After spectacular win, Stajcic looks for more improvement

Filipinas women’s football staff in the AFF Women’s Championship. –PILIPINASWNFT

Coach Alen Stajcic made available to concentration on advancements rather than savor the Philippines’ emphatic earn in excess of Singapore on Wednesday in the Asean Soccer Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship.

“I still believe we’ve got a very long way to go to get to wherever I want to get to,” he mentioned.

The Filipinas went on a goalscoring spree and defeated Singapore, 7-, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, a result that place the host nation on prime of Group A with six points by means of two video games.

Isabella Flanigan’s opener, an possess goal, adopted by a single each and every from Tahnai Annis and Sarina Bolden in the initial half along with Sara Eggesvik, Kaya Hawkinson and Anicka Castañeda obtaining the mark after halftime supplied a good deal of delight for the house supporters next a gritty 1- win around Australia two nights earlier.

Stajcic was impressed with how the targets arrived, but reported the effectiveness versus one particular of the perceived lightweights in the group stage will not cut it as soon as the Filipinas confront contenders late in the regional championship.

“Although some of the plans had been huge and environment-class, the passages of plays and blend of plays are most likely the regions of the sport that we have to operate on the most,” he reported.

The Philippines is favored to arise victorious in the next two games versus Malaysia on Friday and Indonesia on Sunday, prior to dealing with a tough Thailand facet in the last match of the group stage on July 12.

Thailand is next in the table with 4 details immediately after battling Australia to a 2-2 draw previously in the working day at the Rizal Memorial pitch. Malaysia moved to third place at two details right after a 1-1 tie towards Indonesia although Australia, Singapore and Indonesia are level with a point apiece.

The top two teams in the group progress to the semifinals, and the Filipinas seem to be on the proper track soon after two match times inspite of Stajcic’s observations.

“We confirmed that we’re a good defensive team, but with the ball, I consider we have got the most space for improvement. And tonight, we showed some glimpses of that,” mentioned Stajcic.

Flanigan’s volley nine minutes into the contest launched the Filipinas’ assault on the Lionesses, who rarely place up a obstacle the rest of the way.

Singapore conceded an personal purpose seconds after Flanigan’s opener when defender Ernie Sontaril experimented with to crystal clear Annis’ cross to no avail. Sporting the captain’s armband, Annis afterwards designed it 3- in the 19th minute with a header.

She also established up the fourth objective right before halftime, offering a cross that led to a free of charge header by Bolden, who provided the winner in excess of Australia the prior match.

Eggesvik and Hawkinson registered their 1st-at any time goals carrying the Philippine shirt in the 46th and 55th minutes just before Castañeda joined the scoring tally in the 68th, rebounding a deflected try by Carleigh Frilles.

Dominating possession, the Philippines had an much easier time on the defensive side which resulted in veteran goalkeeper Inna Palacios, who appeared for the 50th time with the nationwide crew, receiving a clean up sheet.

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