Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 Matchday 3 of the Iraq Stars League concluded on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, featuring clinical 1\u20130 victories for Erbil SC and reigning contenders Al-Shorta SC, while Zakho SC and Diyala SC played out an entertaining 2\u20132 draw.<\/p>\n
Matchday 3 Results & Goal Breakdown<\/p>\n
Erbil SC 1 \u2013 0 Al-Karkh SC<\/p>\n
Goal: Ibrahim Bayesh (4\u2032)<\/p>\n
Match Summary: Erbil secured an early advantage when Iraqi international winger Ibrahim Bayesh found the back of the net in the 4th minute. Erbil managed game tempo effectively across the remaining 86 minutes to secure all three points and a clean sheet against a persistent Al-Karkh side.<\/p>\n
Al-Shorta SC 1 \u2013 0 Al-Golan SC<\/p>\n
Goal: Leonel Ateba (40\u2032)<\/p>\n
Match Summary: Al-Shorta continued their steady league form with a disciplined 1\u20130 triumph over Al-Golan. Cameroonian forward Leonel Ateba broke the deadlock five minutes before the interval, netting the decisive winner in the 40th minute.<\/p>\n
Zakho SC 2 \u2013 2 Diyala SC<\/p>\n
Zakho Goals: Sifiso Mphule (40\u2032), Sherko Karim (67\u2032)<\/p>\n
Diyala Goals: Naseem Sahyoud (45+2\u2032), Salem Ahmed (86\u2032)<\/p>\n
Match Summary: A back-and-forth contest in Zakho ended level. Sifiso Mphule opened the scoring for the hosts in the 40th minute, only for Naseem Sahyoud to equalize for Diyala in first-half stoppage time (45+2\u2032). Iraq national team striker Sherko Karim restored Zakho\u2019s lead in the 67th minute, but a late strike by Salem Ahmed in the 86th minute salvaged a valuable away point for Diyala.<\/p>\n
Round 3 Fixture Summary<\/p>\n
FixtureFinal ScoreKey GoalscorersErbil vs. Al-Karkh1 \u2013 0Ibrahim Bayesh (4\u2032)Al-Shorta vs. Al-Golan1 \u2013 0Leonel Ateba (40\u2032)Zakho vs. Diyala2 \u2013 2Sifiso Mphule (40\u2032), Sherko Karim (67\u2032) \/ Naseem Sahyoud (45+2\u2032), Salem Ahmed (86\u2032)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 Matchday 3 of the Iraq Stars League concluded on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, featuring clinical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[72726,18493,1111,72727,94,72728,72729,72730],"class_list":["post-264607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-al-shorta-vs-al-golan-leonel-ateba","tag-diyala","tag-erbil","tag-erbil-vs-al-karkh-ibrahim-bayesh","tag-iraq","tag-iraq-stars-league-round-3-results-2026","tag-iraqi-premier-league-standings-2026","tag-zakho-vs-diyala-sherko-karim"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117157968179594543","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}