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Jordan Olympic team plays Palestine for title
By JT - May 18,2014 - Last updated at May 18,2014
AMMAN — Jordan's Olympic Men’s team plays Palestine on Monday for the title of the Palestine International Championship. Jordan beat Sri Lanka 4-0 to finish second in the standings. The team lost to Palestine 1-0 in the opening match, and beat Pakistan 1-0. Palestine beat Pakistan 3-0 to top the standings. Palestine and Pakistan earlier beat Sri Lanka 3-0. Jordan is preparing for the 2016 Olympic qualifiers, and the squad has played a series of local friendlies, but the team has been unable to fully regroup with the local league as well as the senior team's agenda hampering the coach's efforts.
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