Palestine scored its first-ever Asian Cup goal yesterday in a 5-1 loss to Jordan. 

Palestine midfielder Jaka Hbaisha converted a set piece in the 85th minute to the roars of almost 10,000 Palestine fans in Melbourne’s rectangular stadium. It plays its final match of the tournament against Iraq on Tuesday in Canberra.

They looked the more organised early in the match but it was Jordan that made the breakthrough in the 33rd minute when midfielder Yousef Ahmad Mohammad gathered a Hamza Aldaradreh pass in the area and sent a long, curving strike into the top corner of the net.