Hyderabad, Dec. 12 -- Saudi Arabia defeated Palestine 2-1 in the FIFA Arab Cup quarterfinal at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Thursday, December 11.

The match was drawn 1-1 in the normal time, and a header by Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Kanno in the 115th minute during the extra time. Saudi Arabia took the lead after Firas Al-Buraikan converted a penalty in the 58th minute.

Palestine's Oday Dabbagh scored an equaliser in the 64th minute. According to a report by Al Jazeera, in a tight first half, only one side managed a shot on target, a reflection of Saudi's share of the play, which included four shorts off target compared to Palestine's one.

It came when Salem Al-Dawsari very nearly provided the spark to open up the Palestine defence. The...