At 38, Yanti Barsales doesn’t look like his playing days are numbered.
He’s the oldest in the Azkals lineup, but the grizzled forward from the Philippine Air Force still knows how to make his presence felt in the field.
He came in at the start of the second half, in the game against Myanmar the other day, and changed the game for the Azkals.
Barsales was all over the pitch, making things happen in offense and coming out of nowhere to hound the opposing players.
In the 76th minute, Barsales took a perfect lob from Angel Guirado. He raced toward the penalty box but was met up high by the Indonesian goalie.
Barsales took a hard tackle, a front kick to the face, and fell hard to the ground. His shot came close to the goal and was swiped by a Myanmar player.
As Barsales lay on the ground, bleeding profusely from the face, the referee slapped the Indonesian goalie with a red card, leading to a penalty kick.
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