2024-01-06 18:08:55
Moataz Al-Shami (Dubai)
Our national team received a 24-hour rest, following the friendly international match, which they lost to Oman by a goal, in the “final rehearsal,” before traveling to Doha on Monday, to compete in the Asian Cup finals, which Qatar will host from January 12 to February 10.
“Al-Abyad” plays in the third group, which also includes Iran, Palestine, and Hong Kong, which our team will face in the opening of its tournament campaign on January 14.
Our team entered the Oman experience, with a formation that included Khaled Issa in goalkeeping, Zayed Sultan, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Khaled Al Hashemi, and Abdullah Idris in defence, Abdullah Hamad, Ali Salmeen, and Harib Abdullah in the midfield, and Yahya Al Ghassani, Caio and Ali Mabkhout in attack.
The match witnessed an early goal for the “Reds”, scored by Abdullah Fawaz in the fifth minute, taking advantage of an error in the “defensive positioning” of our team’s players, and the “Whites” tried to control the course of the game, after the early delay in the result, and regained its balance over time, despite the offensive attempts. However, he did not succeed in visiting the “siblings” window.
The Oman national team returned to control the match again, and almost scored the second goal in the 28th minute, had it not been for the brilliance of Khaled Issa, who blocked a strong shot from inside the area. In the 30th minute, Ali Mabkhout scored a goal for “Al-Abyad”, which the referee canceled on the grounds of “offside”.
Hareb Abdullah almost equalized in the fourth minute of stoppage time in the first half, but Oman goalkeeper Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini saved the shot brilliantly.
Our team entered the second half, putting pressure on Oman’s defense, searching for a comeback in the match. Lima fired a shot from an organized attack in the 51st minute, but it passed near the post. Mabkhout tried again from a “tactical attack” with Yahya Al-Ghassani, but the attack did not result in a goal.
Caio hit a dangerous ball, almost equalizing, and the “Whites” continued their attempts before the final whistle, but the opportunities were lost one by one, so the match ended with the “Whites” losing for the first time under the leadership of coach Paulo Bento, in the seventh match, since he took over the job last July. During which our team achieved 6 consecutive victories, whether official or friendly.
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