Jordan scored t𒊎wo goals in stoppage time to advance to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup on Monday after a 3-2 comeback win against 10-man Iraq.
Yazan Al Ar✱ab levelled the game at Khalifa Internatio⛄nal Stadium in the fifth minute of added time and Nizar Al Rashdan netted the winner two minutes later.
The pre-quarterfinal match was turned on its head when Aymen Hussein was shown a se🃏cond yellow card and seဣnt off for excessive celebrations after putting Iraq 2-1 ahead.
The 2007 champion couldn't hold on to its lead and eventually folded under the pressu💯re as Jordan mounted a late fightback.
Iraq had beaten pr꧅e-tournament favourite Japan and advanced to the knockout stage as the winner of Group D. And in Hussein, it had t🍸he most prolific striker in the competition with five goals in the group stage.
While Husse⛄in added to tha♚t total, his red card proved pivotal to Iraq's elimination.
Jordan advanced as one of the best third-placed teams and took the lead against Iraq in the first minut🗹e of first-half stoppage ღtime through Yazan Al Naimat.
Suad Natiq equalized forღ Iraq with a header in the 68th and Hussein 🎀fired low in the 76th to put his team ahead. His celebrations, however, earned him that crucial second booking.
Jor🌳dan took advantage as Al Arab scored from a rebound 𒊎and Al Rashdan struck the winner from outside of the box.
