Saudi Arabia beat Palestine with difficulty 3 -2 in a match held here Thursday, in the first round of the first group, for qualifying to the World Cup 2018 in Russia and Asia Cup in UAE 2019. Saudi Arabia's goals were scored by Yahya Al-Shari in the 6th minute and Mohammed Al-Sahalawi in 46th and 92nd, while the Palestinian goals were netted by Bablo Bravo in the 51st and 91st minutes. In the same group, Malaysia tied with East Timor one all. This group also includes UAE which lost in a friendly match against South Korea three love.