STEPHAN Schrock kept the Philippine Under-22 football team in the hunt for a semifinal berth as he delivered a wonder goal that stunned Malaysia, 1-0, in the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Friday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Schrock struck in the 72nd minute as his corner kick bounced off Malaysian 'keeper Muhammad Haziq Nadzli’s hands and turned into the only goal of the match, which was enough to upset the reigning Games runner-up.
The Young Azkals put up great defense from there led by goalkeeper Anthony Pinthus and defender Amani Aguinaldo, to preserve the lead until the final whistle before a roaring crowd of 6,500, mostly home fans.

By bouncing back from a heartbreaking 1-2 loss to Myanmar last Wednesday, the Philippines kept its semifinal hopes alive by moving to joint second place in Pool A with four points, now tied with idle Cambodia.
“We’re very happy. We put ourselves in a situation where we can advance (to the semifinals),” Schrock told the reporters after the big win. “That was the goal and we’re very proud of the result.”
Myanmar clinched one of the two semifinal berth in Group A after a 3-1 victory over Timor Leste for its seventh point earlier in the day.
The Philippines’ semifinals chances depends on its last group stage match against winless Timor Leste on December 4 at the Binan Football Stadium as well as the remaining games of Malaysia and Cambodia.
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