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The wrath of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) has forced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to call off its scheduled AFC Champions League 2 clash between Kaya Iloilo and Hong Kong Eastern on Thursday night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
The torrential rains brought about by the cyclone drenched the pitch so much that the local organizing committee had no other recourse but to push it to another day.
Barring strong rains that could keep Rizal Memorial too flooded, the match has been moved to noon on Friday.
In hopes that the weather would become better, Kaya Iloilo announced on Wednesday night that it was pushing through with the match even if the University Athletic Association of the Philippines already postponed its scheduled football clashes.
However, the strong rains forced the AFC to first move the opening kickoff, initially scheduled for 8 p.m., to 8:30 p.m. and then later to 9 p.m. before deciding the pitch was too unplayable.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical S
ervices Administration already raised a red rainfall warning Thursday evening in Metro Manila, which means the heavy rains will continue for at least the next three hours even if the region has been downgraded to Signal No. 1.
Source: Philippines News agency
