SPIRITED AZKALS COME BACK THRILL FANS AS KOREA DPR BOW

Philippines 3:2 Korea DPR

Picture from Goal.ph

The crowd in Rizal stadium were not only thrilled, they were entertained as spirited Azkals came from behind to defeat Korea DPR 3:2 to keep Philippines hope of AFC Asian cup alive as they progress to the next round of the competition.

The game started with both teams sharing possession and attacking from end to end. However, it was the away side that had the first scoring chance but their shot went wide.

As the game progress, both teams created chances but were not able to convert any until 43^rd minutes when Javier Patiño brilliant move and shot was block by the Korea DPR’s goalkeeper but Misagh Bahadoran was at hand to slot home the follow up with a good header the first goal of the night.

As Azkals fans were still celebrating Korea DPR Kyong Jin equalized in the added time to put the crowd back on their sit and the half ended 1:1

Second half started and Ri Hyok Chol struck again for the away side to make it 1:2 as they came into the second half with lots of energy.

With Azkals knowing there is nothing to be afraid of going forward, they mounted pressure after pressure as Koreans started delaying tactics. At about 84 minutes, Manny Ott carved in the come back to set Rizal Stadium crowd on fire after a series of quick passes that also involved Patino who was up for a task through out the night and the fresh spirit of James Younghusband.

The decider that made the Korea DPR to bow and send the crowd to the 7^th heaven came in the last minutes of the regulation time as Patino again found Iain Ramsay in the box who made no mistake in finding the back of the net and give Azkals the desired victory as the game ended 3:2. 

This win has no doubt put the Azkals coach on the driving seat for contract extension.