The Iraqi national team achieved an exciting 3-2 victory over their Kuwaiti counterparts in the match that brought them together on Saturday evening at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the second round of the group stage of the Gulf Cup "Gulf 27".
The match witnessed great competitiveness between the two teams, as the first half ended in a goalless draw, after both sides exchanged offensive attempts without either being able to score.
In the second half, the Iraqi national team succeeded in opening the scoring in the 52nd minute through Zidane Iqbal, giving the Lions of Mesopotamia an important advantage in the match.
The Iraqi national team continued their pressure, before Saif Rashid managed to add the second goal in the 83rd minute, putting his country in a comfortable position before entering the final minutes.
The Kuwaiti national team refused to surrender, and Yousef Nasser succeeded in reducing the deficit in the 90th minute, increasing the excitement in the final moments of the encounter.
As the match was heading towards its end, Karrar Nabil managed to score Iraq's third goal in the ninth minute of added time, restoring the two-goal difference and giving his country an exciting victory.
The Kuwaiti national team returned to score their second goal in the final moments, but time was not enough to equalize, and the match ended with Iraq winning 3-2.
With this victory, the Iraqi national team raised their tally to 4 points in the first group, after having drawn 1-1 with Oman in the opening round, while Kuwait's tally remained without points after losing to Saudi Arabia in the first round and then to Iraq.