THE 2019 AFF Women’s Championship campaign of the Philippine national football team ended on Tuesday with the Filipinas settling for a fourth-place finish.
Faced off with Myanmar in the battle for third at the IPE Chonburi Stadium in Thailand, the Malditas fell on the raw end of the contest, losing, 3-0.
The Philippines did a good job in holding off Myanmar in the opening half but just could not contain the latter when the floodgates opened in the second fold.
Forward Yee Yee Oo broke through for Myanmar in the 63rd minute to break the nil-nil tie.
Two more goals from midfielder Nu Nu in the next nine minutes created further distance for their team from which the Malditas could not recover from.
Overall the Malditas finished with a 3-3 record in six games and the fourth-place finish was their best in the tournament to date.
Midfielders Camille Rodriguez and Quinley Quezada were the top scorers of the Malditas in the highly competitive tournament with four goals each.
“It hurts but we grow and we learn, so that we know how to face even tougher adversities next time. Gotta keep that fire burning so we continue to write more new chapters!” the Malditas wrote on their official Facebook page.
Vietnam emerged as the champion, beating Thailand in the finals. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo
