THE Philippines seek redemption when the Azkals face Malaysia in a Group A match of men’s football on Thursday in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
The Azkals third match in the Games is set at 8 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
Tha Malditas will also look for their first win in the tournament when they face also Malaysia in women’s play at the Biñan Stadium in Laguna also at 8 p.m.
The Azkals failed to bring the momentum of a 1-1 draw with Cambodia and lost to Myanmar, 2-1, on Wednesday.
Philippines fell to third spot for one point. The Azkals occupy the cellar in their group.
Myanmar stayed in strong contention after drawing Malaysia, 1-1, also in the group stage.
“We can be lucky. In life, you need to be deserving to be lucky. But now for sure, we deserve to be lucky. We will play offensively and believe truly that we can,” Azkals Coach Goran Milojevic said.
Milojevic still believes that the national team could pull something from their sleeves and upset the Malaysians.
“Generally, I’ve been working on my players and I believe in them. And my perception is always like a coach they can’t or can. But these boys will give 100 percent of their abilities both matches and they were good. They pushed me to believe in a successful match again.”
“Some situation keeps happening on the match. We must do planning but for sure we will try to play offensively.”