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After 34 years, Iraq has won the title of the Gulf Cup tournament.
Iraq GOOOOOOOOL! GOOOOOOOL that avoids punishment! Title GOOOOOL!
Oman GOOOOOOOOL! GOOOOOOOL to go to penalties!
Iraq GOOOOOOOL! GOOOAAAL from Amjad Attawan! GOOOOOL with a taste of victory! Iraq is near the headlines.
5 minutes left in the game and the penalties begin to roll in
Jalal Hasan made a goal-line save to keep Oman’s game-winner from falling.
Zahir Al-Agbari struck from the penalty spot and the goalkeeper made a superb save to keep Iraq alive.
Jamil Al-Yahmadi parried a 1-2 against the goalkeeper and sent his shot into the stands.
Half an hour of more emotion begins, as Iraq and Oman seek the championship in overtime.
Oman GOOOOOOOL! Salah Al-Yahai equalizes from eleven steps and it goes to overtime.
The final period of the match has been played, with Oman going all out for a tie and Iraq loving the cup after 34 years.
Oman is close! Salah Al-Yahyi sent his shot over the crossbar to tie the game.
Amjad Attawan again took a strong shot which hit the post and the whole stadium was drowned in the excitement of the goal.
Oman don’t see where they can react and they are defending in their own zone, Iraq continue to press high and you are coming in from the wings.
Of course it’s gone! Amir Al-Ammari left a 1 on 1 against the goalkeeper and his shot on definition went far past him. Iraq is in second place.
The final 45 minutes of the Golf Cup Grand Final have begun.
The first half is over, Iraq are still on the scoreboard and they will be looking to maintain the result or extend it. On its part, Oman will try to get back into the game.
He knocked on the door of Iraq again! Mustafa Nadim won the battle for the ball from the corner and narrowly missed the second.
Almost a second fell! Hussain Ali took a corner kick and although his shot hit the post, Iraq were still looking for a goal to extend their lead.
Iraq GOOOOOOOOL! The score is opened! Ibrahim Bayesh made the whole stadium scream!
The game is beginning to settle, with Oman and Iraq slowly making dangerous inroads and it looks like it won’t be long before the scoring opens.
First shot! Amjad Attawan was encouraged to hit from outside the area and he tried to cross the pink.
So far there hasn’t been a clear threat play, but Iraq is still trying to figure out where to do the damage. Oman is in its withdrawal zone.
Iraq, which started with everything, has been in possession of the ball since the beginning, looking for victory.
The grand final of the Gulf Cup begins, with Iraq looking to regain the crown after 34 years and Oman looking to deliver a coup d’état away from home.
In a few minutes we will begin with the Golf Cup final.
Kuwait’s delegation to the Persian Gulf Cup in Iraq was forced to leave the stadium after a brawl before the opening ceremony. According to Abdulaziz Al-Samhan, an official of the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) who spoke to Kuwaiti media, the delegation was forced to leave after the chaos blocked Sheikh Fahad Al-Nasser’s entry. , representative of the Emir of the country.
The opening match was attended by FIFA’s top representatives as Gianni Infantino was in Basra for the opening match of the 25th Arabian Golf Cup 2023, the tournament being held in Iraq for the first time since 1979.
“It was a pleasure to attend the opening ceremony and the opening match of the 2023 Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra between Iraq and Oman,” said the FIFA president.
The Golf Cup groups currently stand as follows:
Group A is dominated by Iraq with 4 points, followed by Oman in second place with equal points, Saudi Arabia in third place with 3 points and Yemen at the bottom with zero points.
Group ‘B’ is dominated by Bahrain with 6 points and has already qualified, followed by Qatar with 3 points, Kuwait with the same number of points in the third place and UAE at the bottom of the group with zero points.
On the other side of the coin, Oman faced Bahrain in the second semi-final of the tournament which is sure to be a final with Iraq in the last 90 minutes of the Gulf Cup. On the one hand, the game was completely closed, with few options and a very tight defense of both teams, so the game was defined until the 83rd minute when Jameel Al-Yahmadi scored 0-1 in favor of Oman and they qualified. Tournament finals.
On the other hand, in the last match played by the Iraq national team, they faced Qatar, one of the favorites to win the championship or at least reach the finals. The game started very exciting, both teams tried to reach the goal board, but in the 19th minute, Ibrahim Bayesh gave Iraq the lead, but Amro Sang’s goal did not last long. It was tied 1-1 in the 29th minute. In the 43rd minute, Aymen Hussain’s goal secured Iraq’s place in the final by winning 2-1.
The Grand Final of the Golf Cup is surrounded by all the emotions, goals, actions, controversies and spectacles. In this grand final, the champion of the 2023 edition of the Persian Gulf Cup will be decided between the two countries that have dominated the tournament without any problems, Iraq and Oman, as both Iraq and Oman qualified in the group stage. Points being equal, the goal difference is the only factor that separates the two. Similarly, both the teams defeated their opponents in their semi-final clash and reached the grand final.
The Grand Final of the Golf Cup is surrounded by all the emotions, goals, actions, controversies and spectacles. In this grand final, the champion of the 2023 edition of the Persian Gulf Cup will be decided between the two countries that have dominated the tournament without any problems, Iraq and Oman, as both Iraq and Oman qualified in the group stage. Points being equal, the goal difference is the only factor that separates the two. Similarly, both the teams defeated their opponents in their semi-final clash and reached the grand final.
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Ibrahim Al Mukhaini; A Al Kaabi, Mohammad Al Musalmi, Fahmi Durbin, Ahmed Al Khamisi; A Al – Aghabari, Harib Al Saadi, J Al Yahmadi; Salah Al Yahyai; Rabia Alwi Al Mandhar, Isam Al Sawhi.
Jalal Hasan; Alai Ghasem, Mustafa Nadim, Ali Faiz, Dhrugham Ismail; Mohammad Ali, A. Al-Ammari; Hussain Ali, Amjad Attawan, Ibrahim Bayesh; Ayman Hussain.
Iraq and Oman have met a total of 27 times (Iraq 12 wins, 8 draws, Oman 6 wins) with the balance largely in favor of Iraq. In terms of goals, Iraq scored 42 goals while Oman conceded only 22 goals. They last met at the 2023 Persian Golf Cup where they played to a 0-0 draw.
Basra International Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue mostly dedicated to professional and semi-professional football practice in the city of Basra, Iraq. It is used to host football matches of the country’s local league and the Iraq national team. It has a capacity of 65,000 spectators and was inaugurated in 2013. The main stadium is a multi-tiered structure with a capacity of 65,000 seats, 20 suites and 230 VIP seats. The complex will also have VIP lounges and restaurants, spectator lounges, and a tunnel connecting the main stadium to the secondary stadium.
The Omani team is 90 minutes away from becoming the new Persian Golf Cup champions, but to do so they will have to beat the competition’s strongest rivals, Iraq. Oman fared well in the group stage, finishing second in Group A with 7 points (2 wins and a draw) while Iraq, curiously, finished first. Having already faced Bahrain in the semi-finals, Oman found it difficult to impress in what was the most even duel of the championship, but Al-Yahmadi’s goal in the 83rd gave Oman victory.
The Iraq national team will try to win the title in this new edition of the Persian Golf Cup and win it in the last 90 minutes of the championship. Iraq had a good group stage where they finished first in the group with 7 points (2 wins and 1 draw), similarly in the semi-final clash Iraq won against Qatar without any problems. Because of the final, Iraq was able to apply the conditions in the 19th minute and Aymen Hussain scored in the 43rd minute to make Iraq a 2-1 goal in the final.
After a long journey, it’s finally time to decide which country will be crowned as the new champions of the Persian Gulf Cup and win glory in Middle East football. In this game both teams will not have a chance to make mistakes because there will be no tomorrow for this game, if we will have a winner who will take home glory and a loser who will leave the tournament empty handed, so leaving everything on the field, from the first minute to the 90th minute with heart and soul in every ball It will be a mission to fight for.
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