2011: A Review (National Team)
The 24 hour news channels would have kept us entertained otherwise, but we had a lot to cover in 2011. It would be a disservice not to provide you with a recap of what was a roller-coaster year. So lets…
The 24 hour news channels would have kept us entertained otherwise, but we had a lot to cover in 2011. It would be a disservice not to provide you with a recap of what was a roller-coaster year. So lets…
Ranking evolution – 2011 (source: FIFA.com) 2011 Results (source: FIFA.com) – click to enlargeNote: Jordan and Libya Pan Arab Games matches not FIFA recognized, by request of their FAsAlso not included: unofficial friendlies with Pakistan & South Africa’s development squad…
Below is a quick rundown of how each player preformed at the Pan Arab Games. Instead of rating players on a scale of 1-10 they are in general categories. IMPROVING Haitham Dheeb: Played the most minutes and started every single…
Palestine Starting XI: Toufic Ali; Harbi, Al-Masri, Dheeb, Fares; Abu Saleh, Ismail, Kawre’, Nu’man; Amour; Alyan. Substitutions: Alyan <-> Obeid / Kawre’ <-> Khader Youssef / Dheeb <-> Abu Bilal What it Means: Palestine finish in fourth place, a more…
What: Bronze Medal Match, 2011 Pan Arab Games When: December 22nd, 2011 Where: Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Kickoff: 1630 GMT TV: Al-Jazeera/Al-Kass Stream Previous Encounters: 08/10/2003 Kuwait 4:0 Palestine 05/10/2003 Kuwait 2:1 Palestine 25/12/2002 Kuwait 3:3 Palestine Kuwait and Palestine…
Palestine Starting XI: Saidawi (c), Abu Saleh, Al-Masri, Dheeb, Fares; Ismail, Kahder Youssef; Amour, El-Khatib, Zatara; Nu’man. Subs: Al-Masri <-> Harbi / Zatara <-> Abu Bilal / Amour <-> Salem Goals: Ashraf Nu’man 40′ (p.) What it Means: Palestine will…
What: Pan Arab Games Semifinal When: December 20th, 2011 Where: Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Kickoff: 1430 GMT TV: Al-Jazeera/Al-Kass Previous Meetings: 06/12/2011 Bahrain 0:1 Palestine 16/02/2006 Bahrain 0:2 Palestine 02/09/2004 Bahrain 1:0 Palestine For whatever reason, Palestine have a very…
Starting XI (4-4-2): Saidawi (c); Harbi, Dheeb, Al-Masri, Abujazr; Zatara, Kawre’, Khader Youssef, Ali El-Khatib; Amour, Alyan. Substitutions: Harbi <-> Abu Saleh / Alyan <-> Khaled Salem / El-Khatib <-> Fares Goals: El-Khatib 39′, Amour 62′ What it means: Jordan’s…
Ali Khatib and Ismail Amour scored the two goals Palestine needed to qualify to the next round today. The whole team though should be credited for the brave, confident display in both the Sudan and Libya games, especially considering the…
What: 2011 Pan Arab Games When: December 17, 200 [today] Where: Al-Rayyan Stadium, Doha, Qatar Kickoff: 1430 GMT TV: Al-Jazeera Sports // Al-Kass TV Previous Meetings: 4/6/2010 Sudan 1:1 Palestine Palestine gave Sudan an early lead after a (literal) defensive…