Syria 1-1 Iraq: Draw on Tuesday

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Syria and Iraq draw 1-1. A. Al scored the first goal (4') for Syria. A. Hussein settled the score 1-1 (32').

Syria and Iraq draw 1-1. A. Al scored the first goal (4′) for Syria. A. Hussein settled the score 1-1 (32′). Iraq was far superior when it came to possession ball (61%)​

The match was held on Tuesday and this began at 1:45 pm UTC. The referee was Ryuji Sato who was helped by Hiroshi Yamauchi and Jun Mihara. The 4th official was Yusuke Araki.

Match Statistics

Iraq was in firm control of the ball 61% while Syria was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Iraq was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 6 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Iraq to win the contest​.

Syria shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Iraq shot 26 times, 6 on target, 20 off target.

Cards

Syria received 1 yellow card (M. Al Marmour). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Iraq.

After playing this contest, Syria will have 5 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Iraq will have 8 points to move up in the 6th place.

Match Events

  • 4'
    4'

    A. Al Dali

  • 32'
    32'

    A. Hussein

  • 45'
    45'

    M. Al Marmour

  • 46'
    46'

    M. Al Hallak

    M. Mardikian

  • 53'
    53'

    B. Resan

    M. Younnes

  • 56'
    56'

    H. Al Jwayed

    M. Al Marmour

  • 66'
    66'

    Ala\'a Abbas

    Hussein Ali

  • 66'
    66'

    J. Meram

    I. Bayesh

  • 79'
    79'

    Y. Samia

    A. Al Dali

  • 79'
    79'

    A. Alshami

    M. Al Mawas

  • 88'
    88'

    M. Alkhouli

    K. Kurdaghli

  • 90'
    90'

    H. Abdulkareem

    A. Hussein

  • 90'
    90'

    M. Abdulraheem

    S. Ameer

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Syria: Formation and Lineups

Syria started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mohamed Ghassan Maatouq chose to play with the following team: Ahmad Madanieh (6.8), Saad Ahmad, Amro Jenyat (6.7), Saad Ahmad (6.8), Thaer Krouma (6.2), Khaled Kerdagli (6.6), Kamel Hmeisheh (6.1), Mohammad Anez (6.7), Mahmoud Al Mawas (6.2), Mardik Mardikian (7.0), Mohammad Almarmour (6.1) and Alaa Al Dali (6.9).

Substitutes

Syria made 5 changes: M. Mardikian for M. Al Hallak (46′), M. Al Marmour for H. Al Jwayed (56′), A. Al Dali for Y. Samia (79′), M. Al Mawas for A. Alshami (79′) and K. Kurdaghli for M. Alkhouli (88′).

Top player: Mardik Mardikian

The player who no doubt impressed Syria the most was Mardik Mardikian.

His rating is (7.0) with 15 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 15.

Iraq: Formation and Lineups

Iraq started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the opposite side, Abdul Ghani Shahad played with: Jalal Hassan (6.3), Munaf Younus (6.8), Ahmed Ibrahim (7.1), Ali Faez Atiyah (6.8), Gubari Sherko (7.5), Amjed Attwan (7.4), Abdulameer (7.0), Dhurgham Ismail (7.8), Ibrahim Bayesh (7.2), Hussein Ali (7.3), Ayman Hussein (7.5).

Substitutes

Iraq made 5 changes: M. Younnes for B. Resan (53′), H. Ali for A. Abdulnabi (66′), I. Bayesh for J. Meram (66′), A. Hussein for H. Abdulkareem (90′) and S. Ameer for M. Abdulraheem (90′).

Top player: Justin Meram

Probably the most impressive player in Iraq was Justin Meram.

His rating is (7.8) with 5 passes (100% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 66′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Asia

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