Iraq crush Maldives
Dhaka, October 29: Iraq crushed Maldives 9-0 in their second match of the AFC U-19 group A qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.
Skipper Ammar Kadhim Meteab, Mohanad Abdulraheem Karrar and Dhurgam Isamel Dawood scored two goals each for the rampant Iraqis.
Skipper Ammar Kadhim Meteab put Iraq ahead in the 4th minute with low 25 yarder and two minutes later Mohammad Jabbar doubled the margin with a header from the middle of the box off a Mahdi Kamil shot that fell in front of Jabbar after Maldives custodian Ahmed Fayaz punched the long ranger.
Mohammed Abdul Raheem Karrar made it 3-0 in the 23rd minute beating Fayaz in the near post with a left footed placing shot from a handshaking distance.
Ali Hussain Fendi who scored twice against Bangladesh scored the 4th in the 34th minute with a side footed shot that hit the roof of the net after Ammar Kadhim sent him a low pass from the right hand flag.
Ahmed Abbas Hattab and Mustafa Nadhim Jari hit the crosspiece and the sidepost in the 36th and 37th minute respectively.
Mohammad Abdul Raheem Karrar scored his second in the 56th minute tapping home from a close range and Dhurgam Ismael Dawood beat Fayaz with 25 yard curved rainbow shot taking the scoreline to 6-0 in the 65th minute.
In the 76th minute Mahdi Kamil looped a floater in from 30 yards and Dhurgham Ismael Dawood curved his second from the left edge of the box in the 85th minute. Skipper Ammar Kadhim scored the ninth in the stoppage time.
Maldives were reduced to 10 men in the 82nd minute.
Iraq earlier beat Bangladesh 6-0 while Maldives conceded their third consecutive defeat after losing to Bangladesh 3-0 and 4-0 to Maldives.