Philippine Football Team Azkals crushed the Sri Lankans, 4-0. Advances to 2nd round to meet the Kuwaitis.

Who let the dogs out? Arf, arf, arf, arf, arf! Lol. Despite of gloomy and rainy afternoon at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, it proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Philippine National Football Team Azkals to annihilate the visiting Sri Lankan Football Team, 4-0(with an aggregated goals of 5-1) in their second round match of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Top Azkals footballers Phil Younghusband, Emelio Caligdong and Angel Guirado leads the team to victory.

Here's the complete news feed about the Azkals-Red Braves match courtesy of Philippine Star and GMA News.

Azkals crush Sri Lanka, face Kuwait in 2nd round

07/03/2011 | 03:52 PM 

(Updated 4:58 p.m.) Phil Younghusband scored twice while Chieffy Caligdong and Angel Guirado added one each as the Philippine Azkals crushed Sri Lanka, 4-0, in their 2014 World Cup Asia group playoffs home tie at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Younghusband scored on a direct free kick in the 56th minute. He made his first goal in the 43rd minute of the firs half.

Caligdong gave the Philippines a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute of the opening half to set the tone of the match. Filipino-Spanish midfielder Angel Guirado made it 3-0 in the 50th minute.

The Philippines won the first round tie with a 4-1 aggregate score over Sri Lanka. The first leg of the Philippines-Sri Lanka qualifying match ended in a 1-1 draw in Colombo. 

The Philippines will face Kuwait in the second round of the 2014 World Cup Asia qualifiers. - GMA News

Play-by-play updates from Philippine Star. 

 With the win, Azkals march to the next round against Kuwait.

FULL TIME. AZKALS WIN 4-0 (aggregate score 5-1)

91:27 Almost another goal for Angel. Sri Lanka foils his attempt just in time.

88:24 Red card slapped on Sri Lanka's No. 4. He's out of the match. Penalty kick for PHL.

85:45 Azkals just killing time.

84:00 Miss by James, but it was a good attempt.

82:00 Two-straight misses by Ian Araneta

81-minute mark. Azkals comfortably ahead 4-0.

76:32 No. 6 Roel Gener checks in for Chieffy Caligdong, whose exit was met with rousing applause from crowd.

74:38 Save by Etheridge. Sri Lanka having hell on offense.

73:00 Chieffy back on the field.

71:00 Good attempt by Ian Araneta, but ball hits the bar.

69:35 Chieffy down on the ground. He's in pain, taken out on a stretcher.

Chieffy's attempt deflected by Sri Lankan keeper. Azkals still comfortably ahead 4-0

Yellow card on Aly Borromeo.

Ian Araneta checks in for the first time in the match for Phil.

59:00 PHL misses attempt. It was an excellent offensive day for the Azkals. Too many attempts.

Chants of "OLE!" now reverbrating through the venue. Looks like a blowout win for the Azkals.

56:44 Phil nails penalty kick! It's now a lopsided match for the Azkals 4-0!

FYI philstar play-by-play followers: We'll now use the official game time in our updates since the writer transferred to the media center, which has a viewing screen. There's no screen on the field so we used real time in our updates.

50:20 That was a great pass from James to Angel, who did superb job of evading the goal keeper!

50:20 Breakaway goal by Angel Guirado Aldeguer! It's now 3-0 for the Azkals.

2nd half. Action resumes. PHL leads on aggregate 3-1

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HALFTIME STATS

Goals: PHL 2; Sri Lanka 0

Shots: PHL 13; Sri Lanka 2

Corners: PHL 2; Sri Lanka 3

Fouls: PHL 4; Sri Lanka 3

 Yellow cards: PHL 2; Sri Lanka 2

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 FIRST HALF IS HISTORY. AZKALS LEAD 2-0

4:16 Only 3 minutes left in the first half. PHL owning Sri Lanka so far.

4:13 Goal by Phil Younghusband! It's now 2-0 for the Azkals!

4:09 Almost another goal for PHL off corner kick.

4:06 Tempers flare on the field. Azkals still up 1-0.

4:04 Missed attempt by Sri Lanka. 111-minutes to go in the first half.

4:01 Azkals just missed two-consecutive attempts. Great offense by PHL.

4:00 Angel narrowly misses attempt. Azkals still lead 1-0

3:58 PHL still playing aggressively.

3:53 PHL almost scores another goal. Tough day for Sri Lankan keeper; he's got slippery hands.

3:52 PHL misses penalty kick.

3:51 Sri Lankan slapped with yellow card. Pressure mounts for the Brave Reds.

Awesome goal by Chieffy was made at the 19-minute mark. Coach Michael Weiss hugs the diminutive Caligdong.

Goal by Chieffy. Crowd roars! Mayhem here. Azkals lead 1-0

15-minute mark. Teams still scoreless.

3:35 Nice tackle by Aly, prevents Sri Lankan attack.

3:44 Good save by Etheridge.

3:42 Gotta give it to the photographers who have stayed put in the field despite the unforgiving downpour.

Game hits 11-minute mark. Teams still scoreless.

3:39 Breakaway drive by PHL but fails to score.

3:37 Angel Aldeguer's attempt intercepted by Sri Lankan keeper. That was close!

3:35 A dull three minutes. Neither team able to establish possession.

3:33 Kick by James Younghusband way above the goal.

3:32 Sri Lankan keeper down on the ground. Action momentarily halted.

3:31 Raining now here at Rizal. Azkals almost score.

3:30 Game time!

3:26pm Players shake hands. Match about to begin.

3:22pm National anthems of the participating teams now being played.

3:12pm All four officials are from South Korea.

3:10pm Lineup of Phl now being announced. The crowd roars after every mention of Azkals players.

3:07pm ABS-CBN top honcho Geny Lopez Jr. has arrived in the venue. The network will be broadcasting today's match on Studio 23.

3:02pm Thanks to Smart, the venue has wi-fi connection. Mediamen came equipped with their laptops and mobile phones to deliver updates right from Rizal.

2:59pm Veteran scribe Bong Pedralves of Malaya expects the Azkals to win the game by 1-0.

2:58pm This writer has taken his spot in the stands with other writers from print and online. More people continue to enter the stadium. The teams, meanwhile, have started their pre-game warm-ups.

2:45pm A slew of photographers from the local and international press have gathered at the pitch entrance, waiting to take on their posts.

2:43pm Azkals team manager Dan Palami says he's had butterflies in his stomach for the past few days because of excitement for today's match. His fearless forecast? "I'm fearful," Palami said in jest in a brief chat with this writer. He added that it feels great to have a resurgence of football in the Philippines.

PS:Congratulations to our National Football Team for their wonderful performance against Sri Lanka. I know it's early to tell, but they've proven to the football world that they can go head-to-head and toe-to-toe against the heavyweights in Asian Football. Our next match against Kuwait will be a tough nut to crack. Cheers to Mr. Dan Palami, Coach Hans Weiss and the rest of the players and staff of Philippine Football Team. We Believe! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!