A 10-man UAE managed to escape with a point on Thursday night in their second Group C assignment at the Asian Cup, when they held Palestine to a 1-1 draw in Qatar.
Paulo Bento’s side, who opened the campaign with Sunday’s 3-1 win against Hong Kong, had gone 1-0 up at Al Janoub Stadium, thanks to 19-year-old striker Sultan Adil’s second goal in two games.
However, UAE defender Khalifa Al Hammadi was shown a straight red card on 39 minutes having given away a penalty – only for goalkeeper Khalid Essa to save Tamer Seyam’s spot-kick.
Palestine, searching for a first win at an Asian Cup and a rebound from their opening group defeat to Iran, did restore parity five minutes into the second half.
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