Palestine reached the second round of the Asian Football Cup for the first time in its history by defeating Hong Kong 3-0 on Tuesday in the third group, which saw the UAE also qualify despite its loss to Iran 1-2.
Oday Al-Dabbagh (12 and 60) and Zaid Qunbar (48) scored the Palestinian goals.
Iran scored the full score with nine points, followed by the UAE with four, with a goal difference over Palestine.
Palestine achieved its first victory in its third participation in the finals, which was its key to the second round.
In the second match, Iran took the lead with goals from Mehdi Tarimi (26 and 65), before the UAE responded with a goal from Yahya Al-Ghassani (90 + 3), who also missed a penalty kick (64).
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