UAE beat Iraq to finish third at Asian Cup

UAE's Ali Mabkhout (L) is fouled by Iraq's Ahmed Ibrahim in the penalty box during their Asian Cup third-place playoff soccer match at the Newcastle Stadium in Newcastle January 30, 2015. Ibrahim was sent off for the foul. REUTERS/Jason Reed

NEWCASTLE, Australia (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates overcame a 10-man Iraq 3-2 in an action-packed Asian Cup third-placed playoff on Friday to complete an impressive tournament for Mahdi Ali's side.

Ahmed Khalil netted twice before Ali Mabkhout converted a second-half penalty for his fifth of the tournament to take him top of the scorers' charts with only Saturday's final between hosts Australia and South Korea to come in Sydney.