Football
Reuters 17y

Soccer-Iraq beat S.Korea in shootout to reach Asian Cup final

By Nazvi Careem

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 - Iraq reached their first
Asian Cup final on Wednesday night, beating South Korea 4-3 on
penalties after an action-packed semi-final had ended goalless
after extra time.

Noor Sabri Abbas was Iraq's hero when he saved Korea's
fourth effort from Yeom Ki-hun. After Ahmed Menajed had made it
4-3 to the West Asians, Korean Kim Jung-woo hit the post to
send the Iraqi players into ecstasy.

It was the vanquished side's second penalty shootout in
four days, having overcome Iran 4-2 in Sunday's quarter-final
after another goalless 120 minutes.

Iraq will meet either Saudi Arabia or Japan in Sunday's
final in Jakarta.

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