IT was a heart-breaking defeat to Palestine in the Maldives National Stadium in the very first hour of Saturday our time.  It made the Philippines the second placer to Palestine in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup.

Filipinos were exhilarated by the Azkals victory against Maldives on Tuesday, which gave us a chance to compete for No. 1 in the AFC Challenge Cup. But we all knew that win or lose—in the encounter with Palestine—the Azkals are already heroes in our hearts.

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