Asian Games: Qatar, Palestine Play to a Goalless Draw

Qatar Olympic football team played a 0-0 draw with its Palestinian counterpart on Friday in the second round of group D of the football competitions at the19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

The match was the second and last for the Qatari team in the group, after losing 0-3 to the Japanese team in the first match. The team has now one point compared to three points for the Japanese team, while the Palestinian team is in second place with one point.

The first and second-place finishers from Group D will qualify for the Round of 16, along with the four best third-placed teams at the end of the Group Stage.

The Qatari team’s hopes of qualifying for the group’s semi-finals depend on the Palestinian team’s loss to its Japanese counterpart in the last match in the group by two goals or more. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency