Ramallah: Palestine draws against Syria in its first football game in Asia Cup

Palestinian news updates with SBS Arabic24’s correspondent Amal Dwaykat

Omar Khrbin (R) of Syria in action against Mohammed Saleh (L) of Palestine during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup round match between Syria & Palestine. Source: EPA

Palestine celebrated their first point in AFC Asian Cup history after holding Syria to a 0-0 draw in Sharjah despite playing the final 22 minutes with 10 men.

Listen to the full report from our correspondent in Arabic in the audio above.