Al-Shehri gives Saudi Arabia the lead in the World Cup qualifiers
The Saudi team grabbed three valuable points, through which it consolidated its position at the top of Group B, for the qualifiers for the decisive qualifying role for the World Cup 2022, after its victory today over its host Omani team 1-0 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat in the second round competitions.
Saleh Al-Shehri scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute.
The Saudi team raised its score to 6 points, behind the Australian team, which has the same balance, and is ahead of it with a goal difference, while the Omani team remained on its previous score with 3 points, equal with Japan, and China and Vietnam in the last two places without points.
Caution dominated the course of the first half, during which the performance was limited to the midfield and witnessed a scarcity of dangerous opportunities on the two goals, before Al-Akhdar took the initiative to attack, when Salem Al-Dosari hit a strong ball that crossed the crossbar (25).
The Omani team missed an easy opportunity after a quick counter-attack that did not improve its attack to deal with it to lose its danger (28).
From a coordinated attack, Al-Akhdar succeeded in taking precedence when Fahd Al-Mawlid passed a heel ball to his colleague Saleh Al-Shehri, who shot it strong to the left of Fayez Al-Rashidi (42).
In the added time, the Omani team almost equalized the result, had it not been for the ingenuity of Al Owais, who saved the powerful ball of Saleh Al Yahyai, and then tackled a similar ball with his fist before it reached the Omani striker, who threw the ball over the crossbar, missing a goal for his country.
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