Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dhaka: Palestine retained the Bangabandhu Gold Cup with a 3-1 win over Burundi in the final on Saturday.
Victory was sealed in a first half blitz which saw Palestine take a 3-0 lead into the break.
Khaled Salem gave Palestine a dream start with his opener after just three minutes and Sameh Maraaba doubled their advantage seven minutes later.
The title was practically sealed after Layth Kharoub made it 3-0 for Palestine in the 26th minute.
Asman Ndikumana pulled one back for Burundi in the 60th minute but it was to prove to be a mere consolation.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tashkent: Uzbekistan returned to the top of the Group D standings on Tuesday as a convincing 2-0 victory over Palestine saw the Central Asians begin the second half of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers campaign in fine fashion.
Eldor Shomurodov’s fifth and sixth goals of the campaign laid the foundations for the success, one which has edged Uzbekistan ever nearer to an eighth AFC Asian Cup appearance and, in the process, undoubtedly helped ease painful memories of last week’s loss to fellow high-flyers Saudi Arabia.
The result leaves Vadim Abramov’s charges occupying pole position, one point ahead of the second-placed Saudis and a further four clear of a Palestine side whose hopes of progressing have been left hanging by a thread following a fourth successive match without a win.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Muharraq: Yemen injected new life into their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers campaign with a much-needed 1-0 win over Palestine at the Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium on Thursday.
Winless in their opening three matches, Yemen climbed from fifth to third in Group D with the victory, which was secured thanks to Omar Abdullah Al Dahi’s second-half strike.
Palestine, who played the majority of the match with 10 men after the early dismissal of Mahmoud Abu Warda, dropped one place to fourth, missing the opportunity to climb as high as second at the halfway point of this stage of the Asian Qualifiers.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
West Bank: Palestine held three-time Asian champions Saudi Arabia to a goalless draw on Matchday Four of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers Group D on Tuesday.
Facing a Saudi side ranked 31 places above them in the latest FIFA rankings, 101th Palestine dominated from start to finish in front of a large home crowd, but ultimately could not convert their chances.