The Philippins begin their title defense in the Anase Women’s Championship Thursday against Timor-Leste in Vietnam. – contributed photo
Manila, Philippines – The Philippine women’s football team launches its candidacy for the retention of the title at the Women’s Championship of Anase Thursday against Timor -Leste at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho, Vietnam.
The team of coach Mark Torcaso is impatient to take the three full points in the match at the local time of 7:30 p.m. (8:30 pm, Philippines time) and to start the quest to repeat the race that the Philippins were three years ago when they won fans at home at Rizal Memorial Stadium.
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Torcaso brought in seven beginners for the competition, which he will also use to prepare the team for the AFC Asian Cup for next year, the qualification for the FIFA 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Sarina Bolden, Sara Eggesvik, Meryll Serrano, Angie Beard and Jaclyn Sawicki will not see any action due to injury or commitments from the club, so the Philippins will be satisfied with who they have.
Hali Long, the sisters Olivia and Chandler McDaniel and Quinley Quezada pave the way in the Philippins in group B where they will also face the Australia U-23 team and Myanmar.
The two best teams qualify in the semi-finals of the tournament also commercially known as the Serenity Asean Cup, as well as their counterparts in group A.
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In Group A are a finalist in Thailand in 2022, hostnam, Cambodia and Indonesia host.
Thailand, eager to bounce back into the Philippines in the final, beat Indonesia, 7-0, at the Lach Tray Stadium in Haiphong while the tournament was deployed on Wednesday.
The Philippins have been in Vietnam since the start of the week, organizing training sessions in the days preceding their opening mission.
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