Iraq 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, IDN
29/7/07 19:35

Iraq 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia

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Iraq secure historic triumph
Jul 29, 2007
PA Sport


JAKARTA – Younis Mahmoud headed home his fourth goal of the tournament as Iraq secured a memorable 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Sunday to win the AFC Asian Cup.

The Iraqi skipper capitalised on a poor piece of goalkeeping by Yaser Al Mosailem to turn in Hawar Mohammed’s corner 19 minutes from time, giving the Middle Eastern side their first ever AFC Asian Cup crown.

The Saudis had scored 12 goals on their run to the final but rarely threatened the well-marshalled Iraqi defence which maintained its fourth consecutive clean sheet of the tournament. More>>>