2023-07-21 18:52:43
Katrina Guillou of the Philippines | Photo: Joe Allison – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
The Philippines sought to write a golden page in their football books, in their World Cup debut. It was the opportunity that everyone dreams of in this sport. In front they had Switzerland, a team that is characterized by its good treatment of the ball. It was not going to be easy. They had to appeal to the defensive order to stand well in the Forsyth Barr Stadium field. The opening game for both teams, in this Australia-New Zealand 2023 World Cup, showed that the value of this tournament goes beyond victory and defeat.
This was demonstrated by the Filipino fans, who made themselves felt strongly. And that for a few seconds he lived in a dream thanks to Katrina Guillou’s goal. Assuming the position of defensive order and attacking by surprise, the Philippines opted for long shipments. That was how they found his note. A ball went from the defensive zone to the edges of the Swiss area. After an aerial dispute, the ball ended up at the feet of Katrina Guillou, who took advantage of the goalkeeper’s hasty departure Gaelle Thalmann to finish off and send the ball to the bottom of the nets.
However, his goal was cancelled. The joy was barley in the peak moment for the Philippines that only lasted 15 seconds.. And Switzerland understood that it had to react if it did not want the game to get out of control. In the replay of the play, it can be seen that Guillou was indeed ahead at the time of the pass. During the aerial fight for the ball there was no touch towards it, so his trajectory did not deviate and it was the first pass that counted to give Guillou ahead.
The Philippines could not beat Switzerland, but they framed a gesture with their fans that is worth more than three points. (Luis Veniegra/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The emotional moment of the night, however, was not absent. And all thanks to the generosity of the players and fans. The Philippine national teams waited until the end of the game to give a collective thank you to all the people who came to support them. And the fans also got ten points not only for waiting for the end of the game, despite having lost, but for the constant support they provided throughout the match. It really gave the impression that the Philippines was playing at home in the face of such hubbub from their countrymen.
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It could not be tonight in which they celebrated their first goal in the World Cup, but they will have two more opportunities. In their group, the next rivals will be New Zealand and Norway. In this match against Switzerland they showed that they can defend well and that they have Olivia McDaniel, their goalkeeper, as a guarantee of safety. He had no collaboration on the Swiss goals. The first was a penalty perfectly taken by Ramona Bachmann. The goalkeeper gambled that the shot would be centered, but Bachmann doubled his shot to the left and scored 1-0.
In the second goal, McDaniel reacted with two lightning saves, but the final rebound fell to the feet of Seraina Piubel, who finally pushed the ball to seal the final 2-0. It all ended like this. There was no joy of goal for the Philippines, but the pride of a game well played, with gallantry and honor until the end. Being in the World Cup is already historic for them.
In the other result of the day, Spain beat 3-0 Costa Ricawhile Canada y Nigeria they tied without annotations. The Iberians showed a collective football that served to decipher the rival defense. They even missed a penalty, through Jennifer Hermoso, a Pachuca player, who was able to widen the difference. The shot was underpowered and was saved by the goalkeeper.
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