The match between Oman and Yemen in the second round of the first group competitions of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Championship "Gulf 25" - held in the Iraqi city of Basra - witnessed the Yemeni goalkeeper committing a fatal mistake that caused a goal with his own net, to ask the coach to switch.
The Yemeni team was ahead 2-1, before its Omani counterpart equalized with a shot from Arshad Al-Alawi, as goalkeeper Ali Abbas caught the ball, but it fell strangely and entered the net in the 37th minute.
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The Oman national team equalized the score 2-2 with Yemen via Arshad Al-Alawi in the 37th minute#Gulf25#Iraq#Gulf_Cup#Al-Kass_Channels pic.twitter.com/BEsQuQSmVO
- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 9, 2023
Immediately, the goalkeeper Abbas asked the coach to replace him, but the player's colleagues supported him and insisted that he stay on the field. Nevertheless, the goalkeeper was replaced between the two halves, and Muhammad Aman participated in his place.
It is noteworthy that Ali Abbas is the third goalkeeper for the Yemen national team participating in the "Gulf 25", as the main goalkeeper, Salem Al-Harish, was absent from the match due to injury, and the second goalkeeper, Muhammad Aman, was injured before the start of the confrontation, but the coach included him between the two halves.
Yemen bids farewell to the Gulf 25
The Yemeni national team bid farewell to the Gulf 25 competitions after receiving the second loss in the tournament, after losing the first match against Saudi Arabia 0-2, and in today's match, Yemen failed to maintain its 2-1 lead, so the match ended with a score of 3-2 for the Omani team.
The Oman national team opened the scoring in the second minute with a self-goal scored by Yemen defender Mohammed Saleh Al-Muslimi in his own net, before the Yemenis responded with two goals scored by Abdul Wasea Al-Matari in the 21st minute from a penalty kick, and Omar Al-Dahi in the 30th minute.
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The Oman national team leads 3-2 over Yemen through Issam Al-Subhi in the 47th minute #Gulf25#Iraq#Gulf_Cup#Al-Kass_Channels pic.twitter.com/KznArMjawQ
- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 9, 2023
The equalizing goal for Oman came after Arshad Al-Alawi's shot, which Ali Abbas completed in his net in the 37th minute, while Essam Al-Subhi snatched the winning goal for the Omani national team in the 37th minute.
The Yemeni national team missed the opportunity to equalize in stoppage time, after substitute player Mohammed Al-Dahi failed to translate a penalty kick awarded by the referee, as Omani goalkeeper Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini brilliantly blocked the shot.
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Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini, Oman's goalkeeper, blocks a penalty kick for Yemen in stoppage time from the match#Gulf 25#Iraq#Gulf_Cup#Cup_Channels pic.twitter.com/NduyFWHVrP
- Al-Kass channels (@alkasschannel) January 9, 2023
With this victory, the Oman national team raised its score to 4 points at the top of the group, temporarily, pending the outcome of the match between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, while the Yemeni national team remained without a score and left the competitions early.