PH Azkals football team should expect a lot of boos and hostile football fans when they meet Sri Lanka on June 29. Azakls vs. Sri Lanka is their first leg match in the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIFA World Cup while the second leg of the match will be held four days later at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila.
Rohana Ruwanthilake, skipper for the Sri Lanka football team, vowed to give the Philippine Azkals team a “torrid time” on their series of football match. The Sri Lanka football team is very eager to perform well in front of their home crowd. The Football Federation of Sri Lanka has revealed its 25-man line up for the qualifier. Ruwanthilake led the team to its past four international stints which include AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers in Nepal.
“Our main target is to perform well in the first leg which will be played on home soil,” said Ruwanthilake in a story posted yesterday on the Daily Mirror. “All of them (teammates) have gained experience playing in international matches and are determined to give a torrid time for the visiting Philippine side.” Ruwanthilake added that their squad is oozing with talents.
Although Ruwanthilake sounded confident that they can beat PH Azkals their Korean coach, Jang Jung, is a bit wary of the Azkals, who are already in their final preparation in Duren, Germany. The coach also added “They have grown very fast and are going to be a difficult opposition for us,” The have prepared well for this tournament and had undergone training in UAE (it should be Germany).” Although they trained a little late they are going to do their best to win the first leg of the match against the Azkals saying “We commenced training late due to a delayed selection process. However, we are in a positive frame of mind to counter the challenge before us.”
The Sri Lanka football team played in the international tournament two months ago in the AFC Challenge but failed to qualify. On the other hand, the Azkals failed to win their first friendly match against Germany.
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