In a match held at the 'Sahir Ahmed Rady' stadium this afternoon, the positive draw with a score of 1-1 decided the confrontation between Al-Karkh and its guest Al-Minaa in the third and thirty round of the Iraqi Stars League, in a match that carried the spirit of competitiveness and witnessed varying periods of control.

Al-Karkh entered the match with great confidence and high morale, especially after having a good season overall under the leadership of its young coach Ahmed Abdul Jabbar 'Al-Amany', relying on its usual young elements in playmaking and building attacks. Meanwhile, Al-Minaa entered the match with a clear defensive realism, aware that any point at this sensitive time could contribute to its survival in the Stars League.

The first half ended without goals, but it featured signs of excitement through numerous attempts from both Al-Karkh and Al-Minaa.

With the start of the second half, the first moments of scoring appeared in the 58th minute when Al-Karkh was awarded a penalty kick, executed by the Nigerian Benjamin Okoronkwo.

However, the joy of the home team did not last long, as Al-Minaa quickly responded in the 60th minute, after an organized counterattack reached the left wing, which played a cross into the penalty area, where the veteran player Alaa Abdul Zahra rose to head it into the net, scoring the equalizer in a wonderful manner that restored balance to the match.

The match continued with mutual attempts from both sides, with a relative advantage for Al-Karkh in the last third of the match, but Al-Minaa's defense and goalkeeper succeeded in thwarting the attacks and preventing the host team from reaching the winning goal.

With this draw, Al-Karkh raised its tally to 40 points in the fourteenth position, while Al-Minaa's tally became 36 points in the sixteenth position, keeping the struggle open to escape the relegation zones in the upcoming rounds.