Coach Alen Stajcic and the Philippine women's football team are bracing for a tough challenge from Hong Kong even after coming off two easy wins that put them on the cusp of progressing to the second round of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. 'It will be a tough game, a very close game,' Stajcic said after the Filipinas rolled to an 8-0 rout of host Tajikistan on Saturday at Hisor Central Stadium. 'But if we play well, I'm confident we can get the job done.' The Philippines leads Group B despite being level with Hong Kong at six points apiece because of superior goal difference.

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