John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

The Philippine Women's National Football team plays a friendly match at the newly-opened MOA Football Pitch in Pasay City on February 25, 2025. The 1800-seater FIFA-grade field hosted the Filipinas' culmination of their training camp in preparation of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, the ASEAN Women’s Championships, and the Southeast Asian Games later this year. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/174049870843020250225-filipinas-moa-pitch-MQD_9392-MD.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Philippine Women&#x27;s National Football Team was the first to officially use the newly opened MOA Football Pitch.<em> Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Philippine Women&#x27;s National Football Team played an intra-squad friendly game on Tuesday to mark the opening of the MOA Football Pitch at the SM Mall of Asia.</p><p>Dubbed as &quot;The Filipinas Homecoming,&quot; this exhibition match was the culmination of the squad&#x27;s nine-day training camp, which also made them the first to use the &quot;engineering marvel&quot; located in Pasay City.</p><p>The Blue Team, composed of relatively newcomers to the national team, was the first to score a goal. But after the first break, the White Team — joined mostly by players who participated in the World Cup — was able to get on board and tie courtesy of Meryll Serrano.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/2/25/filipinas-pff-officially-inaugurate-fifa-grade-moa-football-pitch-1812"><strong>READ: Filipinas, PFF officially inaugurate FIFA-grade MOA Football Pitch</strong></a></div><p>The event also coincided with the opening of MOA Sky, with the mall giant lighting up the sky with a fireworks display.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/2/25/here-are-more-details-about-the-moa-football-pitch-an-engineering-marvel-2321"><strong>READ: Here are more details about the MOA Football Pitch -- &#x27;an engineering marvel&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>Drones flew during the game which featured a football player, a message saying &quot;Go Filipinas,&quot; and the logo of the mall chain.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uRpHAfnysoo??si=sqDhHQ_e-ptOUpgt&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Members of the Philippine Women's National Football Team played an intra-squad friendly game on Tuesday to mark the opening of the MOA Football Pitch at the SM Mall of Asia.</p>

Members of the Philippine Women's National Football Team played an intra-squad friendly game on Tuesday to mark the opening of the MOA Football Pitch at the SM Mall of Asia.

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Filipinas first to use MOA Football Pitch

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published February 26, 2025 06:17 AM PHT

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