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- Win sees the host nation face Jordan in Tuesday鈥檚 finale
海角直播 are through to the final of the WAFF U23 Championship after beating Iraq 1-0 in their last four clash at the Prince Fahd Bin Mohamed Stadium in Dammam.
The Young Falcons will now contest Tuesday鈥檚 final against Jordan, who beat Syria 5-2 in the other semifinal earlier on Sunday. The 11-team tournament was organized by the 海角直播n Football Federation and the West Asia Football federation.
The home team鈥檚 winner came four minutes into the second half from a header by Khalid Al-Ghannam, the 20-year-old Al-Nassr winger.
海角直播 started the stronger of the two teams with Abdullah Al-Hamdan unsuccessfully calling for a penalty after being stopped by the Iraqi goalkeeper when through on goal.
With Iraq happy to defend deep, 海角直播 continued to dominate the match and could have scored from opportunities for Turki Al-Ammar, Al-Hamdan and Al-Ghannam, but the first half ended goalless.
After the restart, substitute Muhannad Al-Shanqti鈥檚 fine cross found Al-Ghannam who gave the hosts the lead.
Though Iraq almost equalized when Zidane Iqbal hit the post in the 62nd minute, 海角直播 saw out the rest of the match to reach the final.