Published June 16, 2021, 8:00 AM
Stephan Schröck
The Philippine Azkals were held to a 1-1 draw by Maldives Tuesday, June 15 (early Tuesday, June 16 Manila time) in the conclusion of their campaign in the second round of the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Angel Guirado’s opener in the 19th minute was cancelled out by an equalizer by Ali Fasir in the 25th before the Azkals spent the rest of the way searching for that second goal that could have given them the full three points.
Instead, coach Scott Cooper’s side was forced to share the spoils with Maldives after the final whistle.
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Veterans Angel Guirado and Mark Hartmann found the back of the net as the Azkals bounced back from a 2-0 loss to China last Tuesday to tighten their grip on third spot in Group A of the joint qualifiers for the World Cup and Asian Cup.
Published May 25, 2021, 4:47 PM
The Philippine Azkals have started their Doha training camp Monday, May 24, in preparation for the resumption of the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers in early-June.
Team captain Stephan Schrock leads a group of 12 players who are now in the Qatari capital for the weeklong camp which coach Scott Cooper hopes would be enough for the Azkals to be ready once they arrive in Suzhou, China for the final three matches of the second round.
Other players in Doha are veterans Mark Hartmann, Angel Guirado, Alvaro Silva, Luke Woodland, Patrick Reichelt and Jarvey Gayoso while Matt Baldissimo, Niko de Vera, Mar Diano, Mark Winhoffer, Bernd Schipmann and Michael Kempter comprise the newcomers.