Thursday, June 9, 2011

Philippine Azkals' 23-man line-up unveiled

MANILA, Philippines – After several weeks of tryouts, the Philippine Azkals unveiled its 23-man lineup for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka.
According to Soccercentral.ph, those in the National team are:
1. Neil Etheridge (Goalkeeper)
2. Manuel Ott (Midfielder)
3. Robert Gier (Defender)
4. Angel Aldeguer Guirado (Midfielder)
5. Ray Jonsson (Defender)

6. Jerry Lucena (Midfielder)
7. Stephan Schrock (Defender)
8. Ian Araneta (Striker)
9. Alexander Borromeo (Defender)
10. Emelio Caligdong (Left Wing Midfielder/Forward)

11. Anton del Rosario (Defender)
12. Roel Gener (Defender)
13. Nestorio Margarse (Midfielder)
14. Edward Sacapano (Goalkeeper)
15. Misagh Bahadoran (Striker)

16. James Rochlitz (Midfielder)
17. Nathaniel Burkey (Midfielder)
18. Jason Sabio (Defender)
19. Ricardo Becite (Midfielder)
20. James Younghusband (Right Wing Midfielder)

21. Phil Younghusband (Striker)
22. Paul Mulders (Attacking Midfielder)
23. Dennis Cagara (Defender)


The 23 footballers were selected after several weeks of trials held at the Alabang Country Club and the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
The 23-man team will head to Duren, Germany next week to continue their training camp.
The first leg of their World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka will take place in Colombo on June 29.
The second leg will be on July 3 at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
Meanwhile, 3 players who were in the Azkals' lineup in previous international tournaments, were asked to focus on the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Indonesia in November.
Joining the Philippines' Under-23 roster for SEAG are Simon Greatwich (brother of Chris Greatwich), Jason de Jong and Yannick Tuason. Source

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