Qatar defeated Iraq 4-3 on penalties in an Asia Championship qualifier

Both sides battled out a 1-1 draw in Doha and possessed identical group records

Qatar's goalkeeper was sent off during the shootout for moving off his line

It was the goalkeeper's second yellow, but his captain saved the retake

The victory saw Qatar qualifiy for next summer's under-19 Asia Championship

Qatar's under-19 goalkeeper was sent off during a decisive penalty shoot-out, only for his replacement, and captain, to step in and earn qualification to next summer's Asia Championships in Indonesia.

Having battled out a 1-1 draw in Doha — Mohammed Yaseen's penalty leveling the tie for Iraq after Abdulla Nasser Al-Murisi opened the scoring on half time — a penalty shoot-out was required with the side's boasting identical records in Group C.

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As presented by Four Four Two, the shoot-out wasn't without its drama as Qatar goalkeeper, Shehab Mamdouh, denied two of Iraq's spot kicks before making, what he believed to be, the match-winning save.

Outfielder Nasser Abdulsalam pulled off penalty shootout heroics to send Qatar to the under 19 Asia Championships after goalkeeper was sent off for infringing an opposition spot kick

The Qatar keeper, Shehab Mamdouh, helped his side to an early advantage in the shoot-out after saving two of Iraq's spot kicks in the under 19 Asian Championship qualifier

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As Mamdouh runs off in celebration after supposedly sealing a 4-3 win, and their qualification, the referee sounds his whistle relentlessly to gain the players' attention, before gesturing that the goalkeeper had stepped off his line before the ball was struck.

Normally, this would result in a retake, but the referee felt it necessary to book the goalkeeper for his protests and, unfortunately for him, presented him with a second yellow.

Mamdouh, to his astonishment, was dismissed and left his Qatar team-mates all-but doomed as they attempted to see out the shoot-out with the advantage he had secured.

The keeper thought he had secured qualification with a third and decisive save

Before he referee decided to disallow the save for leaving his line too early

Following the Qatar protests, their keeper is sent off for a second bookable offense

The goalkeeper was replaced by the Qatar captain, Nasser Abdulsalam, who subsequently took the responsibility of salvaging the situation.

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However, the midfielder managed to stop the spot kick in typical outfielder fashion.

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Saving with his feet, Nasser Abdulsalam incredibly rescued the siuation to secure their Indonesia qualification.

In his place, their captain Abdulsalam took up the gloves for the remainder