Match Report
2 points and 8 places separated them: Iraq 18th with 7, Kenya 26th with 5. Iraq's recent output lagged their position: 61st on form over five rounds while 18th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Iraq 1.33 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Kenya 1.6 and 1.6, with the league averaging 2.26.
Iraq's unbeaten run stood at 5. Kenya had not lost in 10 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Basra Sport City Stadium, with room for 65,227 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Iraq led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Iraq: Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Qafaje (45'), Brwa Nouri (18') · Kenya: Michael Olunga (86')