group A, together with defending champion Thailand, Cambodia and host Laos.

The team's first game was against the host team, which they won, 3-1. On the second day, the Filipinas was able to survive the defending champions and get a 2-2 draw against Thailand. Their last group stage game ended with a 1-0 win over Cambodia. Advancing to the semis as 2nd place in Group A due to higher goals scored by Thailand, the team was able to show a great performance against Myanmar, winning with a wide margin of 5-1.

In the finals, it was a rematch between the defending champions Thailand and the 2nd place Philippines. But in the end, the Filipinas were not able to get an equalizer for the 1st half goal scored by Thailand. The cmapion team Thailand beat the Philippines with a score of 1-0.

Image is from the official Twitter page of the Philippine Women's Football Team.

2018 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER : AZKALS ANNOUNCES 23 MAN TRAINING POOL

The Philippine Azkals announced the 23 names that it called back for the training camp for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier. The pool is consists of a mix of veteran Azkals campaigners, youngblood that has been competing with the Azkals for the past years, returning players and even new faces but veteran players from international leagues.

The 23 names that has been called are as follows:

AGUINALDO, Amani Manuel
BAHADORAN, Misagh
DANIELS, Kenshiro Michael
DEYTO, Patrick Phillip
ETHERIDGE, Neil Leonard
GIER, Robert James
GUIRADO, Juan Luis
HARTMANN, Mark Andrew
INGRESO, Kevin
LUCENA, Jerry Ruben
OTT, Manuel
PALLA, Stephan
PATIÑO, Javier
RAMSAY, Iain
REICHELT, Patrick
ROTA, Simone
SATO, Daisuke
SCHROCK, Stephan Markus
STEUBLE, Martin Markus
TRIGO, Tomas Angel
VILLANUEVA, Dennis
WOODLAND, Luke
YOUNGHUSBAND, Philip James

Notable returnees are Neil Etheridge and Stephan Schrock, who already apologised to the team after some misunderstanding with the coaches. Javier Patino was able to clear his schedule with his Chinese club team and will be able to suit up for the national team

New recruits included in the pool are Stephan Palla, Iain Ramsay, Luke Woodland and Kevin Ingreso, most of which are from Australia.

Training camp will start on June 1. The first qualifier match will be on June 11 at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan against Bahrain and the next match will be against Yemen on June 16 in Qatar.

philippine azkals wins over sri lanka brave reds

the philippine team azkals did not disappoint the large crowd that gathered despite the rain in the rizal memorial stadium yesterday. they beat their first round assignment, the sri lanka brave reds in the 2nd game in their match up by a whooping 4 - 0 black out.

the first goal was from chieffy caligdong in the 19th minute of the game. phil younghusband, whose rumored girlfriend angel locsin was in the audience, scored on the 43rd minute, just 2 minutes before the end of the first half.

the aggressiveness of the azkals did not waver in the second half despite the lead. angel guirado next scored a goal from a pass from james younghusband on the 50th minute. the last goal was from a penalty kick of phil younghusband on the 57th minute.

aggregate score is 5 - 1, after the 1-1 draw last tuesday and th 4-0 game yesterday.

here are the highlights of the game yesterday:

it was a great time for the philippines since this is the first time that the country get pass the first round of the world cup qualifiers.

their next assignment for the second round is kuwait. the games will be held on july 23 in kuwait and on july 28 in the philippines.

video is from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tCcbQJHkak