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The Filipinas showcase their composure in a nail-biting penalty shootout and deny a Thai squad looking for a return journey to the ultimate, propelling the Philippines to its first girls’s soccer gold-medal match in SEA Video games historical past
CHONBURI, Thailand – For the primary time in Southeast Asian Video games historical past, the Philippines will play within the last of girls’s soccer.
The Filipinas completed the breakthrough feat after outlasting host Thailand, profitable 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 attract a nail-biting semifinal conflict on the Chonburi Daikin Stadium right here on Sunday, December 14.
Jael Marie Man, Alessandrea Carpio, Sara Eggesvik, and Hali Lengthy transformed in succession within the penalty shootout whereas two Thais misfired because the Philippines organized a title duel with defending champion Vietnam.
Getting ready to getting eradicated as they trailed 0-1 with 5 minutes left in regulation, the Filipinas caught a fortunate break when Thailand received known as for a hand ball, leading to a penalty kick for Man.
Man didn’t disappoint as she discovered the again internet on the 87th minute for a 1-1 impasse.
A scoreless further time led to the penalty shootout, the place the Filipinas confirmed their poise as they broke the hearts of a Thai aspect looking for a return journey to the finale after settling for bronze within the 2023 version in Cambodia.
The Philippines gained a 3-2 lead after Pluemjai Sontisawat noticed her shot hit the left put up and the Thais finally bid their golden hopes goodbye following an Orapin Waenngoen kick that flew over the bar.
By reaching the ultimate, the Filipinas are assured to surpass their best-ever bronze finishes in 1985 and 2019.
Within the different semifinal bracket, Vietnam coasted to a 5-0 rout of Indonesia to remain on track for a fourth consecutive title.
The gold-medal match is about for Wednesday, December 17, on the identical venue. – Rappler.com
