
Philippine National Team for football men's division (Azkals) got defeated in a friendly game by UFL All Stars last Sunday (June 5) at University of Makati. They loss by a point when El-Habbib (Sudanese, Smartmatic player) made a goal in the last minute. Final score is 4-3. The last exhibition game (May 24) against CPU International in Iloilo which gave them draw ending sparks a buzz to sports enthusiast, analyst, experts and fans. As the national team they are expected to be better than the other local teams. Now, they loss a friendly match while their international qualifier game against Sri Lanka comes nearer (June 29 and July 3). The game, of course, reflects their preparation for the up coming match. However, it is obvious that Coach Weiss (Azkals) did a little experiment last Sunday. Whether because of that experiment or players' alleged partying hard nights before the game or UFL's more experienced players, Azkals should strive harder and prove again that they are not just pretty faces and they are not yet consumed by fame. Filipino fans, on the other hand, still has their faith on Azkals to fully revive Philippines' name in international football leagues. Afterall, they paved the way for the dawn of football in our country.
Goals
11th minute Caligdong scores
41st minute Dagroh equalized the score
52nd minute Hartmann scores from his free kick
61st minute S Greatwich tied the score to 2-2
75th minute Dagroh striked again
85th minute Araneta goals to 3-3 tie
last minute El-Habbib scores for the win
-end of game-
The game still concluded great both for the players and for the fans who watched.
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Mao