Filipinas back with a bang

The Philippines' forward Sarina Bolden (3L, No. 7) celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup Group A football match between New Zealand and the Philippines at Wellington Stadium, also known as Sky Stadium, in Wellington on July 25, 2023.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine women’s football team made a smashing return to action and clobbered Jordan, 3-0, in its kickoff gig in the Pink Ladies Week tourney Saturday night in Antalya, Turkey.

Sarina Bolden fired a brace while Katrina Guillou wrapped up scoring as the Filipinas handled business with efficiency in their first match after a six-month layoff.

“It’s going to take a bit of time to build what we want in terms of our playing style but the most important thing is we got a win,” said coach Mark Torcaso, whose squad is employing a new attacking-oriented game.

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