AZKALS TO DO A LIVERPOOL ACT?

Trailing 3-0 in the aggregate score and with their backs against the wall, the Philippine Azkals are hoping for a big miracle tonight in the all-important second leg match against the Al-Azraq squad of Kuwait in the 2014 FIFA-World Cup second round qualifiers. With an expected 20,000 strong hometown crowd behind the host, anything can happen after 90 minutes of slambang action. The Azkals can drew inspiration from Liverpool FC of the English Premier League, which went down 0-3 at halftime during their 2004-05 UEFA Champions League finals match against AC Milan of Italy in Istanbul, Turkey. Steven Gerrard struck in the 53rd minute then Smicer (56) and Xabi Alonso (60) completed the Reds incredible comeback to send the match into an extension period and eventually won, 3-2 in penalties. With an all-out attacking game and a big crowd support, the Azkals believe they can pull it off and as they say, anything can happen in a football game. All they have to bear in mind was Liverpool’s 2005 amazing comeback.