AFC Women's Asian Cup: Philippines storms into quarterfinals
The HinduPhilippines booked its spot in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 quarterfinals, defeating Indonesia 6-0 to finish as the Group B runner-up on Thursday. Eager to advance to the knockout stage for the second successive edition, Philippines applied heavy pressure from the start and was awarded a penalty as early as the fourth minute when Vivi Oktavia Riski was fouled for a handball in the area, but Katrina Guillou sent the spot-kick against the left upright. Guillou, however, redeemed herself in the sixth minute when, left unmarked at the edge of the box, she collected Carleigh Frilles’ cross before slotting past Indonesia goalkeeper Riska Apriia to score her first AFC Women’s Asian Cup goal. The Indonesian backline, however, were unable to cope with the Philippines pressure and in the 56th minute, a poor clearance allowed Tahnai Annis to convert the loose ball with a crackling strike into the bottom right corner.