1. Killer Instinct One of my colleagues put it best: “Palestine are a good team but lack mental toughness”. A more seasoned team would have put Afghanistan away in the first half, or at the very least held on to…
Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Saidawi; Abu Saleh, Bahdari, Jarun, Bishara; Wadi, Khader Youssef (Murad Ismail 77′); Amour (Abugharqud 85′), Obeid, Abu Bilal (Ashraf Nu’man 60′) Goals: Houssam Wadi 11′ Recap: Palestine started brightly and seemed to have Afghanistan on the back…
What: World Cup Preliminary Qualifier (2nd Leg) When: July 3rd, 2011 Where: Al-Ram, Palestine Venue: Faisal Al-Husseini Int’l Stadium Kickoff: 1400 GMT TV: Palestine Satellite Channel Stream: http://www.ehtif.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1165:–palestine-tv&catid=121:2011-06-18-13-28-42&Itemid=135 Previous Encounters: 29/06/2011: Afghanistan 0 : 2 Palestine The day we have…
Its official. Palestine, and formerly Wehdat, defender Abdel-Latif Bahdari has signed a 2 year deal with Hajer. The club, in the Eastern city of Al-Hasa(الاحساء) just got promoted to the Saudi top flight: the Zain Professional League. (For those who…
Palestine Starting XI (4-4-2): Shbair (GK), Abu Saleh, Mahdi, Jarun, Bishara; Obeid, Khader Yousef (Murad Ismail 77′), Abu Bilal (Ashraf Nu’man 90+’); Keshkesh (Amour 66′) , Alyan Goals: Murad Alyan 28′, pen. miss 75′, Ismail Amour 89′ Recap: In the…
So many questions, so few answers. Moussa Bezaz has never really settled on a favored formation nor has he ever fielded Palestine’s strongest squad in his two years in charge. The World Cup qualifying preliminary matches against Afghanistan are no…
Match Information What: 1st Leg Preliminary World Cup Qaulifier When: 29/06/2011 Where: Mettallurg Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan Kickoff: 1230 GMT TV/Streams: TBA FIFA Rank: 166 (34th AFC) Previous Encounters: None Recent Results: vs. Nepal L 0-1 vs. Sri Lanka W 1-0…
Afghanistan was on the verge of withdrawing from World Cup qualifiers after a funding dispute between their football federation and Olympic committee. However the dispute seems to have been resolved and Team-e-Melli should be in Tajikistan by now. The delay…
Below is an open letter addressed to UEFA President Michel Platini’s decision to award the 2013 U21 European Championships to Israel. BDS (www.bdsmovement.net) is doing a great job of getting the word out and applying pressure. Please join this facebook…
Khaled Salim fires Palestine ahead. More pictures here. Palestine Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Toufic Ali (GK); Aslieh, Barghouthi, Abu Kweik (C), Salameh; Hicham Ali, “Al-Koori”; El-Khatib, Mearry, Abuhabeeb; Salim Goals: Khaled Salim 43′ Recap: The match unfolded with a 10 minute…
