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Post by orwat on Apr 7, 2018 9:14:11 GMT 8
great..congratulations..are there live coverage available ? thanks
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 7, 2018 9:14:36 GMT 8
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 7, 2018 10:18:29 GMT 8
WE ARE BACK. Displaying their fighting heart, the Philippines' return to the Women's Asian Cup after a 15-year exile was a stunning one, bucking a first-half deficit to silence tournament hosts Jordan in their group A opener in Amman Friday evening (early Saturday morning Manila time). With a much retooled side, the Malditas turned up the heat in the second half to shock the continent by downing the more favored home side who took an early lead, avenging last year's loss to the West Asian side in their final qualifier in Dushanbe. The win was the first for the country in the tournament since 2003, when they sank Guam by the same scoreline to end their campaign in Thailand, as they inch closer to their Women's World Cup aspirations. The Malditas celebrate at full time with what could be the biggest result in Filipina football history. Mia Montayre/Philippine Football Federation Rabah Benlarbi's gamble on going all out massive rewards in more ways than one, as the Frenchman played an attacking 4-3-3 with Sarina Bolden up front and Kearra Bastes-Jones took the start between the sticks instead of the veteran Inna Palacios, as Hali Long the lone holdover from their Tajikistan qualifiers to retain her place in the starting eleven. Unfazed by the partisan crowd at the Amman International Stadium, the Malditas took the hosts head on and were almost rewarded eleven minutes in, when Tahnai Annis and Caitlyn Kreutz scared Salma Ghazal inside the box with two efforts that went off target. However, Jordan drew first blood four minutes later, with Maysa Jbarah poked the hosts ahead after a routine ball by Stephanie Al-Naber finds the country's top goalscorer and the centre-forward made no mistake in poking the ball to the far right side of Bastes-Jones. Despite being behind, the Malditas stuck to its guns and went on the offensive as they came close to equalize before half-time, with Marisa Park's 37th minute free kick attempt was stopped by Salma's mitts as Sara Castañeda came on for Kreutz to stimulate Benlarbi's attacking plans. Their enterprising play amidst all odds was rewarded just six minutes after the restart, with Park's free kick was headed by Yasmeen Khair into their own net to level matters. Jordan tried to go ahead by pouncing on another gaffe by Bastes-Jones but substitute Luna Al-Masri was caught by the flag for offside Bolden, the Loyola Marymount junior, duly shoved the Malditas ahead for good in the 76th minute, latching on a Park long ball and scores on a one-on-one chance against Ghazal. Then the defence led by Hali Long and Ryley Bugay kept the door shut on Jordan the rest of the way to pick up all the three points for the ASEAN outsiders who blew their group wide open, setting their sights on their Bataan Day tiff with China who opened the proceedings with a 4-0 rout of Thailand. www.dugout.ph/2018/04/malditas-return-to-womens-asian-cup.html
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 8, 2018 5:52:51 GMT 8
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 8, 2018 6:30:38 GMT 8
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 8, 2018 7:52:21 GMT 8
The team has been having a lot of success in Jordan, but I was wondering what happened to this pair of sisters who excelled in the trials in California, Olivia Davies and Chandler McDaniel(who has had previous national team experience). Both of them are SC Corinthians Alumni, the organization where former Coach Boon is the director of girls development. mkepanthers.com/news/2018/2/28/womens-soccer-pair-of-current-panthers-living-world-cup-dreams.aspxGK Olivia Davies especially is a solid college goaltender who played very well against very strong college and club teams in the training camp in California. In contrast GK Palacios looked overwhelmed at times during the camp, giving up tons of goals. Our starting GK Bastes-Jones played well against Jordan but her only previous experience(aside from the friendlies in camp) was against high school teams. The team probably had no choice, but throwing a highschooler into a high pressure situation like the Asian Cup against world class teams, would not have been the best decision for any coach to make but I guess you make do with what you have under the circumstances with the personnel handed to you. Hopefully the young GK Bastes-Jones can gain enough confidence in her good performance against Jordan and keep on improving for the rest of the tournament.
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Post by jobe1 on Apr 8, 2018 8:13:19 GMT 8
Apart from the panthers, there were some other notable players who did not make the Manila camp. Joanna Houplin was in the camp but was absent in Manila. Same with the high profile professional Graversen.
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 8, 2018 8:15:16 GMT 8
Apart from the panthers, there were some other notable players who did not make the Manila camp. Joanna Houplin was in the camp but was absent in Manila. Same with the high profile professional Graversen. I read that Graversen is recovering from a concussion injury so she couldn't even make the team. Hopefully if we make the WC finals we will see her added to the team. I was wondering about Houplin as well, but isn't she coming from retirement? Maybe she isn't as sharp as the other college and professional standouts at this time.
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 8, 2018 9:29:49 GMT 8
I think both Chandler McDaniel and GK Olivia Davies were casualties of Coach Richard Boon being replaced. His assistant coach Clint McDaniel(who was also let go) is the father of Chandler McDaniel and Olivia Davies(Chandler's sister). Must be heartbreaking for the girls not to be able to compete.
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Post by xyz1000 on Apr 8, 2018 19:05:12 GMT 8
Congratulations to the team. Fun to watch highlights, coming back from behind in this high pressure game.
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 8, 2018 19:23:59 GMT 8
Apart from the panthers, there were some other notable players who did not make the Manila camp. Joanna Houplin was in the camp but was absent in Manila. Same with the high profile professional Graversen. I just checked Graversen's twitter accounts. She just attended her first soccer practice in 4 months on Mar. 26 after taking some time off to recover from her concussion injury. It looks like she is following the national team though and is excited about the team. Looking forward to her joining the national team in the future. twitter.com/cathrinebuccat
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Post by cjeagle on Apr 8, 2018 20:52:41 GMT 8
Matchday Two – Group A Preview: Philippines v China PR Sunday, April 8, 2018 Amman: China PR head coach Siggi Eyjolfsson is refusing to look beyond Monday’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2018 clash with the Philippines as his team go on the hunt for a win that would all but guarantee them a spot in both the competition’s semi-finals and next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. The East Asian nation began their latest continental campaign in fine fashion on Matchday One, as Song Duan’s second half brace along with strikes from Wang Shuang and Li Ying helped secure a comfortable 4-0 win over Thailand. Despite the victory lifting China to pole position in Group A ahead of the Philippines who beat host nation Jordan in their opening fixture, Eyjolfsson is adamant the eight-time Asian Cup champions are focusing solely on the task at hand. “We had a good start thanks to the win against Thailand, but we now have to be ready to face the Philippines who are a well organised team,” explained the Icelandic tactician. “We are just concentrating on each match as it comes. We are certainly not thinking about reaching the semi-finals or final. Instead, we are purely focused on Monday’s game versus the Philippines. “We hope that we will be able to make China very proud of the team,” he added. With momentum a crucial component of any side’s journey through a tournament, Eyjolfsson admitted that while he was happy to begin with a bang, nothing – especially in football – should ever be taken for granted. “We have got some momentum as we had a very good second half in our game against Thailand. But it’s true that absolutely anything can happen in football. You can only look ahead to your next game,” he said. “We have analysed the Philippines, and hopefully we can show in the match that we have prepared for the game well and, as a result, perform well. We are definitely looking forward to the match.” Meanwhile, Rabah Benlarbi, who was on China’s coaching staff at the last Olympics, has revealed that his Philippines players are motivated to succeed as they too go in search of a three-point haul that could well see them through to the knockout phase and guarantee their participation at next year’s World Cup. The Southeast Asians began their bid for glory with an impressive come-from-behind win over Jordan, a result which, according to Benlarbi, leaves his charges well and truly on track to realise their pre-tournament plans. “We started with a win against the hosts, and in our plans before we came to Jordan we had always envisaged taking three points from our first match,” he explained. “The team is very motivated indeed, and if we can beat China it would be excellent for us as it would virtually assure us of a place at the World Cup. “I know China’s players, and I know their strengths, and their weaknesses. They have changed some players, but they are still a very strong team. “We have very different targets compared to China, they must not only qualify for the World Cup, but also reach the final of this tournament. For us, reaching the World Cup would be a great achievement.” Despite having little time to prepare, Benlarbi was also quick to underline that he is more than happy with the various components throughout his side and, just as importantly, the unity that exists within the Malditas squad. “We had a very short time to prepare, but making the most of my experience, I tried my very best to select the players who would perform well (at the Women’s Asian Cup). “It is very important to have a balance, something which I believe we have along with the fact that we live together, we win together and we die together.” www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-womens-asian-cup/latest/news/matchday-two-group-a-preview-philippines-v-china-pr
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Post by canam58 on Apr 9, 2018 4:15:01 GMT 8
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Post by xyz1000 on Apr 9, 2018 7:53:41 GMT 8
Good luck to the team with China.
China has the pedigree, but this is a young, motivated women's team that is more excited than intimidated. I hope they keep it that way. Keep the excitement level high.
I say go for a win tomorrow. Keep the pressure on from our offensive side, and let our defense give the message that we can keep up. Lay it all out and show that we belong in the world's stage.
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Post by canam58 on Apr 9, 2018 16:58:44 GMT 8
Don't think i am being too bold at all in stating that "a 1st or 2nd place finish in Group A is a possibility" with this talented group. After reviewing FIFA friendly matches and watching game replay's from the Algarve Cup, China is beatable but their experience should put them 1st. China did lose 3 matches recently at the Algarve Cup in March and maybe it will have been enough to have rocked their confidence down to a level in which we can take advantage. After watching Thailand play a friendly match vs Australia they did not impress at all with possession 80-90% for Australia. They never impressed in 2013 either. In my honest opinion, a win in first game vs Jordan should boost the PWNT's confidence and will give them the confidence to beat the Thais and place second in the group. Who knows they may even beat China. Yes i said China. Like i said at the beginning "Bold". Jordan on the other hand will provide stiff competition as they play a very sound and tough game with a direct ball approach to goal with a swift attack always to their striker #11. She is tall, deadly and can run,shoot and score. My only uncertainty would be how well this group has come together as a starting 11 to defend their goal. They have only played a handful of games together and the starting 11 has always been different as they were trying to pick their best 23 players. Then the coaching change occurred with 3 weeks to go. Hopefully their overall talent and training sessions and new coaching will overcome this and they can score swiftly and often. Time is of the essence with this group, and if they play all for one and one for all they will be fine. They would have won against the Thais in the 2013 qualifiers with more preparation and qualified coaching. Having said that this group is much more talented, with a very experienced coach, albeit for only 3 weeks. The girls are comfortable and pampered and ready to go with no pressure on them at all. HERE's wishing mountains of GOOD LUCK to the MALDITAS !!! We all are hoping to see you in France for the 2019 World Cup. LABAN FILIPINA'S !!! ----------------------------------------- Further to my first post above and after watching the boring China Thai game. The game was tied 0-0 until around the 60 minute mark with thai's having chances at 2 or three breakaways (whats new). China seemed lifeless and only after 15minutes its 4-0. The Thais seemed to give up and then woke up 15 minutes later. This wont happen to the Malditas. They are battle hardened and time tested thru college. This team has a great opportunity to finish 1st in their group which is now what i am predicting. I dont see them having a problem with Thailand either. I hope i'm right. Laban Filipinas!!! ParaSaBayan!!! PS> oh forgot to mention their best defender #3 is out of the tourney with a knee injury against thailand. I wish her a speedy recovery, she is a great defender.
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