Why did the Iraqi player receive a red card, causing his team to lose to Jordan?

Aymen Hussein's red card in the 76th minute.

In the 76th minute, when the score was 1-1, striker Aymen Hussein received the ball from a cross from the left wing and shot diagonally to put Iraq ahead of Jordan. After celebrating, this player was unexpectedly shown a second yellow card, thereby indirectly receiving a red card and having to leave the field.

The director of the television channel showed Hussein celebrating. He sat cross-legged and made a gesture of bringing food from the ground to his mouth with his left hand. Referee Alireza Faghani (Australian, Iranian origin) immediately showed a card to the striker wearing the number 18 shirt.

Sport Star explained why the referee showed a card to Aymen Hussein in this situation. The newspaper wrote: " FIFA's Law 12 punishes time-wasting and staging celebrations. Although players are allowed to express emotions when scoring a goal, the celebration must not exceed the permitted level ."

Some other opinions said that Hussein's celebration depicted an act that is considered taboo in Islam, so the referee punished him immediately.

However, the final explanation must wait for the BTC announcement.

The referee indirectly showed a red card to Aymen Hussein.

After the match, coach Jesus Casas was upset: " In any major tournament there are always celebrations. The player scores and the referee cannot show a card for his celebration. We all saw the Jordanian player celebrate similarly but no card was shown. That is a decision that affects us ."

" Playing with one less man created a big problem for us. The team ran out of substitutions and made changes to the lineup. However, I take responsibility for this defeat ," added the Spaniard.

Aymen Hussein was supposed to be the "hero" but became the "sinner" that led Iraq to lose the match. In extra time, Yazan Al Arab and Nizar Al Rashdan scored goals to help Jordan win 3-2, thereby winning the right to enter the quarter-finals.

Aymen Hussein currently has 6 goals, leading the list of top scorers at the 2023 Asian Cup. The two players behind Hussein are Akram Afif and Ayase Ueda with 3 goals. However, this duo still has a chance to improve their achievements when the Qatar and Japan teams compete after Iraq.

Van Hai

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