The Asian Cup game between Iraq and Jordan ended in chaos on Monday after Iraq’s Aymen Hussein was sent off for an inflammatory celebration following his country’s second goal. Hussein struck with 14 minutes remaining to put Iraq ahead and then proceeded to sit on the floor and mock Jordan’s celebration from earlier in the game. Jordan took full advantage of their one-man advantage as they scored two late goals to secure a 2-1 victory. But the matchwinner Nizar Al-Rashdan was then sent off for removing his shirt.
The first half proved to be an even affair at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar, with neither side able to break the deadlock in the first 45 minutes. But as the match ticked into stoppage time at the end of the opening period, Yazan Al-Naimat put Jordan 1-0 ahead.
The striker then ran off the pitch to gather four team-mates, with the players sitting cross-legged behind the substitutes bench while simulating the action of eating with their hands, a common practice in southern parts of Asia.
Iraq drew level in the 68th minute as Saad Natiq got his name on the scoresheet. And Jesus Casas’ team took the lead eight minutes later through Hussein, who unleashed an effort into the bottom corner. Hussein then repeated the Jordan celebration next to the corner flag. And, remarkably, he was shown a red card for his actions.
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