Palestine, Bahrain and Jordan are a point away from the "Asia Finals"... and Kuwait revives its hopes

Palestine, Bahrain and Jordan are on the cusp of qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup, after they emerged victorious from the second round of the decisive round of the continental qualifiers, while the Kuwaiti team revived its hopes.

,In the second group, the Palestinian team achieved its second victory in a row, at the expense of Yemen, by 5-0, to approach the finals for the third time in its history.

At the Mongolian Al-Ittihad Stadium in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, the "Fedayer" quintet was alternately scored by Uday Dabbagh (14), Muhammad Basem (45+1), Muhammad Yamin (48), and Saleh Shehadeh (58 and 65).

The Palestinian team participated for the first time in the finals in 2015 when it was eliminated from the group stage, similar to the last edition in 2019 in the UAE.

Yemen made its first appearance in 2019 when it was eliminated from the group stage with three defeats.

With this victory, the Palestine team maintained the top spot in Group B with 6 points from two matches, compared to 4 points for the Philippines, which won 1-0 over Mongolia.

In Group E, the Bahrain national football team turned its deficit into a precious 2-1 victory at the expense of the host Malaysian team at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

Bahrain's goals were scored by Ali Haram (57) and Abdullah Yousef (81 from a penalty kick), while Malaysia's goal was scored by Muhammadu Samara (55).

Bahrain topped the lead with 6 points after winning the first round against Bangladesh 2-0, while Malaysia fell to second place with 3 points, ahead of Turkmenistan, which achieved the first three points after beating Bangladesh with two goals by Murat Anadurdiyev (7) and Arslan. Myrat Amatov (77), against a goal by Muhammed Ibrahim (12).

Bahrain needs only a point from the next meeting against Turkmenistan in the last third round scheduled for Tuesday.

In the first group, the host Kuwait national team revived its hopes after beating Nepal 4-1, while Jordan approached the finals with a difficult victory over Indonesia 1-0.

The "blue" suffered a surprise loss against Indonesia 1-2 in the opening round, while Jordan overcame Nepal's obstacle with two goals.

Jordan leads the standings with 6 points, ahead of Indonesia (3), Kuwait (3) and Nepal (none).

In the event that Kuwait beat Jordan and Indonesia over Nepal in the last third round on Tuesday, three teams will equal points, and then the goal difference in the direct matches between the tied teams will be taken into account.

If the tie continues, the goals will be scored in the direct matches between them, then the goal difference in all group matches, otherwise the goals scored in them.

In the event of a tie, disciplinary points shall be taken (yellow card = 1 point, red card after yellow card = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points).

As for the last solution to break the tie, the draw will be between the three teams.

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