Palestine's U23 secures valiant draw against Iran but misses out on WAFF semifinal
Palestine beat Syria 1-0 in their opening match but a 1-1 draw vs. Iran means they miss out on being the best runners up by virtue of the goals scored tie breaker.
It was a daunting task. Palestine knew before a ball was kicked only a win would secure safe passage to the knockout stage of the WAFF U23 semifinal. A topsy-turvy match between UAE and Jordan saw Al-Nashama come back from a goal down in the final 10 minutes of the match despite being reduced to 10 men.
Palestine were without the injured Khaled Al-Nabris…
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