00:00The Philippine men's national football team will face a big challenge tonight
00:05in their journey to Indonesia for their last game in the group stage of the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.
00:13This is the story of Daryl Oclares.
00:18After the three bitter draw, the Philippine men's national football team won their first victory in the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.
00:29But the country will go through another bitter road
00:34because they will face another Southeast Asian powerhouse, Indonesia,
00:38this Saturday at Minora Pongkorno Stadium in Jakarta
00:42because of the draw against Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam,
00:46currently in the third place of the group B standings of the Philippines.
00:50Our football squad must win the game against Indonesia
00:55to increase the chance of advancing to the semifinals.
00:59Although they only had a few days to rest,
01:02head coach Albert Cafias believes that he will give his all to win.
01:25Even without rest, even only with two days off, two days between,
01:28I know that they will go there and they will fight as a team to try to win and qualify.
01:34I'm so proud for them. I'm not worried about us at all.
01:38In addition to Cafias, he did not ignore the mistakes of his players.
01:45I never will blame a player for a mistake. Never.
01:50All of them, they have my 100% support.
01:53Who doesn't play, doesn't make mistakes. Football is a game of mistakes.
01:57I blame the players who doesn't want the ball. I blame the players who don't fight.
02:01I blame the players who doesn't feel the shirt.
02:04But the players who make a mistake, they will have me in their sight always.
02:10You can watch the match between the Philippines and Indonesia at 9PM here on PDV Sports Network.
02:19Donny Loclares for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
