Stajcic not satisfied with just moral victories

Coach Alen Stajcic was in no mood for moral victories shortly after the Philippine women's football team came close to beating highly-ranked New Zealand on Wednesday (Manila time). "We can compete," Stajcic said after the Filipinas' 2-1 loss to next year's Fifa (International Federation of Association Football) Women's World Cup co-hosts at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, California. "But we have to win and we didn't win." Playing against a squad that is 22nd in the Fifa rankings, the Philippines took the lead moments before the halftime break when Sarina Bolden, who starred in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championship last July in Manila, scored a volley off Sara Eggesv...

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