What Now? Identifying the Problem.
One of the great things about football, and sport in general, is that there is always a tomorrow. A tournament of some kind is always just around the corner and fans of a team that failed to meet expectations can…
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Palestine 1 – 1 Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan holds Palestine, Nepal crashes out REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, March 30 Nepal´s dream of entering the final round of AFC Challenge Cup has all but ended after Kyrgyzstan played a 1-1 draw with Palestine Monday in the last match of the…
Thoughts on Palestine’s Challenge Cup Campaign.
Well it’s all over and this is what it looked like when the dust settled: 1. KYRGYZSTAN 0-2-0 2-2 2 PTS2. Nepal 0-2-0 1-1 2 PTS3. Palestine 0-2-0 1-1 2 PTS The “Group of Death” lived up to its name……
LIVE BLOGGING: Palestine vs. Kyrgyzstan
Can’t provide specifics, but at halftime the score stands at 1-1. Kyrgyzstan went ahead thanks to a penalty by Murzaev Mirlan in the 21st. 7 minutes later Saed Al-Sobakhi in his first start for Palestine and only his second official…
Monday March 30th: Palestine And Kyrgyzstan Face Off in Decisive Encounter
In light of the 1-1 draw between Nepal and Kyrgyzstan, the final match of the group between Palestine and Kyrgyzstan will prove to be the decider. The Palestinians need a win to secure a spot in the AFC Challenge Cup…
All To Play For as Kyrgyzstan Escapes with Point
Taken from Myrepublica.com REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, March 28: Profligate Nepal was made to pay by Kyrgyzstan in a game decided by two soft goals at the Dasharath Stadium Saturday putting Nepal´s hopes of advancing through the AFC Challenge Cup Group ‘C’…
Win on Monday, And Forget All About the Nepal Match
A look at the ‘predictions’ thread on kooora-Palestine in the days leading up to the Nepal match, you would see huge scorelines predicted in favor of our national team. As expected, the scoreless result changed the mood completely and there…
Post-Match Reaction
Taken from the Himalayan Times Ritesh RijalKathmandu, March 27: Spirited Nepali national team were forced to share a point after a goalless draw against the physically-superior Palestine at the AFC Challenge Cup Group ‘C’ qualifying match here at the Dasharath…
Tie-breaker Scenario
After doing some reading, it seems that in order to determine the best 2nd place team only results against the top 3 teams in the group will be taken into consideration. I would stress however, that this changes absolutely nothing……
Palestine 0 – 0 Nepal
Hard to really give decent commentary about the match, many of us were put in the wrong kind of mood when every Nepalese television station decided to broadcast horse racing instead of the match. That said, in case you haven’t…