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Asian Cup: Jordan reach knockout stage, Thailand bounce back

  • January 10, 2019

Jordan 2 – 0 Syria
Suleiman 16′, Khattab 43′

Jordan on Thursday became the first team to reach the knockout phase of the 2019 Asian Cup in the Unted Arab Emirates, earning a 2-0 win over Syria. First-half goals from Mousa Suleiman and Tareq Khattab in Al Ain ensured Jordan, who defeated titleholders Australia in their opening game, will finish in the top two of Group B.

Despite the defeat, Syria are still alive in the tournament, having earned a single point by playing Palestine to a scoreless draw in Sharjah on Sunday. Syria next face Australia in Al-Ain on Tuesday.

Bahrain 0 – 1 Thailand
(Songkrasin 58′)

Consadole Sapporo midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin’s strike in the 58th minute was the only goal Thailand would need to get right back into mix in Group A, following their 4-1 drubbing at the hands of India in their first contest on Sunday. The win was just the War Elephants’ second in the 22 matches they have played in their Asian Cup history and temporarily moved them up to second place in the group.

Following the drubbing they had taken on Sunday, Thailand sacked their Serbian coach, Milovan Rajevac, and replaced him with assistant Sirisak Yodyardthai on an interim basis. Sirisak made five changes to the team that had lost to India, and Thailand, who had conceded four goals in each of their previous two matches, managed to keep only their second clean sheet in their last 14 Asian Cup games.

FIFA call for resolution of Al-Araibi case

The meeting of Thailand and Bahrain on the pitch came a day after FIFA had issued a fresh plea for a “humane and speedy resolution” to an extradition case involving a footballer, which has been criticized by human rights groups.

Hakeem Al-Araibi, a former Bahrain national team player, was granted refugee status in Australia last year after fleeing his homeland, where he says he was persecuted and tortured. He was arrested while vacationing in Thailand in November on an Interpol notice in which Bahrain sought his custody after he was sentenced in absentia in 2014 to 10 years in prison for allegedly vandalizing a police station. Al-Araibi denies the charge.

pfd/ (AFP, AP)

Article source: https://www.dw.com/en/asian-cup-jordan-reach-knockout-stage-thailand-bounce-back/a-47028648

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