The Bubble of Hope Shatters: Pakistan Fall to Syria Your blog post

Pakistan faced Syria, resulting in one more disappointing outcome. The dominating Arabian giant continued its perfect run, passing hurdles like fun. High hopes and expectations remained the shortcomings.

The match was scheduled on Nov 18, 2025, at Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad, where Pakistan were facing Syria in the fifth match of the campaign, where Pakistan had already lost two games while two draws. Syria won all four games and were table toppers as well. In the first-leg game, they beat the Shaheens 2-0; somewhere it was hyped as a vengeance time.

In the first half, Pakistan faced Syria with a hope to grab three points. Captain Abdullah saved Pakistan from an early goal, a world-class defense. But it did not save Pakistan from a goal. Syria struck again; this time they succeeded to score. Goal 1-0.

Arabian giants up front with the match opener. But somewhere there was a hope we would fight back. Many good attackers were on for Pakistan. Shaheens did not get any chance to score during the first 45 minutes. First half ended with one-goal deficit, but not a big one to do.

In the second half, Pakistan thrived to equalise. But things started getting shattered where Syria showcased why they are best in the group. One after another goal, Syrian attack peaked in the second half. They scored four more goals while the home side failed to score any. The score was 5-0, where it was merely possible for any team.

Final whistle ended the humiliation we were facing on home ground. The high hopes fans had after facing Afghanistan were just shattered like a glass castle. There were a lot of things that raised concerns, from attack to defence. Adam Khan is not a point to talk as he was one of the possible options to use in the absence of Saqib Hanif.

While this time, going with five defenders did not work for Pakistan. Despite we had possibly the best options on for us. Somewhere, yeah, it was possibly required to add Waqar Baloch in the starting XI. But the things were just excuses. The end of this is that we got a humiliated defeat at home. This makes the Pakistan vs Myanmar match more crucial to end the campaign with a win.