Too much firepower from start to finish.
The Philippine Azkals showed the Filipino crowd that their anticipation and hope on their squad won't be for nothing as they clearly outclassed the visiting Sri Lanka Brave Reds in their second match 4-0 and 5-1 in the aggregate score today at the newly improved Rizal Stadium witnessed by about 13,000 fans.
Emilio "Cheiffy" Calicdong punctuated the very aggressive start of the Azkals with a goal in the 19th minute after Angel Guirado and Phil Younghusband was foiled of their goal attempts in the 2nd and 7th minute respectively.
A very controversial goal by Phil Younghusband gave the 2-0 lead after the main referee overruled the foul called by the assistant referee in the 23rd minute leaving the Sri Lankan players confused and enraged by the huge break that came the way of the Azkals.
Fil-Spanish Angel Guirado reaped the fruits of his hardwork throughout the game with a goal in the 50th minute by eluding the Sri Lankan goalie Manjula Fernando as the latter left the box in his attempt to close out and prevent the shot.
Phil Younghusband drained his second goal in the game off an exceptional penalty kick in the 57th minute to set the final margin, giving the Filipino fans jubilant at their team's explosive effort.
The Azkals will face Kuwait in the next leg but they may face some unexpected problem as Anton del Rosario was given a yellow card meaning an automatic suspension for the next game and the same happened to one of the mid-fielder after getting into an altercation with an opposing player.
Nevertheless, this is still a huge reason to celebrate for the Pinoy fans all over the world as the Azkals move one step closer to their 2014 FIFA World Cup dream and we can be assured that coach Hans Weiss will make the appropriate adjustments for the Kuwait series.
