MANILA (13 July 2013) – It will be more than just a friendly for the Philippines national Under-23 team when they take on the United Fooball League (UFL) All-Stars tomorrow night at the Emperador Stadium.
With their place at the SEA Games at the end of the month hanging in the balance, the team will be anxious to show to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) that they deserve to be given the chance.
“First they must provide us some records of their previous performances that would prove they can win, and they must also know who are the tough teams they will be facing in the SEA Games,” said Jose Cojuangco Jr, the president of the POC.
“If the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) can make the standards, “they are in.”
But their road to getting the green light from the POC has not begun well when they conceded a 1-0 loss to Singapore in a friendly at the Hougang Stadium last month.
At the last SEA Games, the Philippines U23 side which boasted a flurry of foreign-based players won only once – a 1-0 win over Laos.
PHLIPPINES UNDER-23 TEAM
Amani Aguinaldo, Ronnie Aguisanda, Nathan Alquiros, Fitch Arboleda, Joshua Beloya, Paolo Bugas, Patrick Deyto, Neil Dorimon, Raymark Fernandez, David Fornea, Mark Hartmann, Carlo Liay, Angelo Marasigan, Niño Ochoterena, Nathan Octavio, Nick O’Donnell, Deo Seguinal, Jeremy Theuer, Jinggoy Valmayor
UFL All-Stars
Antonio Albor, Misagh Bahadoran, Jerry Barbaso, Chieffy Caligdong, Ref Cuaresma, Anton del Rosario, Ruben Doctora, Izzo El-Habib, Shirmar Felongco, Roel Gener, Anto Gonzales, Chad Gould, Chris Greatwich, Matthew Hartmann, Gui Hazegawa, Bervic Italia, Val Kama, Boogie Margarse, Emmanuel Mbata, Jake Morallo, Matthew Nierras, Tating Pasilan, Hector Zaghi
