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2014 AFC Challenge Cup Final
The National Football Stadium where it was held.
Event2014 AFC Challenge Cup
Palestine Philippines
State of Palestine Philippines
1 0
Date30 May 2014
VenueNational Football Stadium, Malé
RefereeValentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Attendance6,500
WeatherCloudy
28 °C (82 °F)[1]
← 2012

The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Final was an association football match between Palestine and the Philippines on 30 May 2014 at the National Football Stadium in Malé, Maldives.

Background

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The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) nations that was categorized as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" program.[2] It was an idea by former AFC president, Mohammed Bin Hammam which its goal to raise the standards of Asian football at all levels.[2] The AFC Challenge Cup, which reflected the philosophy of "Vision Asia", was created for teams to experience playing in a continental competition with the possibility to win an AFC trophy and potentially discover new talent.[3] It was held in every two years as its inaugural edition took place on 2006 in Bangladesh.[4] This 2014 Challenge Cup was the last season, due to the expansion of participating national teams in the AFC Asian Cup from 16 to 24.[5] Maldives won the hosting rights, with two renovated stadiums (Addu Football Stadium and National Football Stadium) were used as venues in the tournament.[6][7] The winner will advance automatically to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[8]

The two countries met twice before the finals match.[9] Their first meeting was in the qualification phase of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup on 23 March 2011 which ended in a goalless draw.[10] While their second match together was at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup third-place playoff, where the Filipinos won the game, 4–3.[11] That result causes the Philippines to grab their best finish yet in a major tournament.[12] While, Palestine head coach Jamal Mahmoud described their last game against them was "the worst game that we ever played in international football".[13] The Philippines were considered the "favorites" heading towards the game. Goal.com predicted that the Filipinos will more likely to beat Palestine in a 2–1 scoreline.[14]

Route to the final

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Further information: 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification and 2014 AFC Challenge Cup

Before going to the main contest proper, all participating countries except Maldives will compete in a qualifying round.[15] Twenty nations confirmed their interest to take part.[16] But over time, Cambodia and Brunei eventually withdrew from the competition.[17][18] There were 19 teams in the qualifying round. The winner of each group, and the best and better ranked second placed teams will qualify. The teams in the group stages was trimmed down to eight, with the first and second ranked teams of each group will advance to the knockout stage.[15]

 Palestine Round  Philippines
AFC Challenge Cup
Opponent Result Qualifying round Opponent Result
 Bangladesh 1–0 Qualifying Matchday 1  Brunei Cancelled
 Northern Mariana Islands 9–0 Qualifying Matchday 2  Cambodia 8–0
   Nepal 0–0 Qualifying Matchday 3  Turkmenistan 1–0
Group D first place
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Palestine 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 7
 Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
   Nepal 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
 Northern Mariana Islands 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]
 Qualifying round standings Group E first place
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Philippines 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
 Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 7 1 +6 3
 Cambodia 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Kyrgyzstan 1–0 Matchday 1  Afghanistan 0–0
 Myanmar 2–0 Matchday 2  Laos 2–0
 Maldives 0–0 Matchday 3  Turkmenistan 2–0
Group A first place
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Palestine 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 Maldives 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Kyrgyzstan 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
 Myanmar 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
 Final standings Group B first place
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Philippines 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Afghanistan 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Turkmenistan 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
 Laos 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Afghanistan 2–0 Semi-finals  Maldives 3–2 (aet)

Palestine

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Philippines

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The Philippines started their campaign in the qualification stage of the tournament. All of their qualifying matches was held in Rizal Memorial Stadium, as the Philippines hosted the Group E qualifying rounds.[19] Their first match was supposedly

Match

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Palestine 1–0 Philippines
Nu'man 64' Report
Attendance: 6,300
Palestine
Philippines
GK 21 Ramzi Saleh (c)
DF 2 Raed Fares
DF 15 Abdallatif Albahdari
DF 16 Haytham Dheeb
MF 10 Imad Zaatara downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF 20 Khader Abuhammad
MF 23 Murad Ismail Said
FW 7 Ashraf Nu'man Yellow card 90+4'
FW 8 Helal Mousa downward-facing red arrow 77'
FW 14 Abdallh Jaber
FW 19 Abdul Abuhabib Yellow card 83' downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Tawfiq Abuhammad
GK 4 Ghanim Mahajna
DF 3 Husam Abusalah upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 5 Omar Jaaron upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
DF 6 Mousa Abujasar upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 13 Khaled Mahdi
DF 18 Mus'ab Battat
FW 9 Tamer Seyam
FW 11 Ahmed Wridat
FW 17 Rami Almasalma
Head coach:
Jamal Mahmoud
Manager:
Abdallah Alfara
GK 15 Roland Müller
DF 2 Rob Gier (c)
DF 3 Daisuke Sato
DF 12 Amani Aguinaldo
DF 23 Simone Rota downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 6 Jason de Jong
MF 17 Stephan Schröck downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 21 Martin Steuble Yellow card 90+5'
MF 22 Paul Mulders downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 10 Phil Younghusband
FW 11 Patrick Reichelt Yellow card 69'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Neil Etheridge
GK 16 Patrick Deyto
DF 4 Anton del Rosario
DF 5 Juan Guirado
DF 9 Kenshiro Daniels upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 7 James Younghusband
MF 14 Simon Greatwich
MF 18 Chris Greatwich
MF 19 Jerry Lucena upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 Jose Porteria upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 13 Ruben Doctora
Head coach:
Thomas Dooley
Manager:
Dan Palami

Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Lee Jung Min (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ko Hyung Jin (South Korea)

Match rules[15]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "History for Malé, Maldives". Weather Underground. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Vision Asia Philosophy". Asian Football Confederation. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ "AFC Challenge Cup in 2006 Competition Information". Asian Football Confederation. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "AFC Challenge Cup opening ceremony in Bangladesh". Asian Football Confederation. 28 November 2005. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Revamp of AFC competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Maldives to Host 2014 AFC Challenge Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Zone Stadium rebranded as Addu Football Stadium". Sun Online. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. ^ "AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015™ preliminary draw results". Asian Football Confederation. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Head to Head Stats of Palestine v. Philippines". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Philippines 0–0 Palestine". Asian Football Confederation. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Live Commentary of Philippines v. Palestine (2012)". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  12. ^ "PHL Azkals seize 3rd place in AFC Challenge Cup with 4-3 win vs. Palestine". GMA News Online. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  13. ^ Naredo, Camille (19 March 2012). "Azkals make history, finish 3rd in Challenge Cup". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Preview Report of Palestine v. Philippines (2014)". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b c "AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. pp. 18–19, 25. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Northern Mariana Debuts in Challenge Cup". Asian Football Confederation. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Citing financial and competitive concerns, Cambodia withdraws from 2014 AFC Challenge Cup". Goal. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  18. ^ Begawan, Bandar (21 March 2013). "Brunei Withdraw from AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Azkals finalizing Weiss' extension". Asian Football Confederation. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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