Phú Thọ: Defending champions the Philippines made a winning start to the ASEAN Women’s MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 on Thursday with Quinley Quezada and Dionesa Tolentin both scoring twice in a 7-0 win in Group B over Timor-Leste at Việt Trì Stadium.
Aaliyah Schinaman, captain Hali Long and Adelaide Wyrzynski were also on target as Mark Torcaso’s side moved to the top of the early standings in Group B ahead of Myanmar on goal-difference.
Schinaman provided the Philippines with the perfect start, netting from close range in the second minute after Quezada redirected Malea Cesar’s cross from the right into her team mate’s path.
Five minutes later the defending champions doubled their advantage through Quezada, the forward scoring at the second attempt after seeing her initial effort blocked at close range.
The Philippines continued their early onslaught in the ninth minute when Long met Chandler McDaniel’s corner from the right with a perfect header to give Gorette da Deus no chance.
And, with 13 minutes left in the half, Quezada claimed her second of the evening when she controlled Tolentin’s cross from the left on her chest before slamming her shot beyond the goalkeeper.
Tolentin saw her shot from the edge of the penalty area pushed onto the post by Gorette in the early exchanges of the second half while Olivia McDaniel was called upon to make a rare save in the 55th minute, the Philippines goalkeeper using her legs to deny Godeliva Martins.
Tolentin added the fifth in the 57th minute when she lifted the ball over Gorette from wide on the right side of the penalty area and she scored her second of the night seven minutes later from close range following a mix-up in the Timor-Leste defence.
Substitute Wyrzynski bundled the ball over the line from close range with 16 minutes remaining after a goalkeeping error to net the seventh as the Philippines laid down an early marker in the defence of their title.
MSIG Player of the Match – Dionesa Tolentin (#11), Philippines
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