Closing its campaign on a strong note, the Philippines forced a goalless draw with group host Cambodia in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-19 Championship 2018 qualifying stage over the weekend at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh. “Our defense played very well and this is the best we’ve been among all three qualifying matches,” added Aberasturi. “We expected a win and three points to have a better chance of qualifying, so a draw is a regrettable result,” lamented Cambodia mentor Inoue Kazunori, whose squad wound up second in the group. The Filipinos also had their shining moments on the offensive end with forwards Mariano Suba, Joshua Brocen and skipper Jericho Sinconiegue leading the charge. Meanwhile, China punched its ticket to the main tournament as it narrowly beat Myanmar, 1-0, behind Liu Rofan’s first half strike.

Source: Manila Times October 30, 2017 15:11 UTC