May 24, the center of the storm Doha, Qatar, the Philippine soccer team to prepare for the Asian Zone 40 tournament news like a thunderbolt, as of the evening of the 23rd, only 13 people in the team showed up, the return of the other players is still like a mystery.
Back in the late hours of May 20, the Philippine team's journey set sail from Manila with coach Cooper and his team, along with only six players - captain Schrock and forward Hartman (both of Union City), as well as Mal Diayano from the "Philippine Development Team". Arnold, Weinhoff, Gayoso, and De Vera from the "Philippine Development Team" embarked on the journey. It is worth noting that Gayoso and Mar Diano briefly played for Thailand's Muang Thong United in January of this year.
When the Philippine team arrived in Doha early in the morning of May 21, they were only able to have a short acclimatization session. Within the next few days, seven players joined the squad, including midfielder Baldissimo from Canadian Pacific, center forward Giraldo from St. Joseph's Gibraltar, goalkeeper Spumann from Germany's fourth division, left back Kempter from Switzerland's second division, and defenders Silva, Woodland and midfielder Reichert from the Thai Premier League.
However, there are still 12 players who have not yet arrived in Doha. For example, midfielder Obermahl, who is in Germany's third tier, also played for Magdeburg on the 22nd; while two midfielders playing in the German Bundesliga, Strauss and Holtmann, who was selected for the first time, also played in the Bundesliga on the 23rd.
England's famous goalkeeper Etheridge, who had just entered into marriage, also failed to show up in time for Doha.
