Palestine spurn chances, and exit Asian Games following 1-0 loss to Hong Kong

A frustrating night the natural result of poor squad planning

There was an eerie sense that Palestine's Asian Games campaign was not destined for a historic finish. At the outset of the tournament the staff could not secure the services of a litany of players due to the tournament being outside of FIFA's official calendar.

The squad that showed up in Hangzhou consisted of mere 17 players. Ehab Abu Jazzar could have…