00:00The Philippine men's national football team will be facing Thailand tonight at the Rizal Memorial Stadium for the first leg of the semi-finals in the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.
00:12A victory in this game will boost the country's hopes for qualifying for the championship game, which has never happened in Philippine football history.
00:21Our teammate Tara Laplarez has the story.
00:25For the first time in six years, the Philippine men's national football team is back in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup.
00:35Our national squad is playing at the Rizal Memorial Stadium tonight for the first leg of the semis against the reigning and seven-time ASEAN champions, Thailand.
00:46Despite a challenging match-up, head coach Albert Capillas is confident in our chances to upset the formidable Thais.
00:55We have prepared the game as every game. We have this rule that the most important game is the next game.
01:01And we will not change that. We always attack the games, we always prepare the games, believing that we can win.
01:09And we know that Thailand is a very strong opponent, but we will attack with the same mentality, what we always do.
01:16And this is the way that we prepare this game, exactly in the same way that all the other games.
01:23Capillas also emphasized what has been the key for the Philippines to stay alive in this tournament.
01:30In this tournament, we are experts in finding the balance. We have to.
01:34I think it's one of the keys that we are here today.
01:37Because we could find the balance with the minutes that we deliver to every player.
01:41Every player could have the chance to play, deliver their best.
01:46And also some players came in and also to offer rest to the other ones.
01:50Following the first leg of the semi-finals, the Philippine men's national football team will fly to Bangkok for the second leg, which will be played on December 30.
02:01Don Loclaris from the National TV Network for A New and Better Philippines.
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