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Football: Holtmann's game-winner tows Azkals past Mongolia in Asian Cup qualifiers

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">FT | 🇲🇳 Mongolia 0️⃣-1️⃣ Philippines 🇵🇭<br/><br/>💭 Gerrit Holtmann&#x27;s dream stoppage-time debut goal ensures the Azkals pick up their first win in Group 🅱️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ACQ2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ACQ2023</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNGvPHI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNGvPHI</a> <a href="https://t.co/UYoUzTMUSO">pic.twitter.com/UYoUzTMUSO</a></p>— #AFCU23 (@afcasiancup) <a href="https://twitter.com/afcasiancup/status/1535508114421817344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Fil-German Gerritt Holtmann scored the lone goal for the Philippine national football team to stun host team Mongolia, 1-0, in a hard-fought match in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar on Saturday (Manila time).</p><p>Just when everyone thought the two squads would settle for a scoreless draw, the German Bundesliga maintay sent the ball to the back of the net in the 90th minute of the hotly contested game.</p><p>It was Holtmann&#x27;s international debut with the Azkals. </p><p>All in all, the Philippines had 18 attempts at the goal with 6 of them on target. The Azkals enjoyed 77 percent of the ball possession and got 9 corner kicks.</p><p>With the victory, the Azkals collected 3 points and boosted their chance of making the Asian Cup for the second time.</p><p>The Azkals came off a goalless draw against Yemen last Wednesday and it was enough to merit the Pinoys 1 point. </p><p>The Philippines now holds the lead in Group B with a total of 4 points, followed by Palestine with 3 points, Yemen (1 point), and Mongolia at the bottom. </p>

Fil-German Gerritt Holtmann scored the lone goal for the Philippine national football team to stun host team Mongolia, 1-0, in a hard-fought match in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar on Saturday (Manila time).