Match Report
Philippines went into the game 4th in the table on 3 points; Brunei Darussalam sat 5th on 0 — a 3-point gap. Brunei Darussalam ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Philippines were scoring 2 and conceding 2.5, Brunei Darussalam 0.5 and 5.5, against a competition average of 1.98 goals per team per game.
Philippines entered with three losses in a row.
The match was played at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Philippines led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-1.