Koreans nip Azkals United in shootout
By Cedelf P. Tupas
Azkals United salvaged a late equalizer but fell short to Korean side Icheon Citizen, 2-4, in a penalty shootout Saturday night in the Kia Rio Cup at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Azkals United salvaged a late equalizer but fell short to Korean side Icheon Citizen, 2-4, in a penalty shootout Saturday night in the Kia Rio Cup at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Icheon Citizen may be playing in the third tier of Korean football, but it doesn’t mean that they would be easy picking for the Philippine Azkals.
Used sparingly for most of the tournament, Jay Alejandro put on an explosive show when the Energen Pilipinas Under-16 needed him most.
The Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth Team may have earned the luck of the draw, but national coach Olsen Racela can’t enjoy it as he worries about the possibility of missing the services of his vital cogs in the Fiba Asia U16 tournament this month.
In college, one favorite taunt among gin-swigging school pundits goes thus, “If you’re smart, why ain’t you rich?”
One failed mission hasn’t diminished the passion of basketball’s Most Valuable Patron in wanting to see the national team play in the Olympics someday.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas can now breathe a little easier after hurdling its biggest stumbling block in the second round of the Fiba Asia Championship.
Under the old tournament format, Smart Gilas Pilipinas could have ended up second place behind Korea, the country’s best Jones Cup finish in 13 years.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas’ road to that elusive Olympic berth will have to start with perennial powerhouse China.
Along with China in Group D, the Nationals will tangle with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in the first round of the 2011 Fiba Asia Championships in Wuhan, China this September.
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