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Angie Beard of the Philippines (13) controls the ball against United Arab Emirates in a FIFA international friendly at the UAE Football Association Headquarters, April 9, 2025. Handout/PFF-PWNFT

Angie Beard of the Philippines (13) controls the ball against United Arab Emirates in a FIFA international friendly at the UAE Football Association Headquarters, April 9, 2025.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744137515352MIAM8367.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Angie Beard of the Philippines (13) controls the ball against United Arab Emirates in a FIFA international friendly at the UAE Football Association Headquarters, April 9, 2025. Handout/PFF-PWNFT"/>Angie Beard of the Philippines (13) controls the ball against United Arab Emirates in a FIFA international friendly at the UAE Football Association Headquarters, April 9, 2025. Handout/PFF-PWNFT</div>MANILA (UPDATED) -- The Philippine women&#x27;s national football team completed a two-match sweep of the United Arab Emirates in their friendlies at the UAE Football Association Headquarters, early Wednesday morning (Manila time).The Filipinas shut out the hosts, 4-0, for a strong finish to their camp.Unlike last Saturday&#x27;s game where the Filipinas struck early, this time around they were initially kept in check by UAE. It wasn&#x27;t until the 37th minute that Sara Eggesvik found the breakthrough for the Filipinas and put them ahead.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/3/25/football-filipinas-set-for-dubai-camp-friendlies-vs-uae-0111">READ: Filipinas overwhelm UAE in friendly</a></div>The floodgates opened for the Philippines in the second half, with Carleigh Frilles (54&#x27;), skipper Hali Long (62&#x27;), and Chandler McDaniel (74&#x27;) all finding the back of the net.For Long, the goal increased her tally for the Philippines to 20. McDaniel, meanwhile, scored three goals in two games against UAE, having grabbed a brace in Saturday&#x27;s win.&quot;They sat in a different formation, so we had to be a little more patient on the ball,&quot; said Katrina Guillou, who earned Player of the Match honors. &quot;We got a little frustrated -- me, individually,  included -- in the first half, but we just kept wearing them down and kept the ball moving.&quot;&quot;We definitely picked our moments of opportunity towards the end of the first half and definitely in the second half moving forward,&quot; she added. &quot;Just perseverance from the team, good service, and good finishes.&quot;Olivia McDaniel also kept a clean sheet this time around, after having given up a late goal to UAE&#x27;s Juma Naeema in their first meeting.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744138878267MIAM8906.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Philippine women&#x27;s national football team celebrates after a goal against United Arab Emirates in a FIFA international friendly at the UAE Football Association Headquarters, April 9, 2025. Handout/PFF-PWNFT"/>The Philippine women&#x27;s national football team celebrates after a goal against United Arab Emirates in a FIFA international friendly at the UAE Football Association Headquarters, April 9, 2025. Handout/PFF-PWNFT</div>The pair of friendlies highlighted the Filipina&#x27;s camp, which is part of their preparation for a series of tournaments later in the year including the MSIG Serenity Cup, the Asian Cup qualifiers, and the Southeast Asian Games. Head coach Mark Torcaso was pleased to see a variety of players scoring goals, and expressed his hope that their experience against a defensive-minded UAE team will serve them well in their future matches.&quot;Playing UAE now is extremely good, because we&#x27;re going to come up against Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Saudi Arabia [in the Asian Cup qualifiers],&quot; he said. &quot;They&#x27;re going to do the same thing in the qualifiers, so we wanted to be prepared for that,&quot; he added. &quot;We stayed disciplined, we stayed patient. The girls were very good in possession, and we scored some really good goals.&quot;&quot;It&#x27;s about building towards the Asian Cup qualifiers, and we&#x27;re really looking forward to that.&quot;The Filipinas will next come together for the May 26 to June 3 international window, where they are expected to play two matches on home soil. <div></div>

The Filipinas shut out the United Arab Emirates, 4-0, for a strong finish to their camp.

The Filipinas shut out the United Arab Emirates, 4-0, for a strong finish to their camp.

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Published Apr 09, 2025 02:39 AM PHT

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