The Philippine Under-16 national football team suffered their second loss in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) U16 Championship in the hands of Singapore, 1-4, on Thursday. The Filipino booters lost 0-1 to host Cambodia in their opening game.

The Philippine team launched an offensive in the first half but failed to penetrate their opponents’ wall. The Singaporeans was caught with a surprise in the 17th minute as young defender Akram Azman sent the ball to their own goal to give the Philippines an early 1-0 advantage.

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