Football : AFC Asian Cup holders Australia too strong for Palestine as they win second match 3-0

Australia revived their hopes of reaching the AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 with a 3-0 win over Palestine in Group B in Dubai. Sunday's defeat to Jordan seemed a distant memory as Jamie Maclaren scored his first international goal and give the holders a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. The Socceroos doubled their lead through Awer Mabil in the 20th minute. Substitute Apostolos Giannou added a late third for Australia when he rose high to head home an Ikonomidis' cross. The result sees Australia leapfrog Palestine and Syria into second place in the group. The defending champions will face Syria in Al Ain on Tuesday, while Palestine take on in-form Jordan in Abu Dhabi.