2024-01-19T13:57:40+00:00
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/ The technical committee of the Asian Cup chose Iraqi national team striker Ayman Hussein as the best player in the Iraq-Japan match.
Hussein won the Best Player award after contributing to the Iraqi national team’s victory by scoring two goals in the first half before leaving the game in the second half.
The first half ended with the Iraqi national team leading by two goals to none for Japan. Both goals were scored by the Iraqi national team striker Ayman Hussein in the 5th minute – 45+4.
For his part, player Ayman Hussein said in a press statement after the match, “We were confident of winning against Japan, and all our players are ready to reach the final match and compete to win the title.”
The Iraqi national team defeated its Japanese counterpart with a score of 2-1 in the second round of the fourth group of the Asian Football Cup. With this victory, Iraq topped the fourth group with six points.