Iraq found a way to clinch a draw against Syria with a late goal from A. Al scored in the (86′) after Syria got a lead with a goal from O. Al (79′).
The match was played on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath Shukralla with the collaboration of Mohamed Jaafar Mohamed Salman and Abdulla Saleh Al Rowaimi Abdulla Mohsen. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Alili.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Iraq was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Syria that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Iraq was has a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Iraq to win the match.
Iraq shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Syria shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Iraq received 1 yellow card (M. Nadhim). Talking about the opposition, Syria received 4 yellow cards (I. Hamwiah, , M. Al Mawas and I. Hamwiah).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Iraq will have 4 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Syria will have 2 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Asia, Iraq will host Korea Republic on the 16th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Korea Republic (2 draws).
Syria will host IR Iran on the 16th of November with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of IR Iran (3 draws).
Iraq – Formation
Iraq started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Dick Advocaat decided to play with the following team: Fahad Talib
, Frans Dhia Putros , Mustafa Nadhim , Ahmed Ibrahim , Rebin Sulaka , Mohanad Jeahze , Amjed Attwan , Mohammed Ali , Ahmed Fadhil , Bashar Resan and Ali Al-Hamadi .The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Qasim, Jiloan Hamad, Ali Yaseen, Ibrahim Bayesh
, Ahmed Basil, Muntadher Mohammed, Amir Al Ammari , Ali Adnan, Sajad Jassim , Alaa Abdul-Zahra, Hassan Abdul-Karim and Hussein Ammar.Substitutions
Iraq made 3 changes: M. Nadhim for I. Bayesh (46′), A. Fadhil for A. Al Ammari (60′) and M. Ali for S. Jassim (72′).
Best player: Amjed Attwan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Iraq was Amjed Attwan.
His rating is
with 58 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.Syria – Formation
Syria started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Nizar Hamed Mahrous played with: Khaled Haj Othman
, Moayad Al Khouli , Amr Al Midani , Thaer Krouma , Khaled Kerdagli , Mahmoud Al Mawas , Ahmad Ashkar , Mohammad Anez , Fahd Youssef , Omar Kharbin and Omar Al-Somah .These were the players on the bench: Taha Mousa, Ibrahim Alma, Amro Jenyat, Mohammad Shehioni, Yosief Mohammad, Mohammed Othman, Israa Hamwiah, Mohammad Almarmour, Mohamad Rihanieh, Aias Aosman, Kamel Hmeisheh
and Mahmoud Al Baher.Syria could not rely on the presence of K. Hameesheh (injured).
Substitutions
Syria made only 1 change substituting M. Anez for K. Hameesheh (54′).
Best player: Khaled Haj Othman
The player that probably impressed the most for Syria was the goalkeeper: Khaled Haj Othman. His rating is 7.15. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Asia.
- Korea Republic – United Arab Emirates – 1-0
- Iraq – Syria – 1-1
- Lebanon – IR Iran – 1-2
- Australia – Saudi Arabia – 0-0
- China PR – Oman – 1-1
- Vietnam – Japan – 0-1