Pinays in AFF round of four
The Philippines makes it four wins in as many matches.
SARINA Bolden scored thrice as the Philippines defeated Indonesia, 4-1, on Sunday night to advance to the semifinals of the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.
The Philippines slipped in the first half, with Carla Bio Pattinasarany scoring past Inna Palacios.
But the Filipinas equalized in the 48th on a Tahnai Annis goal, and then Bolden crushed the Indonesians with goals in the 58th, 65th and 67th.
The Philippines wraps up group play on Tuesday against Thailand.
Gilas update
Coach Chot Reyes and the Philippine team gear up for group play matches against New Zealand, India and Lebanon.
COACH Chot Reyes is still eager to see how a trio of Japan B.League imports would work as a Gilas backcourt unit even as one was ruled out of the Fiba Asia Cup.
Dwight Ramos has a leg injury and will not see action for the Philippines, a development announced just after Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas added Thirdy Ravena and Bobby Ray Parks to the lineup.
The three play for different clubs in the Japanese top flight.
“Maganda sanang makita how they will play together,” said Gilas coach Chot Reyes on Sunday.
“Unfortunately, hindi mangyayari yun sa ngayon. We have to wait some more time for that to happen.”
The Fiba Asia Cup is set July 12 to 24.
Reyes can still test player combinations later in the year as the Philippines, allotted a slot to the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup as co-hosts, is set to still play in the second round of qualifying starting in August.
Gilas 3x3 winds up fourth
The Philippines posts its best finish in the continental 3x3 tournament.
THE Philippines managed to get closer this time, but China still proved too much and scored a repeat win, 20-18, to take third place in the Fiba 3x3 Asia Cup on Sunday in Singapore.
The Filipinos bowed to the Chinese in pool play, 11-21.
Almond Vosotros, Samboy de Leon, Joseph Eriobu and Lervin Flores posted the best finish for the Philippines in the meet.
They beat Jordan and Indonesia in the qualifying, defeated host Singapore in the group stage before bowing to China, then toppled top seed Mongolia to reach the last four.
The Philippines bowed out at the quarterfinal stage in the 2013 Fiba Asia 3x3 Championship in Doha.
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