Luke Woodland (Azkals) out of the Suzuki Cup



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The Filipino-British defender is injured in the foot during the first victory of the Azkals against Singapore

Posted at 7:38 pm, November 16, 2018

Updated at 19:38 on 16 November 2018

Sidelined. Azkal defender Luke Woodland will be out of the rest of the tournament.

Sidelined. Azkal defender Luke Woodland will be out of the rest of the tournament.

MANILA, Philippines – The Azkals of the Philippines will only have 22 men while Luke Woodland is out for the rest of the Philippine campaign in the country. Suzuki Cup of the 2018 ASEAN Football Federation following a foot injury.

Defender Buriram United will be out for a month.

Woodland, 23, was injured by a strong tackle from Shakir Hamzah, who was booked for a yellow in the 30th minute in the Azkals' first win against Singapore.

After the incident, the departing center-back remained on the ground and was immediately taken to the emergency room.

In the 34th minute, Daisuke Sato completed the defense and took the left-back starting position of Martin Steuble while the Ceres player played to pair with Paul Mulders in the middle.

The Azkals have managed to win a historic 1-0 win against a Singapore physical team to open their campaign, but now they have to go through the rest of the biennial competition, one man less.

The Philippines will face Timor Leste on Saturday, November 17 at 20hat the Kuala Lumpur stadium in Malaysia. – Rappler.com

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