/For Palestine Initiative/ .. Palestine Defeat Qatar in Charity Match

Doha, December 15 (QNA) - The Palestine team achieved victory over the Qatar team on penalties (4-3) after the end of regular time with a positive draw (2-2) in a charity match attended by more than 27 thousand fans today at Education City Stadium, as part of the "For Palestine initiative", one of the largest initiatives charity for solidarity with the Palestinian people, and collected donations amounting to approximately QR20 million.
The initiative was attended by HE Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani, along with a number of Their Excellencies sheikhs and ministers.
This youth initiative, launched by students of Qatar Academy - Doha, affiliated with Qatar Foundations pre-university education, comes to involve members of the local community in solidarity with the people of Palestine, as the proceeds from the match tickets will go entirely to support relief efforts for the Palestinian people, in cooperation with Qatar Charity (QC).
The friendly match witnessed a group of students from Qatar Academy - Doha and the Palestinian School in Qatar competing along with an elite group of personalities from the world of local and international football, media figures and social media influencers in two Qatari and Palestinian teams.
More than 100 students from the academy also volunteered in the event, under the supervision of school teachers who were trained by the Asian Football Confederation. (QNA)