AFC Challenge Cup: Palestine vs Philippines Update 3

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Philippines vs Palestine

After watching the delayed telecast of the match, here are the numbers:

Philippines		Palestine
0	Goals	0
8 (5)	Shots Taken (on Target)	19 (7)
2	Corner	9
0	Offside	1
8	Free Kick	5
3	Yellow Card	1
0	Red Card	0

I got the Corner Kick and Free Kick numbers from ABS-CBN but the rest I counted it myself.  We differ in the Shots Taken stat (they had Philippines-13 and Palestine-18).  I dunno if mine are accurate, especially the Shots on Target numbers coz it can be a bit difficult to decide if it’s on target or not.  Anyway, in counting the shots (and shots on target), I based this on the definition here (and after reading this definition, I’m doubting the accuracy in my Shots stats in the Myanmar game… oh well, I guess I’ll learn as I move along J).

Yellow Cards:

            Simon Greatwich (Philippines)

M S Albahdari Abdallatif (Palestine)

            Anton Del Rosario (Philippines)

            James Younghusband (Philippines)

I know this isn’t usually done but I’m separating the figures of the 1^st half from the 2^nd half so you can see how the game changed from after halftime.  Coz sometimes a team starts slow at first and would pick up in the second half, or vice versa.  And if you just look at the over-all stats, sometimes it won’t tell you the complete story of the game, so here’s my 1^st half-2^nd half breakdown of the stats J

AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: Philippines vs Palestine Update 2

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Philippines vs Palestine

Delayed Telecast Schedule:

AFC Challenge Cup: Bangladesh vs Philippines

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Bangladesh vs Philippines

In the crucial game which decides if the Azkals will advance to the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, Philippines came out strong and won a resounding victory with 3 goals.  First goal came from Ian Araneta in the 41^st minute, ending his international goal drought (of 9 games).  Angel Aldeguer Guirado scored the last two goals in the 55^th and 80^th minute.

I can’t really comment more on this as I didn’t get to watch the game.  But reading it from the tweets of @craigburrows, @roymondous, @cedelfpt and @DYANCASTILLEJO, it seemed like it would have been a very exciting game to watch.

Anyway, with all games played in the Group A, here’s the updated table:

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Palestine	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
Philippines	3	1	2	0	4	1	3	5
Bangladesh	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3
Myanmar	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Match Scores
Myanmar vs Philippines	1-1
Palestine vs Bangladesh	2-0
Philippines vs Palestine	0-0
Bangladesh vs Philippines	3-0
Myanmar vs Palestine	1-3
Bangladesh vs Myanmar	2-0

Palestine and Philippines tops the group and will qualify for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.  They will be joining India, Turkmenistan, Maldives and Tajikistan.  We’ll know by April 12 who will be taking last two slots for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.

I heard that Studio 23 will be air the delayed telecast of the Philippines vs Palestine game on March 29 @ 4PM (but I dunno yet if this is true, I’ll let you know).  But there’s definitely no schedule yet for the delayed telecast of Philippines vs Bangladesh game as ABS-CBN is still trying to get a copy of the video.  We’ll keep you updated.

AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: Philippines vs Palestine Update

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Philippines vs Palestine

Angel Aldeguer Guirado, a menacing figure up front.

I wouldn’t want to be the player marking him. 

Photos courtesy of Craig Burrows

and Roy Moore of pinoyfootball.com.  More of their pics here.

Since we probably have to wait until next week to see the delayed telecast of this match, here are the great articles covering the game:

Figting draw puts Azkals in a do-or-die
Azkals Battle Palestinians to a scoreless draw
Match Insights: Philippines 0-0 Palestine
Reporting from Rangoon
PH Azkals settle for second draw

I’ll update you as soon as I get the delayed telecast sked of this game.

AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: Azkals' chances

Here’s my attempt on being an expert (hope I got my calculations correct)…

Assuming that Bangladesh will win in tonight’s game against Myanmar (as they are leading 1-0 in half time), there will be nine possible outcomes with the last two games.  But here are the three scenarios on which the Azkals can advance to the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup…

Scenario 1: Palestine loses to Myanmar and we win against Bangladesh

Scenario 2: Palestine vs Myanmar will end in a draw and we win against Bangladesh

Scenario 3: Palestine wins against Myanmar and we win against Bangladesh

 

If Bangladesh vs Myanmar game will end in a draw, then here are the scenarios for us to qualify:

Scenario 1: Palestine loses to Myanmar and we win against Bangladesh

Scenario 2: Palestine vs Myanmar will end in a draw and we win against Bangladesh

Scenario 3: Palestine wins against Myanmar and we win against Bangladesh

Scenario 4: Palestine wins against Myanmar and we draw in our match against Bangladesh

Scenario 5: If Palestine vs Myanmar will end in a draw and we draw in our match against Bangladesh, we will be tied with Myanmar for the 2nd spot.  It will then be decided based on Goal Difference, that means we need to score lots and lots of goals

But one thing is for sure, it is important that we WIN our last game.

AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers Group Stage Schedule

After winning the Play Offs/Pre-Qualifying matches, the Azkals now advance to the Qualifying Group Stage of the AFC Challenge Cup.  So, here’s the schedule of their group stage matches:

Myanmar vs Philippines

March 21 @ 5PM Philippine time

Philippines vs Palestine

March 23 @ 5PM Philippine time

Bangladesh vs Philippines

March 25 @ 5PM Philippine time

But unfortunately, the games held in Myanmar will not be aired live here in the Philippines as Myanmar government has denied ABS-CBN’s request to cover and broadcast the game.  They might give us a copy of the footage of the game which ABS can air on Wednesday (although this has not yet been officially confirmed by ABS)….

Well, that sucks.  It’s not gonna be as exciting to watch when you know who the winners will be.  If there’s no ABS coverage, is there a possibility to do live stream from Myanmar TV coverage?