HIGHLIGHTS: Erbil cruise to 4-0 win against Al-Zawraa in Iraqi Premier League

The win moves Erbil up to seventh place in the Iraqi Premier League on 26 points (7W-5D-7L).

Karzan Sulaivany 2019/02/25 17:51

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Erbil Sports Club cruised past opponents Al-Zawraa 4-0 on Monday in the Iraqi Premier League.

After a goalless first half, the Kurdish football club opened the scoring through Mohammed Khalid Jaffal in the 58th minute. Marcelo Silva added a second three minutes later.

Al-Zawraa had a chance to pull a goal back from the penalty spot, but Alaa Abbas could only watch as Erbil's goalkeeper Sarhang Mohsin saved his spot kick.

Erbil’s Miran Khesro scored a goal on 79 minutes to make it 3-0 before Jaffal scored his second of the game and Erbil’s fourth to seal the victory.

The win moves Erbil up to seventh place on 26 points (7W-5D-7L) while Al-Zawraa drops to fourth place with 36 points (10W-6D-2L).

The Kurdish club’s next match is against Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya (2W-8D-8L) on March 10.

One of the league’s most successful football clubs, Erbil withdrew from Iraq’s Premier League during the 2016-17 season due to financial issues.

They have been crowned Iraqi Premier League champions four times, most recently in the 2011-12 season, when they only lost one match.

Erbil is also the first club from the Iraqi league to qualify for continental club tournaments. In 2008, they qualified for the Asian Champions League but failed to progress from the group stage.

However, in Asia’s second-tier continental tournament, the AFC Cup, Erbil have finished runners-up on two occasions, in 2012 and 2014.