PHL forces draw vs Indonesia to open water polo campaign

The Philippine men's water polo team forced a 6-6 draw against Indonesia to open their Southeast Asian Games campaign on Tuesday.

Philippines and Indonesia are tied at 6-6 at the end of the game. No penalty shootouts. #SEAGames2019 @gmanews pic.twitter.com/RRoDOm29bY

— Mav Gonzales (@mavgonzales) November 26, 2019

The Indonesians held a 4-3 lead by the end of the first half, but the Filipinos bounced back strongly in the second half to force a 5-deadlock at the end of the third.

Indonesia once again pulled themselves ahead with another goal, but the Filipinos avoided a loss after scoring a penalty with three minutes left in the final period.

Team Philippines will face Thailand on Thursday at 10 am at the New Clark City Aquatics Center.

FULL COVERAGE: 30th Southeast Asian Games on GMA News Online

Water polo is an aquatics event in which players must stay afloat at all times as they aim to score goals. —MGP, GMA News