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KARBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq beat its Palestinian counterpart 2-1 on Friday in the West Asian football championship as part of its first group in Karbala, while Lebanon won its first victory after a win. against Syria.
The win was Rafidain Al-Rafidain's second consecutive game after the first Lebanese game on Lebanon 1-0 at the opening of the tournament, topping the standings with 6 points and the balance of the Palestinian team to 3 points with an initial victory over Yemen 1-0.
Muhannad Abdul Rahim (21) and Hussain Ali (82) scored goals for Iraq and Islam Al-Batran (2) scored the goal of the penalty.
Both teams behaved modestly in the first period despite a 2 minute penalty from the Palestinian team.
The Iraqi team tried to tie the game and waited until the 21st minute to make it through Abdul Rahim, when he grabbed a corner sent directly to the goal of Rami Hamadeh.
And almost the Palestinian team to advance again but the Albatran ball responded by the Iraqi goalkeeper (32).
Did not improve the performance of both sides in the second half and missed the harmony of the collective effective, but controlled the nature of their individual game performance and it was a break for the goalkeepers of both goals.
The Iraqi team exerted great pressure in the last quarter of an hour, taking advantage of the retirement of the players of the stressed Palestinian team. This pressure was aimed at winning a penalty from Hussein Ali before the end of the match at 8 minutes.
"We relied on local players and the team is not integrated.In spite of this result, we will benefit more from improved performance in the future," said L & # 39; Algerian coach Noureddine Ould Ali at the press conference following the match.
"We played in a warm atmosphere that naturally affected the players."
"The match is good for us because we have found players who can represent the team and the victory is important," said Slovenian coach Streshko Katanic.
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