A strange event took place this Tuesday, in Qatar, during the first day of the group stages of the 2021 Arab Cup. Željko Petrović, new coach of the Iraqi team since the resignation of Dick Advocaat, took to the pitch for designate, himself, the taker of a penalty.
At the very end of the match, while Iraq was led 1-0 and playing ten against eleven, the players of the Montenegrin coach obtained a decisive penalty.
Ayman Hussein takes off and misses his penalty.
Luckily, the referee ordered the shot to be withdrawn from 11 meters following the poor placement of the goalkeeper.
Exhausted after the failure of his striker, Željko Petrović returned to the lawn of Al Janoub Stadium and pointed his finger at Hasan Abdulkareem, his other striker, to take the second penalty.
Željko Petrović, finally regains his bench, accompanied by his players.
The second shooter converts his penalty and offers the point of the draw to his country.
This completely absurd scene did not earn the 56-year-old coach any sanctions.
