THE Philippine Azkals forced a scoreless draw against Thailand’s War Elephants on Saturday night in the first leg of the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup semifinals at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila.

The Azkals, under the tutelage of American head coach Thomas Dooley put a lot of pressure on the Thais in the entire game. Dooley earlier announced that his wards would employ a defensive strategy against the War Elephants, “We have to be very, very focused on defense so they don’t get any goal because a goal would become double [in aggregate].”

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