2024-03-23T19:08:57+00:00
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/ The Iraqi youth team was able to achieve victory over the UAE Olympic team, on Saturday, on penalties, with a score of 4-3, after regular time ended in a 1-1 draw. The match comes within the fifth West Asian Federation U-23 Championship.
The match started at eight o’clock in the evening at Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
The first half ended with the UAE leading with a free goal for the Iraqi team, the goal coming from Mohammed Al Mansouri in the 33rd minute.
In the second half, the equalizer goal came for the Iraqi team in the 53rd minute via Ali Sadiq, and the result remained the same until the end of regular time, so the match went directly to penalty kicks and was decided in favor of the Iraqi team 4-3.
It is noteworthy that the Iraqi youth U-20 team represented Iraq in the West Asian U-23 Championship, after the coach of the Iraqi Olympic team, Radhi Shanishil, decided not to participate in the tournament due to his team’s close competition in the Asian qualifiers in Qatar, next April, which is a qualifier for the Paris Olympics. 2024.
The 2024 West Asia Federation Cup Championship was launched in the Saudi city of Al-Ahsa on March 20, with the participation of 8 teams: Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the UAE from the West Asia region in the tournament, while the West Asia Federation sent invitations to a number of teams outside the region to participate as guests in the tournament. The most prominent tournament is Egypt, South Korea, Thailand, and Australia.