00:00The Philippine men's national football team defied all odds to advance to the semi-finals of the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.
00:08The football squad defeated Indonesia in front of their home turf to sneak into the next round.
00:13Here's Daryl Oclares for the details.
00:18For the first time since 2018, the Philippine men's national football team will be playing in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup.
00:27After three draws, our football squad finally got their first win of the tournament, prevailing over Indonesia last Saturday with a score of 1-0.
00:37At the 63rd minute of the match, Bjorn Kristensen was awarded a penalty kick due to a handball violation of Indonesia.
00:45Kristensen scored the goal and sends the Philippines to the semi-finals of the regional football meet.
00:52In an interview with head coach Albert Capillas, he credited all of his players for performing at their best despite a short two-day rest.
01:02Hard work and belief.
01:05Hard work and belief because the people cannot imagine but the team is really tired.
01:12They are making a tremendous effort.
01:16Capillas also urged the continued support of the Filipino football fans, especially now that they will be playing in the semi-finals.
01:24We would love to have the support of the fans in our stadium.
01:28I would love to see a full stadium. I think the players deserve to feel the support of the Filipinos.
01:36I always say that first we have to make our first step and now we are here.
01:41The Philippines will face Group A top seed Thailand in a two-legged semi-finals.
01:47The first leg will be on December 27 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, followed by the second leg on December 30 in Bangkok.
01:56Daryl Oclales from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
