PH Azkals, panalo vs. Afghanistan
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00:00 The Philippine Azgals won against Afghanistan in their match last night.
00:04 That's what Kaye Asuncion of PTV Sports has to say.
00:07 In their second and last friendly match this September,
00:12 the Philippine men's football team won against Afghanistan.
00:16 This match was held last night in Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
00:20 This is the first time the Azgals won against the Afghan squad
00:23 that they faced in 2006 and 2014, after winning the draw.
00:28 Despite the one-point advantage of the Abdullah Almutairi Mentored Squad
00:32 in the 64th minute from the goal of Omid Popalzai,
00:36 the national squad immediately responded to Sebastian Rasmussen's conversion
00:41 that didn't let the three defenders who tried to block his left-foot shot in the 74th minute.
00:48 After seven minutes, Christian Rontini added the score of the cuponan
00:52 through a header that came from the assist of the Azgals veteran Bienvenido Marañon
00:58 as a reason to get the final score back to 2-1.
01:01 This is the first international goal of the Filipino-Italian defender Rontini
01:06 in more than a year and a half as a member of the Azgals.
01:10 The biggest reward, you know, something special, something that all the players dream.
01:17 I always dream to score for the national team.
01:22 This is the second match of the Azgals this September.
01:25 Last week, they faced the Chinese Taipei where it ended with a 1-1 score in Kaohsiung National Stadium.
01:32 This is one of the most inspiring moments of the Azgals' team captain and goalkeeper,
01:37 Neil Etheridge, to stay motivated for his group to win.
01:41 The first Filipino to play in the Premier League, Etheridge,
01:44 is a 15-year-old member of the Philippine Men's National Football Squad.
01:49 It's probably the first time in a long time I've seen that fight from an Azgals team.
01:53 Dressing room after the game in Taipei was silent.
01:56 And I said, "Guys, I don't walk silent after this game.
01:59 And I don't care what it takes to come away with a win."
02:02 This is the second win of the national team coach Michael Weiss
02:06 after his return to the Azgals when they beat Nepal Ongbunyo in a ring-friendly match
02:12 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
02:14 It's still not there. When you play against Syria or Palestine or even Vietnam already,
02:20 it's a different level. It's a really big level.
02:23 So we have to step up more than even today.
02:25 Because of this result, the Azgals will face the FIFA World Cup
02:31 and the Asian Football Confederation or AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifier in November.
02:37 The next friendly match of the Azgals will be in the away game on October 17
02:43 at the home turf of their opponent, Bahrain.
02:46 Kea Sonshon for the nation.
02:48 That's a buyout.