A lone goal by Layth Kharoub helped defending champions Palestine to move into the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament beating Seychelles in the first semifinal held on Wednesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Palestine will now play the final against second semifinal winners either Bangladesh or Burundi scheduled to be held on Saturday (January 25) at the same venue.
Seychelles launched early attacks in the beginning of the match and missed some scoring chances. They got the first scoring chance in the 8th as Gervais Wayle-Hive, despite standing at a vantage position, failed to send the ball home before the open net.
They got the second scoring chance in the 33rd minute when Karl Hall’s long range lofted shot went inch over the cross bar.
After the resumption, both the teams were desperate to break the deadlocks launching attacks and counter attacks but failed to convert goals lack of proper finishing.
However midfielder Layth Kharoub finally broke the deadlock scoring the all-important goal in the 79th minute. Taking pass from right wing Kharoub ran down in the danger zone and sent the ball home with a perfect angular shot giving no chance to Seychelles custodian Ian Ah-Kong.
