As the Philippine nationwide ladies’s soccer group heads to Wellington for his or her subsequent match in opposition to co-hosts New Zealand within the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday, Filipinas head coach Alen Stajcic stated they’re trying ahead to bettering to be extra aggressive in opposition to the Ferns.
Stajcic within the post-match convention final Friday stated the Filipinas had been spectacular in containing their feelings in the course of the match.
“The first time you come to the World Cup, you expect nerves, you expect people to really suffer from the occasion, but I think our players did not show that today. Their qualities were amazing,” the Filipinas head coach stated.
“We were a little bit unlucky with the offside goal early in the game. I think it was offside. But if that call goes our way, maybe the game changes a little bit as well,” Stajcic stated, referring to Katrina Guillou’s offside on the fifteenth minute mark which in some way put the hopes up for the Philippine group.
For just a few seconds, it was sheer bliss.
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— Philippine WNT ? (@PilipinasWNFT) July 22, 2023
“We showed that we are competitive and that’s the main thing.”
Stajcic stated their subsequent opponent New Zealand will even be a aggressive group because the Ferns gained 2-1 in opposition to the Filipinas in a pleasant final yr. However, there’s nonetheless an opportunity to offer the co-hosts a superb struggle.
“We know that if we can improve a little bit, we can certainly be competitive in that game,” stated Stajcic.
The Filipinas head coach can also be grateful for the help the group is receiving from Filipinos in New Zealand.
“For the players to feel that energy and emotion is almost surreal.”
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
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