The Philippine National Men's Football team known as Azkals roared at the end of their match against the Tajikistan after scoring a come-from-behind victory with a 2-1 score.
The Azkals started the game with a tough defense against the 2006 champion of the same event, however a controversial goal was awarded to Tajikistan after the umpire approved a corner kick just before the half.
Down by 1 goal, Azkals furiously started the second half with a goal which came from Phil Younghusband's easy kick from Guirardo's nifty pass on the 54th minute to tie the game. With the Semi-final on the line, Azkals relied on their tough defense achored by FC Fullham second Goal Keeper Niel Etheridge. Angel Guirardo, the controversial azkal added another outsanding play as he scored another goal at the 80th minute and raised their lead to 2-1.
With the win, Azkals now advances to the crossover semi-finals of the tournament against Turkmenistan which topped the other group.
SEMI-FINALS
(March16) Live on Studio 23, kick-off 4:45PM
Semis1: North Korea (111) vs. Palestine (160)
Semis2: Philippines (156) vs. Turkmenistan (166)
FINALS: (March19)
Semis1 Winner vs. Semis2 Winner
The azkals now advance to the semi-finals of AFC Challenge Cup