Philippines to face Korea in AFC Women's U16 qualifiers

The Philippines seeks to continue their impressive form in the AFC Women's Under-16 qualifiers later today in Weifang, China.

The Pinays are slated to face Korea this afternoon at the Luneng Football School, with the kickoff scheduled at 4pm.

Both teams are currently undefeated after having won both of their respective matches.

The Pinays just had their bye last Thursday, after playing to a 13-0 win over the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday.

According to coach Let Dimzon, the team is in high spirits, with the team continuing their game plan that worked against India in the opener. They used the bye to study their East Asian opposition.

Tejanee Isulat continues to impress in the tournament, after her second Woman of the Match nod. She netted a hat trick against the Northern Marianas to lead the cast of goalscorers.

After this match, the Pinays will close out against Malaysia on Monday morning.

Philippines kicks off AFC Women's U16 with win

The Philippines opened its campaign on a positive note at the AFC Women's U16 Qualifying tournament, defeating India, 2-0 at the Luneng Football School in Weifang, China.

Tejanee Isulat got things going for the ladies with the opening goal in the 6th minute, while Andrea Tiongson contributed the insurance goal in the 75th minute to clinch the three points for the Pinays.

Coach Let Dimzon highlighted the team's aggressive game plan attack, noting that they gave their South Asian opposition fits in the attacking third. She added that they had a number of good attempts, but they also missed lots of good chances to add to that tally. Dimzon also noted that India had their own set of scoring chances, but they were unable to break through in this one.

The Philippines is expected to continue with their game plan later this afternoon, as they face the Northern Mariana Islands at 4pm. Dimzon shared that their upcoming opponents, who lost to Malaysia in the other Group B match, 2-1, are younger and less experienced that the Pinays.

Korea Republic, which had a bye on Saturday, will kick off their AFC campaign against Malaysia at 11am.