Football: Eggesvik's brace propels Filipinas past Myanmar in Asiad

Sarina Bolden drew first blood for the Filipinas by scoring on a penalty 19 minutes into the match.

First passage into the knockout round🔵🔴🟡 #LabanFilipinas #ParaSaBayan #FilipinasTayo #HangzhouAsianGames pic.twitter.com/wTZugBxh8LThe Philippine women's football squad shut out Myanmar, 3-0, to move into a historic quarterfinals appearance in the 19th Asian Games at the Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium on Thursday night.Myanmar had a few close calls but the Filipinas' defense managed to repel the attempts.

In the 60th minute, Bolden and Jessika Cowart orchestrated a play that had Eggesvik scoring the second goal for the Filipinas.With the victory, the Filipinas avenged their defeat against MyanmarThe Filipinas will next battle Japan on Saturday.

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