Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bangkok: Iraq secured a comfortable 6-1 win against Brunei Darussalam in Group A of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championship on Wednesday to make it two wins from two and condemn their Southeast Asian opponents to a second successive defeat.
With his side’s opening day defeat of Bahrain still fresh in the memory, Fahad Methaq Al Azzawi opened the scoring for Iraq with an early close range strike, before Muheb Aldeen Al Taei notched his first goal of the tournament, Gaith Riyadh Arabi added a third in the 14th minute and Hasan Kadhim Hilfi further stretched Iraq’s lead going into the break at the Bangkok Arena.
Iraq’s dominance continued after the break, but they were forced to wait until the 36th minute for their next goal, Hasan scoring again thanks to a power play. Abdul Azim notched a late consolation for the Bruneians, while Muheb was on hand to bag his second of the game to seal all three points for the impressive Iraqis.
Iraq’s next match: May 18, Afghanistan v Iraq
Brunei’s next match: May 18, Thailand v Brunei
Iraq: FAHAD 5’, MUHEB 13’, GHAITH 14’, HASAN 20’, HASAN 36’, MUHEB 40’
Brunei: AZIM 40’
Photo: AFC