Tehran: Second half substitute Ahmed Yasin salvaged a point for Iraq although Australia remain undefeated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russian Asian qualifiers after a 1-1 draw in Group B on Thursday at a soggy PAS Tehran Stadium.
Iraq started brightly in wet conditions although Amjed Kalaf in particular was guilty of wasting some gilt-edged opportunities before Mathew Leckie put the reigning AFC Asian Cup champions in front on 39 minutes after heading home Aaron Mooy's corner.
Iraq made a series of attacking changes after the half-time break and it was one of those new faces, midfielder Yasin, who was on hand to slide home a rebound at the back post to level the scores on the 76th minute.
Both sides had chances in a frantic final quarter of an hour with Socceroos icon Tim Cahill joining the fray but time ran out and they had to settle for a share of the spoils.
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Source: the-afc.com