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Remontada Iraq vs UAE in AFC WC Qualification

AFC WC Qualification Tue 18/11·18:00
Iraq
2-1 FT
UAE
  • Meme66'
  • Al Ammari90+17' (pen)
  • Caio52'
Basra Sport City StadiumReferee: Tomoya Araki
Remontada
Difficulty
59

Iraq trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 52'Trailed by one goal
  2. 66'Equaliser
  3. 90+17'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 52: Iraq had 7 shots to 9 for UAE, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Changes by coach Arnold

Meme came on for Sherko (56') and scored, Iqbal came on for Sher (56'), Saadoon came on for Ali (78').

The last 15 minutes

One of Iraq's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 76% of fans backed Iraq to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT52'66'90+17'Substitution 56'Substitution 56'Substitution 78'Substitution 90+5'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadIraq goal UAE goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Iraq chances, below: UAE. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
IraqUAE04590

Match story

  1. 52'

    Caio opened the scoring for UAE, assisted by Nader, putting UAE ahead 1-0.

  2. 66'

    Meme equalised for Iraq, assisted by Al Ammari, to make it 1-1.

  3. 90+17'

    Al Ammari completed the turnaround for Iraq from the penalty spot, putting Iraq ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

IraqUAE
50%Possession50%
1.45Chance quality (xG)1.03
10Shots13
2On target4
3Big chances2
4Corners3
353Passes364

Top players

1
Al AmmariIraq · Midfielder
8.2
2
GimenezUAE · Attacking Midfield
7.4
3
MemeIraq · Centre Forward
7.3
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Iraq 76%Draw 7%UAE 17%
from 139,855 votes

Line-ups

UAE4-4-1-1
6.6 Hachim 7.0 Doski 6.7 Hashem 6.9 Tahsen 6.3 Ali 8.2 Al Ammari 6.1 Sher 6.4 Farji 6.3 Sherko 6.7 Jasim 6.2 Hussein 5.9 Essa 6.1 Amaral 6.8 Kouadio 7.0 Pimenta 6.1 Zhir 6.5 Luanzinho 6.3 Nader 6.6 Meloni 6.1 Bruno 7.4 Gimenez 7.1 Caio
Iraq4-2-3-1
Iraq coach: Arnold UAE coach: C. Olaroiu

Match events

IraqUAE
  1. BrunoYellow card
    17'
  2. CaioGoal · assist: Nader
    52'
  3. MemeSubstitution · for Sherko
    56'
  4. IqbalSubstitution · for Sher
    56'
  5. SalehSubstitution · for Luanzinho
    59'
  6. ZhirYellow card
    65'
  7. MemeGoal · assist: Al Ammari
    66'
  8. Al AmmariYellow card
    73'
  9. AdilSubstitution · for Bruno
    75'
  10. SaadoonSubstitution · for Ali
    78'
  11. RamadanSubstitution · for Gimenez
    87'
  12. KouadioYellow card
    90+1'
  13. MuhsinSubstitution · for Hussein
    90+5'
  14. PimentaYellow card
    90+14'
  15. CaioYellow card
    90+16'
  16. Al AmmariPenalty goal
    90+17'