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MANILA, Philippines — Coach Mark Torcaso expressed confidence the youth-laden Filipinas will step as much as the plate as they defend the Asean Soccer Federation crown starting tonight on the Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho, Vietnam.
First up for the 23-member squad composed largely of age-group standouts with a handful of FIFA Ladies’s World Cup veterans is light-weight Timor Leste at 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. Manila time).
“We wish to win, we wish to defend the title and we all know how vital it’s to the nation,” Torcaso mentioned.
“However we additionally wish to ensure that we give our younger ladies one of the best alternative to be prepared for the (high-level competitions) Asian Cup and the SEA Video games,” he added.
