1999 Pan Arab Games
Encyclopedia
August 15 and August 31, 1999. 5504 athletes from 21 countries participated in events in 26 sports. the opening ceremony that took place in Al Hussein Youth City Stadium was officially opened by King Abdullah II.
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, along with his wife, were present in the crowd, with the king donning a national team shirt to show his support.
In a relatively quiet first half, it was the hosts who struck first, Abdallah Abu Zam'aa sending Hashim Khamees the wrong way from the spot after half an hour.
The home side continued to dominate and grabbed a second five minutes after the break, a short corner fooling the Iraqi defence, and the tournament's top scorer Badraan al Shaqraan lofted the ball over Khamees. It was 3-0 on 65 minutes, a similar routine from a corner seeing defender Radhee Shneishel slice wickedly into his own net. Jordan looked to have the trophy in their hands just five minutes later, Bashaar Beni Yaseen racing clear down the left and drilling in a cross which al Shaqraan met with a diving header.
But then came one of the most astonishing comebacks of all time, rivalling the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final in its suddenness. In the 73rd minute, after some pinball in the Jordan box, striker Husaam Fawzi swivelled and cracked a low shot from 10 yards into the bottom corner. The crowd, still celebrating, were then stunned into silence when the forward outpaced Amjad al Taher and then earned a penalty when the defender tripped him. The striker dusted himself down and sent Muhammad Abu Dawood the wrong way from the spot for his 6th goal of the tournament. The Iraqis then cut the deficit to just one on 77 minutes when Haidar Mahmoud got a free header from six yards. The Iraqis, smelling blood, completed the comeback with just three minutes left when Mahmoud knocked on a cross for Razzaq Farhan to half volley home from just inside the box. The home fans were stunned into submission, and their team could not get going. Iraq, still tired from their exerts, could not find a fifth, and so the match went to penalties.
Shneishel converted the first for Iraq, his spot kick too powerful for Abu Dawood, before Abu Zam'aa equalised. Fawzi then hit the post with Iraq's second effort, giving Jordan the chance to take the lead in the shootout, which they didn't take, Hassouna al Sheikh's weak effort saved. However, Iraq's Riyadh Mezher hit the other post with his spot kick, and Badraan al Shaqraan made no mistake, giving the Jordanians the advantage with two penalties left. It seemed as though the Iraqis' luck was out, as Abaas Abdulraheem's penalty also hit the post and went out of play, giving substitute Sufiane Abdallah the chance to win Jordan's second title. The midfielder's shot was too precise for Khamees, who dived the right way, and he brought this fantastic match to a close.
6 goals Hussam Fawzi
Medals won by country
| 1 | 107 | 79 | 78 | 264 | |
| 2 | 38 | 42 | 56 | 136 | |
| 3 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 93 | |
| 4 | 32 | 38 | 56 | 128 | |
| 5 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 112 | |
| 6 | 25 | 30 | 69 | 124 | |
| 7 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 57 | |
| 8 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 45 | |
| 9 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 39 | |
| 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | |
| 11 |  Iraq |
6 | 5 | 30 | 41 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| 16 |  Libya |
0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 0 | ||||||||
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1 | ||||||||
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Group C
AlgeriaAlgeria national football team
The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
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Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
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Semi-Finals
Final
Jordan and Iraq faced off at the Amman International Stadium, with a capacity 25,000 crowd packed into the Jordanian capital; the home fans were hoping to see their side retain the title, while Iraq were enjoying the occasion after a tournament which defied expectations. The Jordanian king AbdullahAbdullah II of Jordan
Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...
, along with his wife, were present in the crowd, with the king donning a national team shirt to show his support.
In a relatively quiet first half, it was the hosts who struck first, Abdallah Abu Zam'aa sending Hashim Khamees the wrong way from the spot after half an hour.
The home side continued to dominate and grabbed a second five minutes after the break, a short corner fooling the Iraqi defence, and the tournament's top scorer Badraan al Shaqraan lofted the ball over Khamees. It was 3-0 on 65 minutes, a similar routine from a corner seeing defender Radhee Shneishel slice wickedly into his own net. Jordan looked to have the trophy in their hands just five minutes later, Bashaar Beni Yaseen racing clear down the left and drilling in a cross which al Shaqraan met with a diving header.
But then came one of the most astonishing comebacks of all time, rivalling the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final in its suddenness. In the 73rd minute, after some pinball in the Jordan box, striker Husaam Fawzi swivelled and cracked a low shot from 10 yards into the bottom corner. The crowd, still celebrating, were then stunned into silence when the forward outpaced Amjad al Taher and then earned a penalty when the defender tripped him. The striker dusted himself down and sent Muhammad Abu Dawood the wrong way from the spot for his 6th goal of the tournament. The Iraqis then cut the deficit to just one on 77 minutes when Haidar Mahmoud got a free header from six yards. The Iraqis, smelling blood, completed the comeback with just three minutes left when Mahmoud knocked on a cross for Razzaq Farhan to half volley home from just inside the box. The home fans were stunned into submission, and their team could not get going. Iraq, still tired from their exerts, could not find a fifth, and so the match went to penalties.
Shneishel converted the first for Iraq, his spot kick too powerful for Abu Dawood, before Abu Zam'aa equalised. Fawzi then hit the post with Iraq's second effort, giving Jordan the chance to take the lead in the shootout, which they didn't take, Hassouna al Sheikh's weak effort saved. However, Iraq's Riyadh Mezher hit the other post with his spot kick, and Badraan al Shaqraan made no mistake, giving the Jordanians the advantage with two penalties left. It seemed as though the Iraqis' luck was out, as Abaas Abdulraheem's penalty also hit the post and went out of play, giving substitute Sufiane Abdallah the chance to win Jordan's second title. The midfielder's shot was too precise for Khamees, who dived the right way, and he brought this fantastic match to a close.
MATCH OFFICIALS
} Younes Hassan } Ali Ismail
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Scorers
8 goals Badran Al-ShagranBadran Al-Shagran
Badran Mohammad Al-Shagran is a Jordanian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for Al-Ittihad Al-Ramtha. He made his professional debut in the Jordan League in 1993 for Al Ramtha. He played 3 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 for FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny.He is one of the...
6 goals Hussam Fawzi
Hussam Fawzi
Hussam Fawzi Naji is an Iraqi footballer who is a forward, and former captain of the Iraq national football team.-International career:...