Syria and Palestine rounded off the day with a 0-0 draw in Sharjah which pushed Australia to the bottom of Group B after the first round of games.
Floriana's Mohammed Saleh was deployed from the start in Palestine's starting XI as a central defender.
Unfortunately, the defender was given the marching orders in the final 22 minutes of the game, leaving his country with a man down.
Nonetheless, Palestine managed to keep Syria's threats at bay to seal a goalless stalemate.