FAJAR.CO.ID, BASRA — The Indonesian national team lost badly with a score of 5-1 to hosts Iraq in the first match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification.
The meeting between these two countries first took place at the headquarters of the team from the Middle East at the Basra International Stadium.
The Iraq vs Indonesia match in the continuation of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers was held on Thursday (16/11/2023) evening local time.
The goals scored in the first half came from B.Rasan in the 20th minute and an own goal from Jordi Amat in the 35th minute and the only goal back was created by Shayne Pattynama in the 45+4 minute.
Meanwhile, two additional goals in the second half were scored by Osama Rashid in the 59th minute, Y. Amyn in the 84th minute and A. Al-Hamadi in the 88th minute.
The Course of the Match
At the start of the first half, both teams showed high tempo and fast play from the first minute of the match.
Both teams exchanged attacks until the 10th minute. However, unfortunately no one has been able to create dangerous opportunities.
In the 20th minute, host Iraq managed to take the lead. Starting from a failed cleanrence, B.Rasan fired a hard horizontal kick which Nadeo Argawinata failed to reach.
After this goal, Iraq appeared more confident and continuously put pressure on the Indonesian National Team’s goal.
The match entered the 35th minute, Asnawi Mangkualam Cs was still having difficulty developing their game, let alone creating opportunities.
The second goal for Iraq was finally created in the 35th minute after a crossing released by an opposing player was misanticipated by Jordi Amat and instead led to his own goal. 2-0 Indonesia is behind.
