Azkals up 6-0 over Cambodia; match temporarily suspended due to rain | Inquirer Sports

Azkals up 6-0 over Cambodia; match temporarily suspended due to rain

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 09:27 PM March 24, 2013

Phil Younghusband FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—Phil Younghusband needed only nine minutes to score a hattrick.

Younghusband chalked up three quick goals in the first half as the Philippines leads Cambodia, 6-0, before their Group E Qualifying match of the AFC Challenge Cup was temporarily suspended due to rain at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium Sunday night.

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Younghusband started off his scoring binge with a short strike inside the box in the 25th minute before coming through anew six minutes after on a curler.

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With Cambodia struggling to get into any groove, Younghusband pounced on the visitors’ poor defending with a header in the 34th minute before assisting on a goal by Fil-Spanish Javier Patiño to cap off his stellar night.

The rain started to pour in the second half but it hardly affected the Azkals’ play.

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Patino scored his second international goal in the 57th minute – squeaking one in – past three defenders to make it, 6-0, after Stephan Schrock put in also his second international goal at the start of the second half.

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Schrock got help from Cambodia after one of its players got a piece of the ball – changing its direction – before finding the back of the net.

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The match, which was interrupted by a power outage late in the first half, was stopped in the 65th minute due to rain with parts of the pitch already flooded.

With six goals in and still a lot of time left, the Azkals are on track to match if not eclipse Turkmenistan’s 7-0 win over Cambodia last Friday.

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TAGS: Cambodia, Football, PH Azkals, Sports, the AFC Challenge Cup

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