by Peter Atencio - Manila Standard Today
THE Philippine Azkals national football team had so far scored two wins in a row, the latest a 4-1 victory over the Bonner 19-under selection, but team manager Dan Palami and the rest of the coaching staff expect more from the team when they face second division team Ingolstadt on Monday.
The tune-up games in Duren, Germany serve as the nationals’ final preparation before they take on the Sri Lanka Brave Reds on June 29 and July 3 in their two-game qualifying matches for the World Cup.
“We are slowly achieving cohesion. We played well, especially in the first half,” said Palami.
Fil-British striker Phil Younghusband again drew first blood for the Azkals when he scored the team’s first goal in the first half, followed by team captain Chieffy Caligdong, Fil-German Stephan Schrock and Ian Araneta.
The Azkals earlier beat Aachen-Duren, 4-1, during another tune-up match last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Bahrain Football Association will host the Azkals’ training stint in the capital city of Bahrain, Manama.
Philippine Football Federation president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta said he got the confirmation from the BFA, which relayed the news to PFF general secretary Ramon Manuel a week ago.
The Azkals will be flying to Bahrain between July 13 and 19, right after their qualifying matches against Sri Lanka and Kuwait.
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