THE Philippine men’s football team refused to disappoint the home crowd as it stunned North Korea, 3-2, to finish its World Cup/Asian Cup second-round qualifying campaign on a high note on Tuesday night.
The Azkals squandered an early lead, but stayed strong defensively before finally getting rewarded with two goals late in the second half to secure the impressive victory against a country ranked 94th in the world.
Iaian Ramsay came off the bench in the second half and scored the game-winner a minute before stoppage time off a cross from Javier Patino that left the Rizal Memorial Stadium crowd of over 7,000 in a frenzy.
The Philippines is now assured of a berth in the third round of the Asian Cup qualifying after finishing the second round in third spot with 10 points in eight matches.
Source: Karlo Sacamos of Spin.ph
