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Post by Usapang Football on Oct 8, 2010 19:37:34 GMT 8
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (UFNews) - The first game of the Long Teng Cup tournament, between the Philippines and Hong Kong's U-23 squad, was stopped and postponed due to heavy rain.
The pitch was apparently flooded and forced the referee to stop the match at the 14th minute. The scores were still at 0-0.
The match will be played tomorrow at the same time and venue.
The starting line-up of the Philippines consisted of: goalkeeper Eduard Sacapano; defenders Aly Borromeo, Anton del Rosario, David Basa, Jerry Barbosa and Rob Gier; midfielders Roel Gener, James Younghusband and Nestor Margarse Jr.; while Ian Araneta and Chieffy Caligdong were the strikers.
It is unknown if whether the same line-up will be retained for tomorrow.
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Post by booblehead on Oct 8, 2010 20:01:33 GMT 8
when is phil younghusband going to play?
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Post by Usapang Football on Oct 8, 2010 20:36:48 GMT 8
He was benched. Probably will be used a substitute tomorrow until he regains full fitness.
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Post by booblehead on Oct 8, 2010 20:43:39 GMT 8
jason de jong is arriving tommorow right?
but i think he wont be able to play because they have to use the same line up they submitted today. even the same starting eleven unless one of them goes down with an illness that will prevent them from participating.
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Post by Usapang Football on Oct 9, 2010 7:42:08 GMT 8
He will arrive today (Saturday) but surely won't play. He hasn't trained and yes, he wasn't in the line-up. Perhaps the best time for him to play is against Macau?
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Post by booblehead on Oct 9, 2010 8:18:46 GMT 8
Ali borromeo played striker yesterday. I saw ahoto of him attempting a shot at goal in the driving rain
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Post by Usapang Football on Oct 9, 2010 12:49:07 GMT 8
booblehead: Can you share that picture to us? Also, here's how bad the flooding was yesterday:
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Post by Usapang Football on Oct 9, 2010 12:50:16 GMT 8
One of the members of the coaching staff told me that during the game the water even reached the dugout! Within the first ten minutes the flooding was already ankle-deep.
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Post by booblehead on Oct 9, 2010 14:39:42 GMT 8
hey man... i posted the photo on the facebook page. sorry, i dont know how to upload photos on this site. maybe you can share it with the rest of us here.. i got the photo from the hong kong FA website.
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