Azkals vs. Palestine: Another Sensational Win for the Philippines

 LIVE BLOG:

4:41pm: Philippine national anthem plays. 

Starting 11: Sacapano, de Murga, Sabio, Jonnson, Gier, 2 Guirados, Mulders, Caligdong, 2 Younghusbands.

4:45pm: Whistle blows. Match off to a start.

4:46pm: 44 seconds into game, Philippines makes an attempt at the goal but attempt is weak. 

Philippine Team is in WHITE, Palestine is in RED. 

4:48pm: Phil Younghusband scores first goal for the Philippines, 3 minutes into the match!

Because he was issued a red card during the last match vs. Turkmenistan, Neil Etheridge is sitting out this match. The Philippine goalie is Eduard Sacapano of the Philippine army. 

4:54pm: Sacapano saves an attempt on the 9th minute. Good, solid defense by the Azkals so far. 

4:57pm: Neil Etheridge tweeting from the sidelines tweets: "The officials giving some questionable decisions against us ... Our midfield is looking strong and comfortable on the ball."

5:05pm: Palestine scores first goal.

5:09pm: Phil Younghusband converts penalty kick, scores second goal for the Philippines. Philippines up 2-1, 23rd minute.

5:14pm: Good buildup by Palestine on goal attempt, but it is stoppped by goalie Eduard Sacapano.

5:16pm: Neil Etheridge tweets: "Nice take from ed! The start of the game has been fast and furious and doesn't look like its going to stop as its attack at both ends."

5:19pm: James Younghusband gets a free kick. Will he convert? 

5:19pm: Great save by Palestinian player, goalie in the wrong place to bloack the Philippines' Juani Guirado's attempt.

5:24pm: Tough defense from Palestine prevents the Philippines from making any goal attempts despite three close opportunities. 

5:25pm: Jason Sabio looks to have hurt his knee after collision with Palestinian player. Philippines down to 10 players momentarily.

5:27pm: Angel Guirado scores third goal for the Philippines, 41st minute. Azkals now up 3-1 vs Palestine. 

5:28pm: Carlos De Murga down momentarily. 

5:31pm: Another Palestinan attempt, saved by Sacapano.

5:32pm: HALF TIME: Philippines leads Palestine 3-1. Follow our live blog for updates. 

5:47pm: Second half off to a start.

The winner of this match between Azkals vs Palestine will determine 3rd place at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.

5:54pm: Rappler's @natahsya_g tweets: "Slow start to the 2nd half, but good exchange of ball possession from both teams so far. 52nd minute. "

6:00pm: Sacapano given Yellow Card but not clear what the violation was for. 

6:05pm: Attempt by Angel Guirado goes straight to the arms of the Palestinian goal keeper. 

6:10pm: Palestine scores second goal.

6:12pm: Juani Guirado scores for the Philippines. Azkals now up 4-2 68th minute. 

6:14pm: Palestinian Player given a yellow card after tackiling Azkal from behind.

6:17pm: Another close attempt by Phil Younghusband.

De Jong in for Rob Gier

6:20pm: 3rd goal for Palestine. Score now at 4-3. 

6:23pm: Sacapano deflects near goal by Palestine. 10 minutes to play. 

Tweet from Neil Etheridge: "Palestine have great delivery right under ed but ed manages to punch away... Phil just doing a solo job uptop ... Tired legs now"

3 minutes added to clock.

6:35pm: The Guirado boys fighting hard. Yellow card given to Palestinian goalkeeper.

6:38pm: FULL TIME: Philippines makes history as the Azkals defeat Palestine 4-3 to win 3rd Place at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.

courtesy of: rappler.com