Bekzhan Sagynbaev's 85th minute goal sealed the win, cancelling out an Omar Al-Somah penalty after man of the match Kairat Zhyrgalbek had given the hosts a 75th minute lead.

Prolific striker Al-Somah was the closest to breaking the deadlock for Syria, narrowly firing over the crossbar from 20 yards late in the first period, but neither side was able to truly put their stamp on a somewhat cagey first 45 minutes.

Football fans are invited to get involved, ahead of the largest sporting event ever hosted in the Middle East, by signing up for the fun-filled seven-a-side tournament which offers players the added prestige of representing one of the 24 competing Asian nations. 

With the tournament mirroring the group stage and knockout format of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, football fans will come together throughout the country, as they battle to be crowned champions of the Asian Community Cup. Registration is now open to everybody aged 18 and older.

Borkelmans, who was a steely defender in his playing days, replaces Lamal Abu Abed and is tasked with preparing Jordan for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 on January 1-February 5.

The JFA said in a statement: "We thank Lamal Abu Abed for his efforts in the previous months, but we the FA made this decision for the interest of the national team at this period of preparations for Asian Cup 2019 in UAE."

From now until September 30th, 2018, football fans can submit their slogan proposals for their favourite teams via the AFC’s social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, in the first phase of the contest, with the ultimate winners receiving an autographed national team jersey.

And the ultimate accolade will see the 24 winners have their slogans painted on the official team buses, which will be broadcast across the world and will ferry some of Asian football’s biggest names between the eight stadiums across the four cities, from January 5 to February 1, 2019.

While Korea Republic's Lee Seung-woo and Australia's Daniel Arzani are among the young Asian stars to make headlines in 2018, Palestine look to have unearthed a gem of their own in 19-year-old Oday Dabbagh.

The youngster, who plays club football for West Bank Premier League champions Hilal Al-Quds, rounded out an impressive overall performance with his first senior international goal in Thursday's 1-1 friendly draw with Kyrgyz Republic, putting his name firmly in the selection frame for January's Finals.

It's no overstatement to stay that one of the standout games of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup was not the final, nor semi-final, but an action-packed quarter-final away from the big city lights of Sydney and Melbourne, but in the country's eighth largest city, the capital Canberra.

Never considered a football-hotbed - Canberra even now still lacks an A-League side - the Australian seat of government, for one night in January 2015, was turned into the centre of Asian football as Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq played out an instant classic in the tournament's last eight.

Midfielder Lee Jae-sung knocked home a rebound after Son Heung-min's penalty attempt rang off the post in the 35th minute at the Goyang Stadium, while fellow midfielder Nam Tae-hee scored his first international goal in nearly two years for second-half insurance.

Bento, the former Portugal boss that was named as Korea Republic's head coach on August 17, enjoyed a convincing victory over the world ranked No. 32 Costa Rica.