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 By Bong Pedralvez philippinefootball.org Games today (All times RP time) 5 p.m. – Thailand vs. Malaysia 7:30 p.m. – South Korea vs. RP NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Aiming to be stingy on defense, the Philippine women’s football squad opens its campaign against fancied South Korea Monday in Group B of the second round of the Asian Women’s Cup. The Filipina booters begin their tough stint in the four-nation tournament against the South Koreans when they tangle at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Manila time) at the sprawling His Majesty the King’s 80th Anniversary Football Stadium. The other two teams in the group – host Thailand and Malaysia – face off in the first game at 4:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Manila time) in the event that will see the top two teams advance to the Asian Women’s Cup finals set late May. The Group A tournament featuring Myanmar, Chinese-Taipei Iran and host Vietnam also begins on Monday in the Vietnamese seaport city of Ho Chi Minh, formerly known as Saigon. Team manager Ernie Nierras said he and head coach Hans Smit have discussed what would be the best strategy to contain the decidedly superior South Koreans, who are ranked No. 25 in the world, in contrast to the RP side’s No. 85 ranking. “We are talking whether we should press them high or fall back on our own side of the field and wait for them to attack us,” Nierras said. “I would prefer pressing South Korea from the start.” “Falling back would leave us very little room to maneuver should we commit mistakes. We would also be tiring them out if we press, and hopefully see an early opening so we can go on the counterattack,” he pointed out. “In the end, it it’s coach Hans’ call. I’ll always be behind him all the way.” Ball control will be crucial and largely the responsibility of the midfielders, led by veterans Marielle Benitez, Merlo Albano, Samantha Nierras, Patrice Impelido, who have been with the RP squad since the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. Offense will be spearheaded by Edna Agravante and Angie Impelido, who also go way back to the 2005 SEA Games. Bearing the brunt of the vaunted South Korean offense are defenders Natasha Alquiros, Josephine Luto and Filipino-Canadian Mallory Dayot. Both Nierras and Smit look forward to limit South Korea to a minimum number of goals, hold off Thailand on Wednesday and then beat Malaysia in their final match on Friday, to nail one of the two slots up for grabs in the tourney.
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| i think it would be 8-0. philippines 0 and south korea 8. can we please stop lossing. |
blardony
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| If we pressed Korea, it could have resulted in a free flowing game and the end result would be a slaughter. Our team needs to get a lot of experience in international matches and i think the scoreline is a very good result. |
jonny
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| South Korea - Philippines 4-0 . Good result for the Philippines Women :) |
jonny
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| Thailand - Malaysia 11-0 today |
ernie
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| Hey I did not say this. Nor did I mention starters. What I said to Bong was, based on the Korea and Thai video, Thailand was successful in pressing Korea high. Thus creating more attempts and turnovers for Thailand. I did not say we will minimize goals either. It is obvious that Korea is a world class team, but we will not make things easy for them. |
