AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 Game Result: Azkals Beats Myanmar 2-0

AFF Suzuki Cup 2012—The Philippine Azkals won against Myanmar White Angels, 2-0, in a battle for the last ticket to the semi-finals on Friday, November 30 at the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sacapaño, Gier, De Murga, J. Guirado, Cagara, De Jong, Reichelt, Mulders, Wolf, PhilYh, and JamesYh were the starting line up of the Azkals for the game but an early substitution happened around the 35th minute, with Angel Guirado entering the game for Dennis Wolf.

Both the Azkals and the Myanmar White Angels were scoreless during the first half. The first goal of the game came from the Philippine Azkals courtesy of  Phil Younghusband  who scored off a pass from Jason De Jong during the 46th minute of the game. 

It was Angel Guirado who sealed the victory for the Philippine Azkals after scoring a goal at the 93rd minute  capitalizing from an awesome assist by Carli de Murga.

The Philippine Azkals, which ended the group stage with 6 points (second only to Thailand which won all their games and had 9 points after winning over Vietnam 3-1 in a simultaneous game) advanced to the semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2012, their second in a row at the prestigious tournament.

Photo courtesy of TJ Manotoc

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Angel Locsin Reacted Over Arnold Clavio's 'Racist' Comments on Azkals

Actress Angel Locsin cried foul over Arnold Clavio's remark against the Philippine football team Azkals. In her official Twitter account, Locsin expressed her admiration of Clavio but stressed that the broadcast journalist's racist tirades against the team was really offensive.

Angel Locsin is the rumored girlfriend of Azkals team member, Phil Younghusband.

"I think Arnold Clavio's a good person. But this time, sobrang foul lang. That's his opinion. This is mine. Madali lang sumira ng reputasyon, mahirap ibalik. Konting sensitivity lang sana," she tweeted. 

Angel also stressed that it's really unfair to judge the whole team, particularly questions about their nationality.

"Hindi naman po isang tao lang ang Azkals. At hindi naman po 'yung issue 'yung pagiging Pinoy nila. Unfair po 'yun," Angel said through Twitter.

She added: "Wala po tayong karapatang manghusga agad at manapak ng tao. Kung ayaw rin po nating mangyari satin."

On Tuesday morning, March 13, GMA news anchor Arnold Clavio gave his 'racist' comments on the Azkals regarding the sexual harassment case filed by Cristy Ramos (daughter of ex-president Fidel Ramos) against Azkals members, Angel Guirado and Lexton Moy.

Source: ABS-CBN News

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Arnold Clavio Trends on Twitter for Alleged Racist Comments on Azkals

GMA news anchor Arnold Clavio trends on the micro-blogging site Twitter after his alleged racist comments to the Philippine Azkals. In the Kapuso morning show Unang Hirit last March 13, Arnold was caught commenting on the said footbal team regarding the sexual harassment case filed by Cristy Ramos on the two Azkals members, Angel Guirado and Lexton Moy.

Courtesy of GMA Pinoy TV

Here is what Arnold had to say on the Azkals.

"Eh talagang ano na, aral na sa inyo 'yan eh. Ang yayabang n'yo 'kala n'yo... Porke't dinadagsa kayo ng mga fan, ang guguwapo n'yo eh. Parang uh.. 'God's gift to women'." 

"Alam mo lahat ginawa para ipaalam na may babaeng papasok sa locker, ilang katok nga sila eh. Eh malapit na 'yung match eh. Kailangan ma-check na 'yung dalawang kuponan. Dahil nauna 'yung Philippine team, bago yung Malaysian team." 

"Hindi ko kayo ka-kultura, kasi wala dito (pointing to his heart) at wala dito (pointing to his head). Hindi naman kayo Pilipino. Nagpapanggap lang kayong kayumanggi. Hindi kayo dito lumaki, mahirap 'yun." 

"Akala siguro nila lahat gusto silang matikman siguro, makasama, Diyos ko!..."

Azkals Won Over Tajikistan (2-1)

The Philippine Azkals barged into the semifinal round of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup held in Kathmandu, Nepal after beating Tajikistan Persian Lions, 2-1 in the games held Tuesday, March 13.

Phil Younghusband scored for Azkals

The Philippine team Azkals make history after making it to the final stage of the said cup. This is the 2nd time that the Azkals beat a former challenge cup champion, duplicating a feat they attained during the 2010 Suzuki cup. It can be recalled that the Azkals toppled down 2008 cup champion India (2-0) and their recent win with the Tajik's, the 2006 cup champion seled their semis berth.

Phil Younghusnband and Angel Guirado were the heroes of the game against Tajikistan as they scored the crucial goals in the 53rd and 80th minutes of the game.

The Philippine Azkals will go head to head with 2010 runner-up Turkmenistan this Friday, March 16 for their first game on the semis.

Photo by ABS-CBN

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