The Oman national team defeated its Yemeni guest 1-0 in the friendly match that was held this afternoon, Monday, December 16, 2024, as part of the two countries’ preparations for the Arabian Gulf Cup “Khaleeji Zain 26” at the end of this month.

The Omani team settled the match with a single goal scored at the beginning of the second half of the match, with a stunning curved shot by Ali Al Busaidi from a direct free kick, which he executed from about 25 yards, hitting the far right of goalkeeper Mohammed Aman, who tried to hit it to no avail.

The Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Stadium in Muscat hosted the confrontation between the Omani and Yemeni teams, starting at 15:00 GMT, 18:00 Mecca and 7:00 pm Sultanate of Oman time.

The Oman national team started today’s match with a starting lineup consisting of “Fayez Al-Rashidi - Ahmed Al-Kaabi - Mulham Al-Sunaidi - Muhammad Al-Muslimi - Harib Al-Saadi - Hussein Al-Shehri - Zaher Al-Aghbari - Abdullah Fawaz - Thani Al-Rashidi - Issam Al-Subhi - Ahed Al-Mashaykhi.”

The Oman substitute bench included the players “Nasser Al-Rawahi - Ahmed Al-Khamisi - Moataz Saleh Abd Rabbo - Walid Al-Musalami - Bilal Al-Balushi - Jamil Al-Yahmadi - Abdul-Salam Al-Shukaili - Al-Mundhir Al-Alawi - Abdul-Rahman Al-Mushaifri - Ali Al-Busaidi - Amjad Al-Harithi - Ghanem Al-Habashi - Sultan Badr - Mamoun Al-Araimi - Al-Faraj Al-Kiyoumi - Khaled Al-Buraiki - Arshad Al-Alawi - Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini and Ibrahim Al-Rajhi.”

As for the Yemeni national team, it started with a basic formation consisting of “Mohamed Aman - Rami Al-Wasmani - Ahmed Nasser - Hamza Al-Rimi - Radwan Al-Hubaishi - Omar Golan - Osama Anbar - Abdul Majeed Sabara - Muhammad Hashem - Abdel-Wasi Al-Matari - Mamdouh Bin Ajaj.”

The Yemeni team entered a preparatory camp in the Qatari capital, Doha, since the beginning of this December, during which it played one friendly match, which was against Kuwait at the Al-Duhail Abdullah bin Khalifa Club Stadium, which ended in a positive draw (1/1), before traveling to the Omani capital, Muscat, to play... A new friendly match.

The Yemeni team aspires to continue its strong preparations in order to determine the team’s readiness, with the hope of withstanding the fierce competition that awaits it in Gulf 26, as it was drawn in the second group with the teams of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.

As for the Oman national team, today’s match will be its first preparatory match in its internal camp, before traveling to Kuwait, where it will begin its journey in the first group with the host country Kuwait, then it will meet the Emirates and Qatar.

The Oman national team was not known in 8 consecutive matches against Yemen in all official and friendly competitions, as it achieved 6 victories, while two matches ended in a draw