The Lions of Mesopotamia snatched three valuable points Riyadh: Iraq defeated Ukraine 2-1 in Group B of the Paris Olympic Games’ football competition on Wednesday. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Ukraine could not maintain their lead after Valentyn Rubchynskyi scored in the 53rd minute. Iraq’s captain and veteran striker Aymen Hussein equalized in the 57th minute from a penalty kick. In the 75th minute, Ali Jasim added the second goal, allowing the Lions of Mesopotamia to snatch three valuable points. Iraq face a tough challenge in the second round on Saturday against Argentina, who fell to Morocco 1-2 on Wednesday.