Philippines lose to Hong Kong U23
The Philippines lost yesterday to the Hong Kong U23 squad 4-2. The loss was a bit baffling because the Philippines had an 85% possession in the game and had more shots on goal. Hong Kong proved to be more clinical finishers by scoring 2 goals before HT, and 2 more in the last 15 minutes of the match. Phil Younghusband had a chance to give the lead to the Philippines when he found himself 1-1 with the keeper, but his chip shot was sweeped off by a defender. Had he scored he would have had a hat trick after scoring the brace in the first ten minutes of the second half from a penalty. The match is not an A side match and will not affect the rankings of both teams. RP team line-up: (4-4-2) Sacapano; David Basa(RB), Rob Gier and Anton del Rosario (CBs), Jerry Barbaso(LB); James Younghusband(RM), Jason de Jong and Roel Gener (CMs), Chieffy Caligdong(LM); Aly Borromeo and Ian Araneta (FWs) Subs: Phil Younghusband for Jerry Barbaso, others unknown Hong Kong U-23 squad: Yehong Hui, Chen