Air Force and Gaz al-Shimal draw 1-1 in Iraq Stars League match

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Air Force and Gaz al-Shimal drew 1-1 in Week 3 of the Iraq Stars League at Captain Sherar Haidar Stadium in Baghdad, with the match kicking off at 21:45 local time. Gaz al-Shimal went into halftime ahead after Reza Fazil opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Air Force missed a chance to equalize before the break when Mohammed Jawad failed to convert a 44th-minute penalty. In the second half, Air Force captain Saeed Abdulhameed headed in the equalizer in the 84th minute to level the match. Gaz al-Shimal played the closing stages with 10 men after Abdulrahman Mohammed was shown a red card in the 74th minute. The result moved Gaz al-Shimal to two points, placing them 15th in the standings, while Air Force stayed on three points in 12th place.