After defeating the Sri Lanka Brave Reds, the Philippine Azkals is set to fight Kuwait Al-Azraq (The Blue) on July 23 at the Mohammad Al Hamad Stadium, Qadsia. This foot ball competition is the second round for the Team Azkals to test their luck to achieve the qualifier round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that will happen in Brazil. The game will be telecast live on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on the same day at 11pm.
This is the first game of the Team Azkals for the second qualifier round where two of their members where suspended after receiving 2 yellow cards during their Sri Lanka game. Members include Team Captain Aly Borromeo and Midfielder Stephan Schrock, they are barred to play the first leg on Kuwait but they will still join the practice that is happening now in Bahrain. Despite of the suspension of two Azkals members, they are still positive in winning their fight against Al-Azraq where they still have their key players that brings Sri Lanka down during their fight. These members are co-captain Chieffy Caligdong, Phil Younghusband, and Angel Guirado.
Aside from the suspension, four members of Team Azkals namely Neil Etheridge, Anton del Rosario, Simon Greatwich and Jason Sabio were accused of committing rape where a certain Paul Weiler was spreading the said rumor in the internet. These allegations were denied by the four members and the said accusation thrown to them is currently investigated by the Azkals Management.
Tickets for the Kuwait VS Philippine Football Game cost 5 Kuwait Dinars (P765), 3 Kuwait Dinars (P459), and 2 Kuwait Dinars (P306). The second leg of their game will happen on July 28 at Rizal Memorial Stadium. For more updates visit ABS-CBN News Website – http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/azkals.
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good thing that we can watch now a live telecast of their fights