JORDAN: SOCCER - JORDAN BEAT IRAQ IN PENALTY SHOOTOUT IN FINAL OF THE ARAB GAMES TOURNAMENT

Record ID: 257515

  • Title: JORDAN: SOCCER - JORDAN BEAT IRAQ IN PENALTY SHOOTOUT IN FINAL OF THE ARAB GAMES TOURNAMENT
  • Date: 1st September 1999
  • Summary: AMMAN, JORDAN (AUGUST 31, 1999) (RTN) JORDAN (WHITE) V IRAQ (BLACK) 1. TEAMS COME OUT FOR MATCH 2. THE TWO TEAMS STANDING INFRONT OF THE MAIN STAGE TO GREET JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH 3. EGYPTIAN REFEREE ANNOUNCE THE START OF GAME 4. JORDAN'S ABDULLAH ABU ZAMA'A SCORES A PENALTY (1-0 TO JORDAN) 5. BADRAN SHKRAN SCORES TH
  • Embargoed: 16th September 1999 13:00
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  • Location: AMMAN, JORDAN
  • Country: Jordan
  • Reuters ID: LVA8EA2QNJBMXZSE75LG6ABWDM1V
  • Story Text: Jordan have beaten Iraq 3-1 in a penalty shootout
    after the sides had drawn 4-4 in the final of the soccer
    tournament at the Arab Games.

    The host nation Jordan retained their soccer crown at
    the Arab Games by beating Iraq in an high scoring final on
    Tuesday (August 31).

    Jordan threw away a 4-0 lead as Iraq fought back to level
    at 4-4.But they emerged victorious after winning the penalty
    shootout 3-1.

    More than 20,000 Jordan fans, which included Jordan's King
    Abdullah II and members of the Royal family, breathed a huge
    sigh of relief when Sufian Abdullah scored the winning penalty
    to secure the Kingdom the gold medal.

    Jordan went in at half time leading 1-0.They went ahead
    from a the spot when Egyptian referee Jamal Ghandor awarded
    Jordan penalty which Abdullah Abu Zama'a converted.

    In the second half, Jordan scored three goals, two of them
    by Badran Shkran in the 53rd and 69th minutes.The third goal
    was scored by Iraqi defender Radi Shneishil in the 65th minute.

    Jordan's 4-0 advanatge did not last long as Iraq launched
    a series of concerted attacks to leave the home fans in a
    state of shock.They scored four goals in less than 15 minutes to
    equalise 4-4 and force the final into extra time.

    Husam Fawzi scored in the 73rd and 76th minutes.A penalty
    by Haider Mahmoud made it 4-3.Razzaq Frehan then equalised
    for Iraq with three minutes of normal time remaining to send
    the match into extra time.

    There were no further goals in the extra half hour and the
    game was resolved by the penalty shootout.

    The Iraq players had three of their penalty kicks hit the
    post and only scored one of the four penalty attempts.

    Abdullah Abu Zama'a, Badran Shkran and Sufian Abdullah
    scored for the Jordanian team, while Radi Shneishil scored
    Iraq's only goal in the penalty shootout.

    After the match Jordan fans took to the streets of Amman
    to celebrate.


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