In an exciting football evening hosted at Duhok Stadium, the home team succeeded in turning the tables on Al-Mina'a team and achieving a valuable victory with a score of 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the Iraq Cup, thus qualifying Duhok for the semifinals with merit and deservingness.

The match started amidst an enthusiastic crowd atmosphere, with a relative advantage for Al-Mina'a team, which translated its strong start into the first goal scored by Mujtaba Ali in the 23rd minute.

Despite falling behind, Duhok did not give up and began to gradually regain control, intensifying its pressure on Al-Mina'a's goal in the final minutes of the first half, finally succeeding in the third minute of stoppage time (+45) to equalize with a goal scored by Siaband Akid with a powerful shot that found the net, amidst overwhelming joy from the fans, ending the first half with a valuable draw.

In the second half, Duhok entered with more confidence and determination to turn the result around, and as time passed, they began to impose their control over the midfield and create chances one after another. As a result of the continuous pressure, the team earned a penalty kick in the 68th minute after an illegal intervention inside the penalty area, which Karim Darwish successfully converted into a second goal, giving the home team the lead for the first time in the match.

With the morale of Al-Mina'a players declining and the absence of defensive organization, Duhok continued its pressure until the last minute, earning a second penalty in the +90th minute of stoppage time, this time taken by Ibrahim Ghazi, who calmly and confidently scored, concluding Duhok's three-goal tally and officially announcing their qualification to the quarterfinals.

With this result, Al-Mina'a bids farewell to the Iraq Cup despite their good start in the match, once again highlighting the inconsistency that has accompanied the team throughout the season, while Duhok confirms that they still have much to offer, after a series of negative results in the league, setting up a date in the semifinals with ambitions to continue the journey to the farthest point.