The game took place on January 27 as part of the first round of the group stage.
The players, under the guidance of Nurzhan Jetibayev, quickly opened the scoring, netting a goal in the 53rd second. After a throw-in, Kairat Kubanychov passed the ball, which was redirected into the net by Doner Amanbaev — 1:0.
Despite several dangerous moments, the Kyrgyz players could not increase their lead.
In the middle of the first half, goalkeeper Bekbolot Akmataliev left the goal to attempt a shot, but the ball was intercepted by an opponent. As a result of trying to eliminate the threat, he handled the ball in the center of the field and was sent off with a red card.
The Iraq team was able to take advantage of their numerical superiority and equalized the score 50 seconds later — 1:1.
After that, the performance of the Kyrgyzstan national team noticeably declined, and the opponent managed to score another goal three minutes before the end of the first half.
The teams went into halftime with Iraq leading 2:1.
In the second half, the Kyrgyzstan national team came out with a renewed spirit. In the 26th minute, Kubanychov, adding a goal to his assist, struck powerfully from a distance and equalized the score — 2:2.
However, the Iraqis did not lose their composure and soon took the lead again, scoring a third goal against Ulan Chorobek uulu — 3:2.
In the closing part of the match, Makhamadinov came onto the court instead of the goalkeeper and, two minutes before the end of the match, made a dangerous shot, but the ball hit the crossbar.
In the final minute of the game, the Iraq national team capitalized on a mistake by the Kyrgyz players and scored a fourth goal.
Thus, the match ended with a score of 4:2 in favor of Iraq.
In the next round on January 29, the Kyrgyzstan team will face Indonesia.
