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Post by cjeagle on Jul 10, 2021 3:34:21 GMT 8
Azkals U23 grouped with South Korea in AFC Qualifiers Despite the cancellation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Under-23 Azkals will still participate in the 2022 AFC Under-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. The young Azkals squad was drawn in Group H, where it will face ASEAN neighbors Singapore and Timor Leste. It will also go up against continental powerhouse and defending champions South Korea. The current fixture schedule takes place from October 23 to 31 in nearby Singapore. For the Filipinos to qualify for the tournament proper, they will either need to finish top of Group H; or be one of the top four second-place finishers in the whole qualification round. Only players born on or after January 1, 1999, may line up in the fixtures. There is still no word as to whom the Philippine Football Federation will send to compete on the country’s behalf. Options include players like Lance Ocampo, Quincy Kammeraad, and Christian Rontini. The trio represented the Azkals Development Team in the Philippines Football League bubble competition last year under the tutelage of Azkals mentor Scott Cooper. Additionally, recent senior call-ups Mark Winhoffer and Oliver Bias can also receive call-ups as long as their schedules allow. However, any training bubble will still require approval from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The country is still combating the effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Uzbekistan will host the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, slated to take place on June 1-19, 2022. The Philippines will look to secure qualification into the final tournament for the first time in its history since its inception in 2013. No Southeast Asian country has won the title. Vietnam came closest as a finalist in 2018. tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/azkals-u23-grouped-with-south-korea-in-afc-qualifiers/212838 |
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 11, 2021 5:23:03 GMT 8
The U23 team is currently in a training camp in Qatar in preparation for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification as well as the upcoming SEA Games next year.
There is no official list provided by the PFF but players invited acc. to social media accounts include Christian Rontini, Osku Kekkonen, Yrick Gallantes and Paolo Perez.
I presume that the other players are those from ADT(Azkals Development Team) that is scheduled to participate in PFL this year as a guest team which consists mostly of U23 players.
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 21, 2021 14:25:31 GMT 8
20 October 2021
International friendly : Philippines U23 2-0 Yemen U23
International friendly in Doha :
Tuesday
Philippines U23 2-0 Yemen U23
Starting XI :
Oliver Bias (Capt.)
Quincy Kammeraad (GK)
Oskari Kekkonen
Paolo Perez
Lloyd Fagerlie
Justin Baas
Mark Winhoffer
Christian Rontini
Yrick Gallantes
Miguel Mendoza
S. Beraque
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 21, 2021 14:29:07 GMT 8
Philippine Men’s Under-23 lineup for AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers The Philippine Men’s Under-23 National Team will compete in the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers scheduled this coming 25-31 October 2021 in Singapore. The Philippines is in Group H and will face defending champions Korea Republic, hosts Singapore, and Timor-Leste at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Twenty-three (23) players (born after January 1999) were called up for the qualifiers. Midfielders Oliver Bias and Mark Winhoffer, goalkeeper Quincy Kammeraad, and defender Justin Baas were part of the senior Men’s National Team lineup during the recent Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2 held last June 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Players: Name Position Club Quincy KAMMERAAD Goalkeeper Azkals Development Team Enrico MANGAOANG Goalkeeper De La Salle University Jessie Reil SEMBLANTE Goalkeeper Mendiola FC Justin BAAS Defender United City FC Paolo Nicola PEREZ Defender Calcio Lecco (Italy) Christian RONTINI Defender Azkals Development Team David Kevin SETTERS Defender Portsmouth FC (England) Oliver BIAS Midfielder Azkals Development Team Jethro BORLONGAN Midfielder Azkals Development Team Dennis CHUNG Midfielder Azkals Development Team Yrick GALLANTES Midfielder Azkals Development Team Mandy Lloyd IGNACIO Midfielder Azkals Development Team Oskari Johannes KEKKONEN Midfielder Azkals Development Team Jacob Francis MANITI Midfielder Macarthur FC (Australia) Sandro Miguel REYES Midfielder Azkals Development Team Nathan RILLORAZA Midfielder Unattached Mark Francis SWAINSTON Midfielder Azkals Development Team Shanden VERGARA Midfielder Lincoln Memorial University (USA) Mark WINHOFFER Midfielder Azkals Development Team Kieran HAYES Forward United City FC Miguel Antonio MENDOZA Forward Unattached Marcel Ivan OUANO Forward Azkals Development Team Jens Sebastian RASMUSSEN Forward Randers FC (Denmark) The team is currently in Doha, Qatar for the final stages of the training camp, hosted by the Qatar Football Association. Prior to the Qatar camp, the team also conducted a closed-circuit training bubble last September 2021 at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas which was approved by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) in compliance with the DOH-PSC-GAB Joint Administrative Order No. 2021-0002 . pff.org.ph/2021/10/21/philippine-mens-under-23-lineup-for-afc-u23-asian-cup-qualifiers/The Filipinos need to top Group H to formally enter the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, which shall be held in Uzbekistan on June 1-19, 2022. A second-placed finish might be good enough provided that the Philippines finishes in the top four of the runner-up standings. |
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 21, 2021 14:44:21 GMT 8
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 23, 2021 1:36:31 GMT 8
The Philippine Azkals’ Under-23 Team is determined to enter the AFC U-23 Asian Cup for the first time in history when it competes in Group H of the said tournament’s qualification phase in Singapore next week. Through a virtual press conference held earlier today, Philippine Football Federation President Nonong Araneta, long-time Azkals team manager Dan Palami, coach Scott Cooper and squad captain Oliver Bias outlined their ambition of making it to the big dance in Uzbekistan next year. “We have high hopes for our Men’s Under-23 team competing in a few days in the AFC Asian Cup Under-23 qualifiers in Singapore,” said Araneta. “The PFF and the management of the team worked together to make sure that the squad is ready for this competition. “It was not easy because of the (COVID-19) pandemic and quarantine restrictions in the country but we had to find a way because all of us know the responsibility of representing the country the best way possible.” In order to prepare for this competition a Philippine Sports Commission-approved training bubble in Lipa, Batangas, was established. The team then refined its preparations in Doha, Qatar, with great help from the Qatar Football Association. “We’ve had two friendly games in Qatar,” explained Cooper. “It was a wonderful camp and we had two quality games over there. We had this hard game over a top club team over there and a very tough game against the Yemenese Under-23 team that was quite talented. “So we look like we’re doing okay but we’ll find out when it comes down to the crunch and the group is just eager to show what quality we’ve got and the depth. We’ve got some ground to make up with the under-23.” Certain players from the team such as Sandro Reyes, Mark Winhoffer and Jethro Borlongan have been part of the country’s various youth national selections in different competitions. On the other hand, the likes of Bias and Justin Baas, who have been used heavily recently during the Azkals’ joint 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Sharjah, bring with them a wealth of experience at that level. “I think what we always intend to do for the national team is to have it represented by the best Filipino players that are available,” explained Palami. “We don’t limit ourselves to college players although we did do trials for almost two weeks in Batangas in a closed bubble setup. “We have that to check on the level of our college players, who unfortunately have had no competition in the past almost two years. From there, we also do our scouting.” For the Philippines to make it to Uzbekistan next year, it needs to top Group H, which is a daunting task considering it is up against the home team Singapore, defending champions South Korea and Timor Leste. A second-placed finish could do but the nation needs to rank in the top four of that particular standings. “So the previous one I was a part of was the Azkals first team so I cannot compare to other under-23 teams,” said skipper Bias. “But I think we got a quite strong under-23 team so I feel like everyone is focused on training. Also on the pitch or off the pitch, no one is going crazy in the hotel with ordering food or stuff like this. “I think everyone is just very focused to play these games and give more than 100 percent in these games. I’m really looking forward to all of the three games.” tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/azkals-u23-confident-heading-to-asian-cup-qualifiers-after-excellent-doha-camp/222736 |
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 23, 2021 2:01:26 GMT 8
The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers will begin on October 22. The qualifiers will take place till November 2 and the group winners will gain automatic qualification for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. 11 groups of four teams were initially created, with 11 separate nations hosting the games. However, due to the withdrawal of a number of teams – Group F, Group G, Group I and Group K remain incomplete. As a result, the winners of each 11 groups will attain automatic qualification for next year’s competition.
Alongside them, four more teams will progress. These teams will be the runners up with the best records in the group stages. However, with certain groups being incomplete, the AFC has come up with a new way of determining the second best teams.
Apart from Group D (which has hosts Uzbekistan who have already qualified), the results of any team against the bottom-placed teams in the other groups will not be considered. This means the results of the respective runners-up against the first-placed and third-placed teams in the groups will be taken into consideration. In the Group G, where only Australia and Indonesia have participated, the team to have gotten better results from their two games will only progress.
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 23, 2021 3:11:16 GMT 8
Press Conference www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=comet_rhc_widget&v=902674147014486&t=1251Acc. to Coach Scott Cooper they had 2 very good friendlies in Qatar, one against a pro men's club which was the 2nd division champion in Qatar and that included 5 French professionals and Saudi Arabia men's national team players which they lost to 0-1 in a very close physical men's match where the Azkals U23 dominated most of the 2nd half and another against a strong technical U23 Yemen team that beat the U23 Qatar team on their home turf last year and were coming from an U23 Arab tournament last week where they drew Kuwait, and only lost to the eventual champion of the tournament Jordan 1-2. The Azkals U23 manage to beat that very good technical Yemen U23 team 2-0 with good organization and structure. Obviously they will be huge underdogs against the defending AFC U23 champions S Korea in their first match but they hope to give a good account of themselves after the good training camp they had in Qatar. |
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 23, 2021 7:02:57 GMT 8
English coach Scott Cooper firmly believes that his Philippines side can beat all their 3 opponents at the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup Group H qualifiers, including reigning Asian Under-23 champion South Korea, “if we get it right.” “I believe we can beat all 3 teams. The team is ready. We know what our plan is. We know who we are. But we have to get it right,” Cooper said in an online press conference Friday afternoon a day after the team arrived in Singapore from its training camp in Doha, Qata Cooper, however, acknowledged that it won’t be a cakewalk, especially against the fancied South Koreans, whom they battle on Monday, October 25 to kick off the hostilities at the 6,000-seat Jalan Besar Stadium, home turf of the Singapore Young Lions. “Many of them, the South Koreans, went through to the Olympic quarterfinals recently. They will come in with their swagger a little bit as the Asian Under-23 champions. So we know they are a very, very tall order to play them,” Cooper said. “But the pressure won’t be on us, but on South Korea. “They may look at us as the same under-23 squad they faced 2 to 3 years ago. It’s not because we’re a different commodity. We will make sure we won’t lie down and submit. “Then we have to play Singapore in Singapore or right in their own backyard. They will have fans at their stadium so they will have support. It is a tough match in that sense,” Cooper added of the next match against the hosts on October 28. “We had a first-class camp in Qatar, we really appreciate that and it means a lot. The preparation would not have been this close as it could have been without it,” Cooper said of the 3-week stint punctuated by two tough matches against a Qatari club and Yemen’s under-23 squad. “We played a tough Qatari club in the top of the second division laced with lots of foreign players. It was a very professional team with lots of ambition and very physical. We lost to them 0-1 in a very, very tight game,” he said. Against the Yemenis, whom he said figured prominently in last year’s Arab Under-23 championships, “we played a very interesting tactical national team. We knew that this Yemen team would be a very difficult proposition for us. “But we beat them 2-0 with some organization, some physical play, some power, scoring with two set pieces by right backs from corner kicks.” “We feel that we are in a position where we’ve had 2 very good games. It is a team that has come together very fast with some great attitudes,” said Cooper of the bonding that has risen among the players that began with two-week national tryouts in Lipa, Batangas last month. “New players have come in and have been embraced (by the other team members). There is a quiet calmness and real confidence about this team that is like nothing I have seen. And we’re going to need every ounce of that,” he said of the squad’s esprit de corps. “They are very focused.” “What we can expect from this team is that it is better organized. We got some mental toughness, we’ve got some pace, some speed, some power, it’s a nice combination, a bit of everything but we have to find the right balance. But he was also quick to prick the confidence bubble, saying: We may be a strong team on paper but my team has to go and play on the field to do it. That’s the reality. I think we’ve got a nice balance.” “We’re a proud group ready to go and fight for the country. And one thing we can guarantee Filipino football fans: We will fight to the last second and they can count on that.” news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/23/21/football-ph-coach-touts-focused-u23-side-for-qualifiers |
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 25, 2021 2:39:04 GMT 8
 Catch the coverage of the Azkals U23 in the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers LIVE on Premier Football (channel 271 on Cignal and channel 265 on SkyCable) and via streaming at TAP GO (also available on Android and iOS) |
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 25, 2021 21:34:46 GMT 8
As expected the Philippine U23 lost to the defending AFC U23 champions and Olympic quarterfinalist S Korea 0-3 in their first match of the AFC U23 qualifiers. Hopefully they get enough points and goal differentials in the 2nd and 3rd game to be among the 4 best 2nd placed teams to allow them to qualify for the Finals.
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Post by xyz1000 on Nov 2, 2021 6:50:01 GMT 8
Sad set of results.
lost to S. Korea 3-0
lost to Singapore 1-0
lost 0-1 to East Timor
I surely thought we were beyond the years of getting beaten by East Timor.
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 28, 2022 1:57:49 GMT 8
Azkals team manager Dan Palami has confirmed that at least 11 of the 13 foreign-based players will be flying directly to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to join the team that will compete in the AFF U-23 Championship Cup 2022. Palami said Oliver Bias, Dennis Chung, Yrick Gallantes, Keiran Hayes, Jacob Maniti, Griffin McDaniel, Antonio Miguel Mendoza, Antoine Ortega, Nathan Rilloraza, Sandro Miguel Reyes and David Setters have been called to the national pool. Bias and Chung will be flying from Germany, while McDaniel and Rilloraza will be coming the United States. Reyes and Ortega will come from Spain, while Setters and Hayes will travel from the United Kingdom. Mendoza and Maniti, on the other hand, will come from Canada and Australia, respectively. All of them are expected to be in Cambodia by February 1 or almost two weeks early for their first game against Timor Leste on February 14. “With the quarantine protocols that they (Cambodia) have, there is no reason for the foreign-based players to go to Manila anymore. They will have to spend 5 to 6 days in quarantine in Cambodia, so might as well they just go straight to Cambodia,” Palami said. Oskari Johannes Kekkonen (Finland) and Quincy Julian Kammerrad (The Netherlands) will fly out from the country, along with other local-based players, who will make cut for the national pool. Kekkonen has just signed up to play for Kaya FC Iloilo for the forthcoming domestic league the other day. The camp for local-based players is currently ongoing in Carmona, Cavite, while training is being done in Biñan, Laguna. According to Palami, the local camp will give the coaching staff the chance the identify players, know their fitness and if they can compete in Cambodia. Even with the call-ups, the team is not yet final. “That’s what we are looking and trying to find out right now. Too early to make an assessment, but hopefully our local-based players will step up and show what they have,” Palami said. Twenty-four players are in the camp right now. manilastandard.net/sports/314202957/more-than-a-historic-wc-spot.html |
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Post by cjeagle on Feb 11, 2022 0:47:44 GMT 8
Kekkonen, Bias, Chung lead PH team in AFF U-23 tilt After the stunning success of the Philippine women's football team - which clinched the country's first ever World Cup berth last month - it's the turn of the national men's under-23 squad to give pride to the nation. Midfielders Oskari Kekkonen, Oliver Bias, and Dennis Chung will banner the Filipino booters who will compete in the ASEAN Football Federation U-23 Championship from Feb. 14 to 26 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) announced the lineup on Thursday. The other national U-23 team mainstays fielded in the regional competition are goalkeepers Quincy Kammeraad, Jessie Semblante, and Enrico Mangoang; midfielders Sandro Reyes, Kieran Hayes, Nathan Rilloraza, and Jacob Maniti; defenders Miguel Mendoza and David Setters; and forward Ivan Ouano. The players are part of the Philippine team that went winless in the Asian Football Confederation U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers last October. Also returning in the Philippine U-23 team are Stallion Laguna forward Griffin McDaniel, Mendiola FC striker Mariano Suba Jr., United City forward Pocholo Bugas, forward Andres Aldeguer, midfielder Lance Ocampo, and defender Pete Forrosuelo. Among the new additions to the 26-man Philippine side are Stallion Laguna defenders Gyles Encabo and Jayvee Kallukaran, Ateneo defender Elijah Liao, Dynamic Herb Cebu backliner Jaime Rosquillo, Erkskine University midfielder Jacob Pena, Northeastern State University recruit Scott Woods, and Spanish club CF Badalona standout Antoine Ortega. Stewart Hall - who guided the Philippine Azkals in their last AFF Suzuki Cup campaign - will coach the national U-23 team in Cambodia. The Philippine U-23 team held a closed circuit training camp at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite in preparation for the regional meet. The Philippines is in Group A of the tournament where they will battle Timor Leste on Feb. 14, host country Cambodia on Feb. 17, and Brunei Darussalam on Feb. 20. cnnphilippines.com/sports/2022/2/10/PH-team-AFF-U-23-tilt.html |
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Post by cjeagle on Feb 15, 2022 0:24:18 GMT 8
Ouano scores brace as Azkals U23 start AFF tourney with Timor Leste draw
On the back of forward Ivan Ouano’s two strikes, the Philippines Azkals’ Under-23 team kickstarted its AFF U-23 Youth Championship 2022 campaign with a 2-2 stalemate against Timor Leste, Monday evening at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Their previous encounter against Timor Leste back in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification last October 31 saw the young Pinoys lose 0-1. And just like then, they faced an early setback.
Coach Stewart Hall’s men went down after referee Souei Vongkham pointed to the spot after a foul in the Philippines box. Midfielder Mouzinho Barreto de Lima then converted the penalty to hand his side the lead after six minutes.
The Philippines, though, found a way to respond just before the halftime whistle.
Azkals Development Team forward Ouano received the ball at the dangerous area. He then shot past Timor Leste goalie Junildo Pereira to equalize in the 44th minute.
Come the second half, Timor Leste regained the lead at the 55th minute. Defender Jaimito Soares was able to find a way past the Filipino defenders marking him. He performed a fine finish to score past goalie Quinci Kammeraad.
Similar to the first period, it was Ouano again who came to the rescue. The 21-year-old product of National University was in the right place at the right time. He then put the ball at the back of the net at the 62nd minute.
The Filipinos shall resume their campaign on Thursday against host nation Cambodia at the Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh.
Philippines XI: Kammeraad (GK), Maniti, Kekkonen ©, McDaniel, Mendoza, Pena, Forrosuelo, Bugas, Ouano, Rosquillo, Woods.
Timor Leste XI: Pereira (GK), Jaimito Soares, Oliveira, Mesquita, De Lima, Halle, Mota, Da Coasta ©, Fernandes, Gusmao, Joao Soares.
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