1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
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The 1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup was the 5th and final edition of the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup. The match was contested between the winners and runners-up of the 1965–66 edition of the Iraq Central FA Premier League, Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya respectively. Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha won the game 1–0 with a goal by Gorgis Ismail to win the cup for the second time in their history.[1]
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| Date | 9 June 1966 | ||||||
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| Venue | Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad | ||||||
| Referee | Subhi Adeeb | ||||||
During the match, the ball went outside the field and was lost. A worker was sent to fetch a new ball from the Iraq Football Association's storage which led to a mid-game delay of half an hour.[2]
Match edit
Details edit
| Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha | 1–0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
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Ismail  33' |
Al-Kashafa Stadium, Baghdad
Referee: Subhi Adeeb
Assistant referees: Fadhel Al-Ansari, Ibrahim Tai
Assistant referees: Fadhel Al-Ansari, Ibrahim Tai
| Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup 1966 winner |
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| Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha 2nd title |
References edit
- ^ Al-Athari, Mundher (March 1, 2007). "Events and paradoxes in the history of Iraqi football".
- ^ "The disappearance of the ball stops the Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha match for half an hour". Sport and Youth Newspaper. October 16, 2008.
- ^ "Strongest rivals clash tonight". Baghdad News. 9 June 1966.