KHK Sports, Exelon P23 conducts official ticket launch SPORTS 2424 Saturday, January 6, 2018 Oman crowned Gulf Cup champions

The UEA’s player Omar Abdulrahman (L) vies for the ball against Oman’s player Mohammed Saleh Al UAE and Oman Musallami (Picture courtesy: were tied 0-0 gulfnews) and the match was forced into extra-time and then penalty shootout

Kuwait City Both sides started cautiously, Mubarak from an angled free-kick The winger went on a slaloming Mabkhout was pushed from behind man were crowned Gulf with Abdulrahman’s attempt to two minutes later. But both failed to run, skipping past three Emirati inside the box. Cup champions for the find with a chipped direct their headers into the net. players before trying to finish from With two minutes left, the UAE secondO time in their history after pass behind the Omani defence the There were to be no goals in the a tight angle. His shot grazed the thought they were about to repeat a dramatic 5-4 penalty-shootout only memorable bit of action of the first-half as ’s effort upright and went out for a goal-kick their opening-match victory over win over neighbours UAE in the opening exchanges. from the edge of the box flew above just three minutes after the restart. their southern neighbours, but final at Kuwait’s Jaber International Pim Verbeek’s Oman side posed Fayez Al-Rashidi’s cross bar. The UAE responded instantly goalkeeper Al-Rashidi produced a Stadium. the greater threat throughout the The second period started with Mohamed Al-Menhali crossing fine save, diving low to his right to UAE hero Omar Abdulrahman first period, especially at set pieces. at a much higher pace as Jameel from the left for Abdulrahman whose push away Abdulrahman’s spot kick turned villain as he missed a penalty Mohsen Johar’s deliveries were Al-Yahmadi came within a whisker header came agonizingly close. and take the match into extra time. in the dying minutes of normal time on point as he first found Fahmy of becoming the first player to get There was to be late drama, As with the previous 90 minutes before missing the decisive fifth Saeed from a in the past Khaled Eisa in the UAE goal this however, as the UAE were awarded the extra 20 produced little action of spotkick to gift Oman the trophy. 20th minute and then Ahmed tournament. a penalty in the dying minutes after note. (arabnews)

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