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SEA Games 2025: Filipinas shoot for historic gold vs Vietnam
The Philippine women's football team, the Filipinas, are heading to the gold medal match for the first time in the Southeast Asian Games after a 4-2 penalty shootout victory against host nation Thailand.
They will face four-time defending champion Vietnam in the final.
This rematch of a group stage meeting, where the Filipinas won 1-0, will take place on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. Philippine time) at Chonburi Stadium.
After a 1-1 tie through regulation and extra time, Jael Marie Guy, Alessandrea Carpio, Sara Eggesvik, and Hali Long converted their penalty kicks for the Filipinas, while Thailand missed two crucial penalty attempts.
Jael Marie Guy's penalty kick in the 87th minute, after Thailand was called for a handball, forced extra time.
The Filipinas conceded the opening goal in the 53rd minute from Jiraporn Mongkoldee.
This victory assures the Filipinas of their best-ever finish in the SEA Games football event.
Despite Vietnam's strong record, the Filipinas are motivated to give their all for the championship.
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