Philippines stopped by New Zealand fight back

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Philippines stopped by New Zealand fight back

Fullerton: The Philippines concluded their 13-day training camp in the United States with a 2-1 defeat to New Zealand in an international friendly on Tuesday.

Alen Stajcic’s side let slip a Sarina Bolden lead going into the break, conceding twice late in the game with Meikayla Moore and Ali Riley scoring for New Zealand.

Australia denied by Canada's Leon again

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

Australia denied by Canada's Leon again

Sydney: A brace from Adriana Leon denied Australia as Canada came from behind to beat the Matildas 2-1 in an international friendly on Tuesday.

It was Australia's second successive defeat to the Tokyo Olympics gold medallists, who won the first friendly 1-0 on Saturday.

Bakaev hails Sogdiana substitutes for making the difference

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Bakaev hails Sogdiana substitutes for making the difference

Jizzakh: PFC Sogdiana’s Ulugbek Bakaev revealed that second-half substitutions paved the way for the Uzbekistan side’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Hong Kong’s Eastern Long Lions in the AFC Cup™ 2022 Inter-Zone Semi-final on Tuesday.

Shakhruz Norkhonov’s last-gasp effort sent Sogdiana through to the Inter-Zone Final against either ATK Mohun Bagan of India or Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur City FC on October 5.

Losada confident of Eastern’s future despite heartbreaking exit

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Losada confident of Eastern’s future despite heartbreaking exit

Jizzakh: Head coach Roberto Losada sees a bright future for Eastern Long Lions despite their 1-0 defeat to Uzbekistan’s PFC Sogdiana in the AFC Cup™ 2022 Inter-Zone Semi-final on Tuesday.

The Hong Kong club had gone into the tie with a well-crafted plan to stop Sogdiana, only for their best efforts to come undone almost at the death when the home side sealed victory through Shakhruz Norkhonov’s 85th minute strike.