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Wide awake fans dissect Gilas' gut-wrenching loss to New Zealand

Puyat na, heartbroken pa
Aug 8, 2025
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DOWN to one last shot.

Gilas Pilipinas is now staring at a do-or-die matchup against Iraq in their final Asia Cup game after another heartbreaking loss to New Zealand, 86–94, early Friday morning.

The game tipped off at an ungodly hour, but that didn’t stop thousands of puyat Filipino fans from tuning in, only to be left stunned and disappointed once more.

READ: Gilas' hopes dim as Brownlee-led rally vs New Zealand falls short

Fans wasted no time taking to social media, flooding the feed with frustrations, suggestions, and sharp criticism.

Here are some of the takes we spotted on X:

Onto the next?

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What a concept

Sayang

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Came to dissect

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Weird calls?

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Future driven

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