2023-12-18T18:30:12+00:00
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/ The Iraqi youth team failed to reach the final match after losing to its Saudi counterpart with a score of 2-1 in the semi-finals of the West Asian Football Federation Under-17 Championship.
The match took place at exactly 7:30 pm today, Monday, Baghdad time, at Al Saada Stadium in the city of Salalah in the Dhofar Governorate of Oman.
The first half ended with the Saudi team leading by two goals to no return for the Iraqi youth team. The goals of the Saudi team were scored by Dhari Saeed and Abdul Aziz Al-Fawaz.
In the second half, Iraq scored the penalty goal from a free ball from outside the penalty area in the 59th minute, executed by player Zain Al-Abidin Jassim.
With this result, the Saudi team sets a date with its Yemeni counterpart to play the final match in the tournament.