Expect fewer fans to troop to the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium (RMFS) in Manila on March 28 when the national team Philippine Azkals squares off against Tajikistan. (The RMFS has been reported to be the venue for the make-or-break match for the Azkals). March 28 is Holy Wednesday and the Philippine Football Federation could have suggested to whoever it is that scheduled the Philippines-Tajikistan match on the admittedly holiest week among Filipino Christians to move it to another day. We football fans, therefore, are stuck with it and may God have mercy on us (perhaps He would because watching a football clash between two of the better teams in Asia sure beats drinking beer or singing karaoke in some beach resort). Try to be present in at least the match with Fiji or Tajikistan or, so much the better, in both games.

Source: Manila Times March 06, 2018 14:15 UTC