The Omani team, which was numerically deficient, reached the final match of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Championship, “Gulf 26,” held in Kuwait, after eliminating its Saudi counterpart from the semi-finals, by defeating it 2-1 in the match that brought them together today, Tuesday.
The first half was a Saudi performance, as the match started in the best way, and imposed offensive pressure on the Omani team, whose players contented themselves with retreating to the back areas to secure their goal from conceding any goals.
The danger of Al-Akhdar was evident when he received a fixed kick from an arched position on the border of the box, which goalkeeper Fayez Al-Rashidi deflected to a corner.
Marwan Al-Sahafi missed the chance of a goal against the Saudi team when he received a pass with the goal wide open, and the ball passed between his feet and out of the field.
The decisive point in the match was the expulsion of the Omani player, Al-Mundhir Al-Alawi, after a violent intervention on Salem Al-Dosari, so the Omani Red team completed the match from the 34th minute, with 10 players.
Goalkeeper Fayez Al-Rashidi excelled in eliminating the most dangerous chances of the match in stoppage time when he made a sacrificial save against Salem Al-Dosari, who manipulated the red defence, but the Omani goalkeeper saved the situation and the first half ended in a goalless draw.
With the resumption of the second half, the Saudi pressure continued, with Abdullah Al-Hamdan scoring a goal in the 60th minute, but it was canceled after the intervention of the mouse technique due to offside.
While the Saudi fans were waiting for a goal at any moment, Arshad Al-Alawi was able to surprise everyone by scoring the lead goal for the Omani team from a fixed kick that penetrated the human wall and settled to the right of goalkeeper Muhammad Al-Owais (74).
The Omani Red hit the Saudi Green goal again when Ali Al Busaidi was able to add another goal thanks to a magic pass from Abdul Rahman Al Mushafri, which hit the defense and the goalkeeper “85”.
Two minutes later, Al-Akhdar was able to reduce the difference through Mohammed Kanno, with a shot he fired from a long distance, but it was not enough to return to the result.
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