Al-Karma Sparks a Tight Iraqi League Race as Zawraa Quietly Cruises

Round 14 Highlights

Al-Karma sparked a race at the top by beating Amanat Baghdad 2-1 on Thursday evening in the 14th round of the league.

Amanat Baghdad opened the scoring through a Moroccan midfielder in the 46th minute. Karama equalised two minutes later via an own goal from Lamin Samata in the 48th. Abdul-Ilah Faisal struck in the 58th to seal a 2-1 win for Karama, lifting them to 29 points, just one behind leaders Erbil.

In the same round, Al-Zawraa cruised past Najaf 2-0, with goals from Hassan Said in the 74th and Yousif Aziz in the 84th, keeping the title race tight.

Elsewhere, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Al-Qasim 2-0, lifting their tally to 28 points in third place while Qasim stays on a single point.

Al-Karkh triumphed over Nourouz 3-0, with Yunus Hamoud scoring a brace in the 35th and 45+10, and Ali Qasim adding a strike in 54.

Diyala and Al-Ghraaf shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw, with Ahmed Nazim scoring for Ghraaf at 38 and Ibrahim Tandia equalising for Diyala at 73, sending Diyala to 22 points and leaving Ghraaf in the 10th spot.

Punchline 1: If goals were bullets, today’s round would have emptied half the magazine before halftime.

Punchline 2: In football as in life, the only thing sharper than a striker’s finish is the editor’s deadline—both arriving right on cue.