Both Philippine teams yielded to their opponents in the 29th Southeast Asian Games football tournaments last Tuesday 22 August 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Men’s Under-22 lost to defending SEA Games winners Thailand, 2-0, at the MP Selayang Stadium. The Under-22 had chances from Joshua Grommen and Javier Gayoso, but were unable to convert their chances.
The Men’s Under-22 team are in fifth place in Group B with three points after also conceding to Indonesia and Vietnam over the weekend.
Needing a win to maintain their pursuit of a medal, the Women’s team conceded to Myanmar, 6-0, at the UM Arena.
The Women’s team sit in fourth place, just outside of a medal finish with only one game to go.
Both teams will return to action on 24 August 2017. The Men’s U22 team will face Timor Leste while the Women’s team will face Thailand.