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The Lebanese team achieved the most important thing, winning and qualifying, but it was not convincing with its performance, especially in the first part of the match. The injured Iraqi team, which played with only nine players after three of its players caught the Corona virus, outscored the Lebanese in the first and second quarters in result and performance. Perhaps the numbers of the Lebanese team reflect their shaking reality in the first half, losing 14-16 in the first quarter and 36-40 in the second quarter. The Lebanese did not score any assists in the first quarter and settled for just two assists in the second quarter. A leisurely pace imposed by the Iraqis under the leadership of their Bosnian-Turkish coach Aziz Bakeer (who took office only three weeks ago), who knew how to lead the game according to his tactics. Wael Arachi came out in the middle of the first quarter after making two mistakes, which further affected the performance, noting that the Lebanese only scored five points in the first five minutes of the game.
The unconvincing performance of the Lebanese was withdrawn in the second quarter, as the Lebanese failed to score just six points in the first three minutes before Araji returned to the stadium and the situation gradually improved without the ability to overtake the Iraqis.
In the third quarter, the Lebanese uprising was led by Ali Mansour (seven points in the match), who accelerated the pace of the Lebanese with the help of Wael Araji (25 points) and Karim Zeinoun (16 points) with a district defense led by Atir Majouk (12 points), who was adopted by manager Joe Majais, in the middle. An Iraqi withdrawal allowed the Lebanese to score 14 points in the first five minutes and 30 points in the course of the third quarter 66-50.
A Lebanese awakening declined in the fourth quarter, but not to the point of losing the match. Lebanon won and qualified for the Asian final in a way that confirms that the return of the local championship is essential to raise the level of players who have not played since last February, the date of the last match of the Lebanese team in the qualifiers. The return of the championship was confirmed by the president of Al-Ittihad, Akram Al-Halabi, stating that the date of January 16, 2021 is final, throwing the ball in the stadium of the clubs to demonstrate his good will and launch his exercises. preparing for the new season.
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