00:00 Tomorrow, the first match of the Philippines against Hong Kong will start in the Asian Games
00:05 under their new head coach, Mark Torcaso.
00:09 Their pulse in this match is as strong as KS and Sean's in PTV Sports.
00:14 The Philippines is ready for their first Asian Games match
00:20 that will take place in Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium at 4 pm tomorrow.
00:24 Their first assignment in the preliminary round is Hong Kong
00:28 where they beat 4-0 in the second round of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April.
00:34 This will be the first official match of the Philippines
00:37 under their new head coach, Mark Torcaso from Australia.
00:42 We've had a couple of days training here as well,
00:44 so we've been able to adjust to this situation.
00:48 Obviously, we've had players flying in over the last 3-4 days.
00:53 We're going to be as prepared as possible.
00:55 We got a last training session today, a minus one session,
00:58 so that will give us a bit more of a definition of where we're at
01:02 with some of the players still being a little bit fatigued from travel.
01:06 So I'm anticipating a great game, but as I said before,
01:10 every opponent, regardless of results that have had in the past,
01:13 you have to treat them with respect.
01:15 The 22-woman line-up of the Philippines will be led by Eva Madarang
01:21 after a few matches in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
01:25 It's been a couple of months, so seeing all my friends back,
01:30 this tournament is really nice because we're like a family here.
01:34 So being with my teammates again, it's really nice.
01:37 So obviously there's some pressure, but I feel like because we have, like I said,
01:42 the core team, we're a family, we're all friends.
01:45 I feel like we bring each other up, so that kind of helps build our confidence as well.
01:50 Aside from Hong Kong, the Philippines will also be playing with their bracket, Korea,
01:54 which they'll face on Monday, and Myanmar, which they'll face on the next Wednesday.
01:59 KSN Sean for Sabaya.
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