India vs Iraq, 2023 King's Cup Semi-Final Highlights: IND lose on penalties to IRQ after match ends 2-2
India vs Iraq, 2023 King's Cup Semi-Final Highlights: India took the lead twice but Iraq equalised after which the Blue Tigers lost in the penalty shootout.

India vs Iraq, 2023 King's Cup Semi-Final Highlights: India gave Iraq a run for their money but finally came out short in the penalty shootout. A sumptuous from Manvir gave India the lead in the first half while an own goal from the Iraq goalkeeper gave them the lead again in the second half. However, Iraq nullified both those leads by converting penalties. Iraq dominated towards the end but India held their defensive shape. The match ended 2-2 and went straight into the penalty shootout, with there being no extra-time in the King's Cup. Brandon Fernandes missed the first penalty for India and that remained the difference.
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It was always going to be difficult for India today but what a performance they have put up here. Matched Iraq toe-to-toe for much of the match and only the lottery of the penalty shootout could decide the game. They would have loved to have played one more match here but Igor Stimac would be happy with how his boys performed against an opponent so far ahead of them in the rankings ladder. That's it from us here, thanks for joining us and goodbye!
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: GOAL! Iran take the shootout 5-4!
Bonyan smashes it into the side netting and seals it for Iraq. He hardly even celebrates after that, that is how calm he was through the whole thing.
India vs Iraq Live score: GOAL! India 4-4 Iraq
Rahim Ali is as calm as they come as he keeps India in the hunt.
IND vs IRQ, King's Cup semi-final live score: GOAL! India 3-4 Iraq
Amin Alhamawi calmly rolls it to Sandhu's right and the Indian goalkeeper goes the wrong way again.
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: GOAL! India 3-3 Iraq
Anwar Ali emphatically smashes it into the top left corner. Unsavable.
India vs Iraq Live score: GOAL! India 2-3 Iraq
Gurpreet goes the wrong way again and Ghadhban finds the target once more today from the spot.
IND vs IRQ, King's Cup semi-final live score: GOAL! India 2-2 Iraq
Suresh Singh doesn't miss and India stay in the hunt
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: GOAL! India 1-2 Iraq
This time Gurpreet is sent the wrong way and Iran maintain their lead. Ali Khadim is the scorer.
India vs Iraq Live score: GOAL! India 1-1 Iraq
Jhingan up next and he smashes the underside of the bar and slots it in!
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: GOAL! India 0-1 Iraq
Gurpreet dives the right way but can't stop the ball going in! Salih opens the scoring in this shootout
India vs Iraq Live score: SAVED! India 0-0 Iraq
Fernandes can't put it past Hussain. If Iraq score, they take the lead now.
IND vs IRQ, King's Cup semi-final live score: India to take the first kick
Brandon Fernandes steps up, Hussain and Gurpreet have been given instructions by the referee. Here we go!
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: FULL TIME! India 2-2 Iraq
Onto penalties we go!
India vs Iraq Live score: RED CARD!
90+3 mins: Zidane Iqbal gets sent off after an elbow to the face of Brandon Fernandes. That was a cynical challenge, only he knows what he was thinking. Or maybe not.
IND vs IRQ, King's Cup semi-final live score: 4 mins of added time
India now effectively playing with six defenders. Jhingan heads out a corner from Iraq under extreme pressure from Ghadbhan. The 90 is up and we have four minutes of added time. Remember there is no extra time in the King's Cup, we will go to penalties if this stays level.
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: Big chance for Iraq!
Salih with another great cross after Iraq shred India to pieces down the left. Gurpreet managed to get to it before Ghadhban did.
India vs Iraq Live score: GOAL! India 2-2 Iraq (Ghadhban 79 mins)
Ghadhban himself takes the kick and lasers it past Gurpreet's right. Iraq are back on level terms.
IND vs IRQ, King's Cup semi-final live score: PENALTY FOR IRAQ!
Long ball into the box, Jhingan and Aymen Ghadhban compete for it and the Indian wrestles his opponent to the floor. Second penalty of the match for Iraq.
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: 77 mins gone, India 2-1 Iraq
India put numbers behind the ball now and thus far, Iraq haven't really been able to put up too big a threat. Rohit Kumar and Suresh Singh held their own when the opposition to push and bully their way into the box.
India vs Iraq Live score: Chance for Iraq!
66 mins: Salih with a fantastic cross from the left and he finds Amin Alhamawi totally free and in space. He can score into any part of the goal he wants and he ends up blasting it into the stands.
IND vs IRQ, King's Cup semi-final live score: Things heating up!
62 mins: A lot of pushing and shoving between the two teams and the referee in the end gives a yellow card to Salih. It all started with Sahal being rather aggressively brought down by Shafeeq.
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: 57 mins gone, India 2-1 Iraq
Aashique Kuruniyan has been taken off and Rahim Ali comes on in his place.
India vs Iraq Live score: GOAL! INDIA 2-1 IRAQ! (Hasan o.g. 51 mins)
A horrible moment for the Iraq goalkeeper. India take the ball forward with blinding pace after nicking it from Hussein who slipped. Sahal plays it forward to Manvir on the right, who plays the ball square. Hussein dives and blocks the pass with his hand, only for the ball to roll into the goal.
IND vs IRQ, King's Cup semi-final live score: 2nd half begins!
Iraq have made three changes. Zidane, Amin Alhamawi, Aymen Ghadban all come on. A triple change at half time doesn't reflect too well on the coach's feeling about how the first half went. India unchanged.
IND vs IRQ King's Cup live score: HALF TIME! India 1-1 Iraq
Just two minutes of added time that leads to nothing decisive. India will definitely be the happier team going into this break. They started out brightly, which culminated in them taking the lead. But Iraq then took complete control of the match, to the point that India found it difficult to get out of their own third in the final minutes of the first half.

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