Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Goa: Mohammed Dawood scored the winning spot kick as Iraq claimed a first ever AFC U-16 Championship with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Islamic Republic of Iran following a 0-0 draw in Sunday’s final.
Iraq shaded a goalless opening 45 minutes at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with top scorer Dawood twice going close.
The forward then struck the crossbar on the hour as Iraq again had the better of the half, but with no goals forthcoming the final was decided from the spot.
Trailing 3-2, Taha Shariati’s penalty was saved by reserve goalkeeper Mundher Najm, but after Muntadher Mohammed had passed up the opportunity to win it for Iraq, Dawood made no mistake in converting the 10th and final spot kick to seal victory for Qahtan Chitheer's side.
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