In the second match of Group A, AFF Cup 2022, the Philippines team only had to face the weakest opponent in the group, Brunei. A victory is the goal of the archipelago team, to regain their spirit after a 2-3 defeat to Cambodia.
Right after the referee's opening whistle, the Philippines proactively took the attack with a series of dangerous attacks down the sidelines and crosses into the penalty area.
And just waiting until the 7th minute, from a long pass over the line by his teammate, Daniels broke the offside trap, ran down and shot accurately, opening the score for the Philippines.
With an early goal, the Philippines continued to make their own attacks. Brunei's defense had to work hard but all of this team's efforts collapsed when in the 12th minute, Reyes fired a free kick with his left foot outside the penalty area to double the gap for the team from the archipelago.
With a score of 2-0, the Philippines actively played slowly, slowing down the pace of the match but still had superior ball control.
Meanwhile, Brunei has shown inferiority in all aspects. The "Collins" not only failed to deploy their playing style, they even had to concede a third goal from the beginning of the second half. From a strong pass from his teammate, Melliza comfortably received the ball before launching a thunderous kick with his left foot that hit the Brunei net.
The Philippines played more and more excitedly and did not want to stop. The team continuously pressed the field and created many storms towards Nyaring Stadium.
And less than 3 minutes after the third goal, the player who came on as a substitute Rasmussen shot hard, causing goalkeeper Nyaring to make a mistake, raising the score to 4-0 for the Philippines.
Brunei continuously attacked at the end of the second half in search of an equalizer. And all the efforts of the yellow team were rewarded when in the 70th minute, Ramlli received a pass from the right wing, a somewhat lucky shot on the knee, narrowing the gap to 1-4 for Brunei.
But that was all Brunei had. At the end of the match, Bias passed a smart pass for Rasmussen to end his left foot dangerously, setting the score at 5-1 for the Philippines.
Winning 5-1 against Brunei, the Philippines got their first 3 points at the AFF Cup 2022, ranked 4th in Group A. While Brunei is still at the bottom of the group.
