INSPIRADO sa paglalaro sa itinuturing niyang home pitch, umiskor si Patrick Reichelt sa 78th minute upang giyahan ang Philippine Men’s Football Team sa paggapi sa Singapore, 1-0, nitong Martes ng gabi upang simulan ang kanilang AFF Suzuki Cup campaign sa pamamagitan ng panalo sa Panaad Stadium sa Bacolod City.

Giniba ng Ceres-Negros winger ang depensa ng Singapore defense sa pag ayuda ng magkapatid na Phil at James Younghusband.

“It’s amazing, scoring at Panaad and getting the three points to start the tournament,” wika ni Reichelt. “We had some problems at the start, but we changed the game in the second half. James (Younghusband) helped us a lot and we made everything quicker.”

Dahil sa panalo, nakakuha ang Azkals ng tatlong puntos bilang panimula.

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Binigyan din nila ng magandang buwena-mano ang kanilang bagong coach na si Sven Goran Eriksson.

“We’re happy we got the three points, but it was a difficult game,” pahayag ni Eriksson. “Singapore was playing direct and they were very difficult to defend. But tactically we made some changes and we showed good fighting spirit.”

“I think we have depth at almost every position,” pahayag naman ni team consultant Scott Cooper. “There’s been a lot of competition in the squad and it can only help us improve especially with a big challenge in front of the team.”