2014 Philippine Peace Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Philippines |
| Dates | September 3–6 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
| Goals scored | 11 (5.5 per match) |
The 2014 PFF Peace Cup also known as the 2014 Philippine Peace Cup, will be the third edition of the tournament, an international football competition organized by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) to celebrate peace month in the country through football. It will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila and was originally scheduled to take place form September 3–9, 2014.[1] It was then revised to September 3–6.[2]
Participants
PFF president Mariano Araneta stated that the teams being initially eyed are Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Palestine and Vietnam..[3] The PFF were due to announce the final list of invited teams on August 6, a day after the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup draw in Hanoi, Vietnam.[4] At the draw, where Philippines coach Thomas Dooley was in attendance, he revealed that Palestine, Myanmar and Vietnam were the invitees for the tournament. However, Vietnam would only take part if they were not drawn with the Philippines at the Suzuki Cup. Vietnam were however drawn with the Philippines therefore another team would need to be invited.[5] On August 7, the PFF confirmed the participation of Myanmar, Palestine as well as Chinese Taipei which replaced Vietnam.[1]
Venue
| Manila | |
|---|---|
| Rizal Memorial Stadium | .svg)  Rizal Memorial Stadium 2014 Philippine Peace Cup (Philippines) |
| Capacity: 12,500 | |
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Fixtures
The tournament was originally to be a single round-robin tournament format with match dates on September 3, 6 and 9.[1] However, the PFF received an advisory from FIFA on August 28 informing them of the new "two-match per international window" regulations. Therefore, the PFF revised the format to allot a maximum of two matches.[2]
Semi-finals
Myanmar  | 4–1 |  Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Kyaw Zayar Win  26', 49' Tin Win Aung 38' Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit 71' |
Report | Maher 87' |
Philippines  | 5–1 |  Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Gier 24' J. Younghusband 37' Chen Yi-wei 65' (o.g.) Hartmann 74', 88' |
Report | Yen Ho-sen 80' |
Third place match
Final
| Philippines | Match 4 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Nanda Lin Kyaw Chit- Tin Win Aung
Rob Gier- James Younghusband
Ahmed Maher
Yen Ho-sen
- 1 own goal
- Chen Yi-wei (playing against Philippines)
References
- ^ a b c Marisse Panaligan (2014-08-07). "Azkals to host Palestine, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar in 2014 Peace Cup". GMA News. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ a b "PFF Advisory on PFF Peace Cup 2014 Matches". Philippine Football Federation. 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ Manolo Pedralvez (2014-06-03). "Dooley eyes AFF Suzuki Cup crown for Azkals next". Rappler. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ Cedelf Tupas (2014-08-04). "Palestine may headline Peace Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ^ "We need another team for Peace Cup, says Dooley". ASEAN Football Federation. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2014-08-05.