Philippine Azkals vs Singapore Lions: Preview and Results Prediction
Posted by cebloggerOct 7
The Philippine Azkals will meet the Singapore Lions in a football game tonight October 7, 2011, at the 6,000-capacity Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. Even though this is just one of those friendlies, Philippine fans are eager to know the results of this game. Philippine Azkals vs Singapore Lions – who will roar loudest, or who will wag its tail in defeat?
A friend already posted in her Facebok page that she is now on her way to the stadium to watch the game live. She was already wearing blue with the Philippine map stitched on the left breast portion. Expected to cheer for the Azkals are plenty of Singapore-based countrymen.
Preview and Results Prediction
Because of their rank at no. 166, the Azkals are the underdogs here against their 136th ranked Southeast Asian neighbor. The last time they met, the PH booters managed a 1-1 draw in the group stage of the AFF Suzuki up in December 2010.
Tonight they will meet again with a new coach and several new players on the PH side. German Coach Michael Weiss will field one of the strongest sides ever assembled for an international match in recent memory. The team is bidding to improve their teamwork and cohesion for major tournaments ahead of them.
With too many talented players at his disposal, Coach Weiss is expected to go all out with his attack. Strikers Phil Younghusband and Fil-Spanish Angel Guirado will be the likely players at front and complemented with attacking midfielders and the fiery Chieffy Caligdong.
The Singapore Lions, on the other hand, is not taking this encounter lightly. They will field an A team that will make this game as a tune-up for their third round Asian World Cup qualifying game against Jordan.
Below is a short highlight of their previous encounter:
The Philippines will make every attempt to score, but so does the Singaporeans, who are equally sharp and talented. I will not be sad if the Azkals draw the Lions. My prediction – 2-2, with goals coming from Guirado and Caligdong.
Actual Results (Update)
The first half ended with both sides failing to score. However, in the 50-th minute, Shaiful Esah of Singapore gave the Lions a 1-0 lead through a deflected long-range strike. Veteran striker Aleksandar Duric, doubled Singapore’s lead in a counterattack goal in the 64th minute.
The Azkals had several chances to score in the first half. Chieffy Caligdong’s goal in the 13th minute was disallowed for offside, while Phil Younghusband’s free kick missed the goal by a few inches. Almost, but not quite lucky.
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