U23 Malaysia - U23 Philippines (end of first half) 0-2: Continuous surprises

U23 Philippines continued to cause surprises, when Banatao scored in the 40th minute to raise the score to 2-0 against U23 Malaysia.

Will U23 Malaysia overcome the challenge called Philippines? - Photo: FAM

U23 Malaysia is considered stronger than the Philippines in this match, but the young "Harimau Tigers" need to be very careful if they don't want to pay a heavy price.

U23 Philippines brings to the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Tournament a large number of players trained abroad.

The presence of names like goalkeeper Inigo Castro, Nicholas Guimaraes, defender Noah Leddel, midfielder John Lucero, Jax Pena, striker Otu Banatao, and Javier Mariona makes the U23 Philippines very formidable.

U23 Philippines will be a big challenge for U23 Malaysia's goal of 3 points.

The 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship will take place from July 15 to 29 in Indonesia with the participation of 10 teams, divided into 3 groups. The teams will compete in a round robin to calculate points, selecting the 3 group winners and 1 second-place team with the best results to enter the semi-finals.

The Vietnam U23 team is currently the defending champion of the Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

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