Sarina Bolden's early goal gave the Philippine women's football team the lead briefly, but the Koreans proved they are just too much late in their match at the 19th Asian Games in China.
The Philippine women's football team suffered a 5-1 loss to South Korea in the 19th Asian Games Monday at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium.
The Filipinas took the lead early courtesy of a Sarina Bolden goal at the eight-minute mark. But things went downhill for the Philippines after its promising start.The Filipinas had a couple of good looks on the pitch but just couldn't convert and bring themselves back on the scoreboard. South Korea remained unbeaten with a 2-0 win-loss slate, while the Philippines fell to a 1-1 record in Group E.
The Filipinas will face Myanmar, which defeated them in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, in their final group stage match on Sept. 28.
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