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The 1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football

healthful happened on 27 April 1940 at the Maccabiah


Stadium in Tel Aviv. Officiated with the aid of John
Blackwell of the British Army, the game become
watched by means of round 10,000 spectators. It
caused a 5–1 victory for Mandatory Palestine, who
scored in the 2nd minute, doubled their lead nine
minutes later with a penalty kick, and led the in shape
4–0 at halftime. This grow to be Lebanon's first
reputable global in shape, and within the second 1/2,
beforehand Camille Cordahi scored the team's first
motive in reliable international play. Werner Kaspi
responded with his second purpose of the game, and
the healthful ended five–1. Six Lebanese game
enthusiasts appeared again in an worldwide in form,
however of the Mandatory Palestine squad, most
effective Shalom Shalomzon made a few other
international look. Lebanon's squad did now not play
once more till 1942, in a pleasant against Syria, at the
same time as the victors did now not play again till
1949, against Cyprus, and were via then the Israel
countrywide soccer organization.

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