Iraq battled Indonesia in the third-place playoff for the U23 Asian Cup. After 90 minutes of regular game time, the two sides played to a 1-1 draw and then went into extra time. In the end, Iraq beat Indonesia 2-1 with a crucial goal in overtime to win the third place and advance to the Olympics for the 6th time.
The match started with both teams showing a strong desire to win. In the first half, Indonesia took the lead in breaking the deadlock through aggressive offense and tight defense. They took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and scored a brilliant long-distance shot from outside the penalty area by Jenner to give Indonesia the lead.
However, the Iraqi team was not discouraged. They stepped up their offense in the second half, trying to equalize the score. Finally, in the 27th minute, the Iraqi team took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and succeeded in equalizing the score by Tahsin's header in front of the goal.
In the following match, both teams failed to score again and the match went into extra time. In the 6th minute of the extra time, Iraq had a great opportunity to attack. Jassim, who was successfully offside in the penalty area, calmly got away from the defenders and shot from a small angle, penetrating the Indonesian goalkeeper's ten fingers and scoring the ball into the goal. The goal gave the Iraqi team the victory and qualified them for the Paris Olympics.
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