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Archers triumph
Manila, Philippines – Agbayomi Olowoyeye and Shag Shapay Johnson scored two first half goals in a span of two minutes to lead Green Archers United past Army Fritz & Macziol, 3-1, on Monday in the United Football League at the University of Makati Field. Olowoyeye put the Archers on the board with a goal in the 37th minute before Johnson made it in the 39th minute. Army’s Nestorio Margase...
Maroons XI storms to finals
Manila, Philippines – Ayi Nii Aryee scored two goals yesterday as defending champion University of the Philippines nailed the first finals berth in UAAP football with a 2-0 victory over University of Santo Tomas yesterday at the Ateneo Ocampo Field. The Ghanian booter came through for the absence of striker Jinggoy Valmayor who served a one-match ban for a second yellow card, as the Maroons...
Azkals wrap up Gulf swing
The Philippine Azkals wrap up their three-match friendly in the Gulf when they take on the Qantas Australia U-23 tonight in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Buoyed by their 3-1 victory over Qatari first division club Al Ahli in Doha on Monday, the Azkals try to pull off an upset against the Aussies at 11:30 p.m. Manila time (7:30 p.m. Dubai time). A much-better performance was seen from the Filipino booters...
Azkals clobber Qatar club team
Match Thursday (Dubai, UAE) 11:30 p.m. – Philippines vs Australia U-23 The Philippine Azkals drew two goals from Phil Younghusband for a 3-1 victory over Qatar first division club Al Ahli in a friendly match held yesterday at the Al Ahli Stadium in Doha. Younghusband scored the ninth and 53rd minutes even as Denis Wolf registered his first goal since joining the team last month to bounce back...
Football gets shot in arm
Manila, Philippines – Efforts to sustain the development of football in the Philippines got another boost with no less than International Football Federation (FIFA) Vice-President Prince Ali Al-Bin Hussein of Jordan and the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation providing support to grassroots development. The Philippine Football Federation recieved P20 million aid from Pagcor for its...
Azkals lose to Uzbek U-23
The Philippine Azkals played on the defensive end to suffer a 3-0 defeat to the more formidable Uzbekistan U-23 team in a friendly match yesterday at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. Ivan Nagaev scored two goals (42nd and 66th minutes) even as the rest of the Uzbeks squad that is bidding for an Olympic berth controlled most of the possession with their methodical passing to hand the Azkals a stinging...
Maroons triumph
University of the Philippines (UP) remained on course to retaining the men’s football crown in UAAP Season 74 following a 10 victory over Far Eastern University (FEU) Thursday at the Ateneo field in Katipunan. Second-year player Jinggoy Valmayor, the top scorer last season, drilled the marginal goal on a Jay Eusebio assist in the 34th minute, giving the Fighting Maroons a total of 13 points on...
Football program
Manila, Philippines – An ambitious grass-root development program, sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation and recognized by the Federation Internationale de Football Association starts a year-round football activities in Calamba City Feb. 9-12. The program as announced by Calamba City Mayor Joaquin Chipeco Jr,, is a four-leg series in the boys 9-under, 13-under and 17-under categories...
Azkals proceed to Dubai camp
Manila, Philippines – With almost a month left before the start of the AFC Challenge Cup in Katmandu, Nepal, the Philippine Azkals hope to make up for lost time as they gear up for next week’s training camp in Dubai. Azkals team manager Dan Palami and coach Michael Weiss both admitted that they have very little time to prepare for the tournament yet gave an optimistic approach about the...
