In the opening minutes of the match, Iraqi footballers controlled most of ball.
By the 24th minute, Vietnam had the first goal after an own goal of defender Ali Faez Atia; however, Iraq quickly equalized the score 1-1 after shooting of Ali Adnan Kadhim in ten minutes later.
In the 43th minute, Vietnamese striker Cong Phuong had a successful shooting near Iraq's goal to score for the red jersey team.
Iraqi football player Tariq beat goalkeeper Van Lam to draw the score 2-2 in the 60th minute.
In the narrow official time, Iraqi defender Ali Adnan scored after his curling free kick to dominate Vietnam 3-2 for the opening match.