FIFA Arab Cup
With four points on the board, Palestine are in a great position to reach the quarter-finals and will look to complete the job against Syria on Sunday.
Palestine keeper Rami Hamada was called into action in the 10th minute, reacting well to save Firas Chouat’s header from a corner delivery but could do nothing from a similar situation six minutes later despite twice getting his hand on the ball.
Chaouat powered a header which was saved by Hamada with the custodian then saving a second time after the clearance bounced off Ferjani Sassi but Amor Layouni was on hand to slam home the second rebound to put Tunisia ahead.
Despite facing incessant pressure, Palestine - who defeated Qatar 1-0 in their opener - should have equalised in the 37th minute when Hamed Hamdan swung in a teasing cross from the left that Saleh Mohammed, under pressure from Tunisia custodian Aymen Dahmen, narrowly failed to connect to.
Palestine went further behind six minutes into the second half after Michael Termanini dallied on the ball and was dispossessed by Ali Ben Romdhane, who chipped to Chaout for a simple tap-in.
Hamdan raised hopes of a comeback for Palestine in the 61st minute after the midfielder pounced on a half-cleared corner to lash home a low shot from the edge of the box.
A buoyant Palestine ramped up the pressure and found the equaliser with five minutes of regulation time remaining when Tunisia were caught napping by Mohammed’s free-kick, with the ball falling kindly for Zeid Qunbar to smash home.
Photos: FIFA via Getty Images
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