Iraq won the Gulf Cup for the fourth time in its history, after an exciting 3-2 victory over Oman after extra time, today, Thursday, in the final held at Basra International Stadium. Iraq's hat-trick was scored by Ibrahim Bayesh, Amjad Atwan and Manaf Younis in the 24th, 116th and 122nd minutes. Oman's brace was scored by Salah Al-Yahyaei and Omar Mohammed in the 90th and 120th minutes. This is the first time in Iraq's history that the team has won the title under a foreign coach, the Spaniard Jesus Casas, after the Lions of Mesopotamia won the 1979, 1984 and 1988 editions. The match started with caution from both sides, then the Iraqi players put pressure in the middle of the Omani field, and Ali Faiz shot a ball from outside the area, which Al-Mukhaini saved. Salah Al-Yahyaei played with the Iraqi players, and shot a ball that goalkeeper Jalal Hassan blocked with difficulty, and Amjad Atwan responded with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, but it went over the crossbar. The Iraqi players demanded a penalty kick in the 21st minute due to a handball, but the referee ruled that Ibrahim Bayesh was offside before the play. In the 24th minute, Ibrahim Bayesh opened the scoring for Iraq after a low shot to the right of Al-Mukhaini, which he failed to deal with and went into the net. Hareb Al-Saadi, the Omani player, received a yellow card after a strong tackle on Sherko Karim. Jameel Al-Yahmadi executed a corner kick for Oman from the left side, which was dangerous to the near post and was cleared by the Iraqi defense. In the 41st minute, the Omani players demanded a penalty kick after Jameel Al-Yahmadi fell due to the intervention of the Iraqi goalkeeper. Hareb Al-Saadi shot the ball from outside the area after the ball was passed between the Omani players on the left side, and it went easily into the hands of goalkeeper Jalal Hassan. Iraq almost added a second goal after Sherko snatched the ball and sent it to Amjad Atwan, but the ball went easily to Al-Mukhaini, and the first half ended with Iraq leading by one goal to none. The second half began with a change in the Iraqi team's lineup, as coach Jesus Casas took out Sherco Karim and brought in Mohammed Ali Aboud. The Iraqi Hussein Ali shot a powerful ball to the left of Al-Mukhaini, the Omani goalkeeper, but it went over the crossbar. Hussein Ali executed a corner kick for Iraq from the left side, to the head of Mustafa Nazim, who shot the ball but it went wide of the post. Omani coach Branko Ivankovic made two substitutions, bringing in Arshad Al-Alawi and Omar Mohammed, while Al-Mundhir Al-Alawi and Ahmed Al-Khamisi went out. Salah Al-Yahyaei succeeded in getting a penalty kick in the 82nd minute, but Jameel Al-Yahmadi wasted it in front of goalkeeper Jalal Hassan. Casas took out the Iraqi coach Ayman Hussein and brought in Hassan Abdul Karim, before Oman managed to score the equalizer from a penalty kick taken by Salah Al-Yahyaei, and the match went into extra time. The first extra half began calmly and cautiously from both sides, and Manaf Younis almost scored for Iraq with a header that went wide of the post. The Iraqi team got a free kick from the left side, executed by Amjad Atwan, who shot directly into the goal, but Al-Mukhaini pushed it away for a corner. Omani Zaher Al-Aghbari left and was replaced by Mutaz Abdul Rabbah in midfield, before the end of the first extra half with a 1-1 draw. In the second extra half, the Omani coach made a change by taking Salah Al-Yahyaei off and replacing him with Musab Al-Maamari. Romanian referee Kovacs awarded a penalty kick to Iraq, which Hassan Abdul Karim won in the 115th minute, and Amjad Atwan successfully executed it. In the 120th minute, Omar Mohammed scored the equalizer for Oman with a powerful header after a cross from Jameel Al-Yahmadi. The referee added 4 minutes of stoppage time, before Manaf Younis succeeded in scoring the third goal for Iraq, and the match ended with the Lions of Mesopotamia being crowned. Kooora