I went to
Phuket, Thailand to watch
AGILA Pilipinas Flag Football Team compete against other Asian Countries for the
4th Asian Beach Games.
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| When Chief of Mission Mr. Richard Gomez visited the Agila Pilipinas FFT |
I will just claim the title of being their number one fan since I was with them from boarding the plane in the PH until they arrived at their hotel in
Phuket Town, to justify my presence at the games.
Okay, okay, it's because my boyfriend
Kiko Matos is playing and I am tagging along. :)
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| Cute mascots at the roundabout signifying the entrance to the Beach Games Venue |
So here are some picture of their first day (November 12, 2014) to compete.
They arrived early at the
Saphan Hin Sports Center to practice and warm up. I found them here, under the trees, seriously training.
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| Busy training |
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| Watching the match ahead of them. Luke Jickain in front. |
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| First prayer and team huddle |
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| First tie |
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| Strategies, strategies... |
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| Still in the game |
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| Post-game mandatory shake hands |
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| Final score. Close match. |
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| Post-game mandatory group photo |
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| Down time after the first match |
It was very close match between the AGILA Pilipinas FFT and China FFT. I am no sports analyst so I could not say more.
Of course, I thought they could have beaten China, if only they had a coach
right there to study their game closely for this match. Their coach
Paul Le was not able to be there for them because Paul, a long-time Football coach and UP Diliman Football teacher, was assigned as head referee for the games. On the bright side, it affirms that the AGILA Pilipinas FFT has a good coach.
But they gave a good fight, considering the team was only birthed by Coach Paul four months before this match.
I will be posting other photos, and videos of the other matches soon! Please check back again :)
I would love to hear from you!