‘Keep the fire burning’: Netizens remain positive despite Gilas loss to South Korea

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‘Keep the fire burning’: Netizens remain positive despite Gilas loss to South Korea
Even after another heartbreaking loss against rivals South Korea, netizens still showed their gratitude for Gilas Pilipinas' gallant stand in FIBA Asia Cup 2017

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino basketball fans suffered another heartbreak at the hands of rivals South Korea as Gilas Pilipinas bowed out of contention for the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 title.

(READ: Gilas Pilipinas falls to South Korea in FIBA Asia Cup quarters)

Despite the late game time for the fans in the Philippines, netizens still stayed up to watch the knockout quarterfinals live. For the duration of the match, keywords related to the game dominated the Philippine Twitter trending topics.


Several prominent personalities led the Twitter community in expressing their gratitude after Gilas Pilipinas’ gallant stand against the Koreans:







Scoreboard error

Despite an impending defeat, netizens still found a comic relief toward the end game when a technical glitch caused an error in the scoreboard in favor of the Philippines.



Homecourt in Lebanon

Netizens also thanked the Filipino community in Beirut, Lebanon for showing full support for the country’s national basketball team during the competition:




Here are more reactions from the netizens:

Gilas Pilipinas can still finish the FIBA Asia Cup at 5th spot if they manage to win their last two games in the Classification Round.

What do you think of Gilas Pilipinas’ performance at the FIBA Asia Cup 2017? Let us know in the comments! – Rappler.com

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