The game almost turned to be a disappointment for the Philippine Azkals.
The "Pilipinas Futbol" squad otherwise known as Philippine Azkals salvaged a 1-1 draw in their away game against Sri Lanka for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers held at Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka witnessed by a very sparse crowd yet Pinoy fans expressed their support by going to the game.
Fil-Am addition Nate Burkey saved the day for the Azkals with his very scrappy goal in the 49th minute to even things up after Sri Lankan Chathura Gunarathna put his team ahead, 1-0 in the 45th minute.
Azkals goalee Neil Etheridge made a spectacular save in the first 10 seconds of the extension period to give his team and the Pinoy fans some moments of relief after some anxious moments of a serious attempt by Sri Lanka to score a goal and sneak in a win.
The Azkals had two attempts to break the deadlock but Ian Araneta and Fil-European, Virado was both thwarted by a masterful job by Sri Lankan goalee Manjula Fernando.
Top striker Phil Younghusband was pulled out of the game somewhere in the 40th minute after a collision with an opposing player that resulted in a reoccurence of his former injury that he suffered playing against Mongolia.
The Azkals need at least a 0-0 tie to advance but we can be assured that they wont settle for just a draw because they would be playing behind their ever supportive fans in the next game to be held in the Philippines at the Rizal Stadium on July 3.
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