7 players to miss Azkals matches in Mongolia – Manila Bulletin

The Philippine Azkals shall be with out seven gamers for his or her marketing campaign within the third spherical of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers which begins subsequent week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Coach Thomas Dooley revealed that Raphael Obermaier, Patrick Strauss, Michael Kempter, Carli de Murga, Kevin Ingresso, Amani Aguinaldo and Diego Bardanca have been dominated out of the Qualifiers, leaving the Azkals with large holes to fill.

A few of the gamers talked about both play as backs or defensive midfielders.

“What a bummer!!! It has by no means occurred earlier than,” Dooley mentioned in a Fb publish asserting their absence. “(However g)iving up is NEVER an possibility.”

The event got here a couple of days after the state of affairs by which Dooley determined to not embody veteran Stephan Schrock within the ongoing preparations for the continental qualifiers.

Schrock was a part of the preliminary 30-man squad for the coaching camp.

A part of that record is Gerrit Holtmann, who Dooley mentioned shall be accessible for the final two video games of the competitors in Mongolia.

The Azkals open the marketing campaign on June 8 towards Yemen earlier than dealing with host Mongolia and Palestine on June 11 and 14.

Topping Group B or emerge as one of many 5 finest second placers within the ultimate part of the qualifiers will ship the Azkals to the Asian Cup for the second straight time.