Beaten 4-2 by UAE just six days prior, Iraq overcame the sending off of Abdulrazzaq Kadah to force the shootout, where they netted four of their five penalties to secure the trophy.

Earlier, Jordan claimed a 3-0 win over host nation Palestine to finish the tournament in third place.

5TH PLACE: QATAR 2-3 BAHRAIN

Bahrain ended their week in Palestine with a win, scoring three second-half goals to finish the inaugural championship with a 3-2 success against Qatar at Faisal Al Husseini Stadium.

Having scored just once in over 225 minutes of football in the tournament, Bahrain netted three times in less than half an hour through Abdulrahman Mohamed, Ali Khalifa Al Doseri and Mubarak Habib to secure a parting victory.

Iraq sealed their place in the decider with a 4-2 shootout win after a 1-1 draw against Jordan, while UAE denied tournament hosts Palestine a final berth, winning 4-1 from the spot after a scoreless evening match.

Iraq and UAE will meet in Friday's decider having already crossed paths earlier in the tournament, with UAE winning last Saturday’s group stage meeting 4-2.

Iraq sealed their place in the knockout round with an impressive 2-1 win over Bahrain in Group B, while hosts Palestine survived a dramatic Group A finale against Qatar to advance after a 2-2 draw.

The inaugural WAFF U-18 Championship semi-finals will be staged on Wednesday, with the regional youth champions to be decided on Friday.

The tournament is serving as valuable exposure for the teams ahead of the Qualifiers for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship which will be held in November.

In a match where both sides had their fair share of opportunities, Brook timed his run perfectly to steal in behind the Malaysian defence to slot home the winning goal.

Malaysia had high hopes of retaining the title they won last year, especially after having defeated Australia 3-0 in their group stage encounter earlier in the tournament.

For Australia, the triumph sealed their fifth title in nine appearances in the regional tournament.

Needing only to avoid defeat to hold off the hosts in the final match of the round-robin competition, Iran fell behind to a first-half goal from promising Tajikistan striker Rustam Soirov but hit back with Rahimabadi’s 80th-minute leveller to become the Central Asian champions.

Earlier in the day, Uzbekistan beat Turkmenistan 2-0 to finish third in the competition, which serves as preparation for the forthcoming 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers.

The teams were divided into two zones of WEST (West + South + Central) with 25 teams and EAST (East +ASEAN) with 21 teams.