Muscat: Seeb maintained their dominant lead in the Omantel League after defeating Al Rustaq 2-0 on Thursday at the Seeb Sports Stadium in the 15th round. League leaders Seeb entered the match with an attacking style and possession of the ball, while Al Rustaq played defensively. Seeb managed to open the scoring through defender Mohammed al Musallami after a perfect cross from Ali al Busaidi in the 14th minute. The pressure from Seeb's attacking players continued, and Marwan Taib scored the second goal in the 27th minute after a mistake by Al Rustaq's defence and goalkeeper. Al Rustaq players did not show any reaction after falling behind by two goals, and the first half ended with Seeb leading 2-0.
The pace of the match slowed down in the second half, and Seeb players created several chances that they could not convert into goals. Meanwhile, Al Rustaq players were unable to overcome Seeb defence, and the match ended with a 2-0 victory for Seeb. With this win, Seeb raised their points tally to 41, continuing their solo performance at the top of the Omantel League, widening the gap between them and second-placed Al Nahda to 11 points, moving closer to clinching the title this season. Meanwhile, Al Rustaq's points remained at 17, occupying the ninth place in the league standings.
SOHAR EDGE AL WAHDA
In another match on Thursday, Sohar defeated Al Wahda 2-1 at Sohar Sports Complex. Malinga scored both goals for Sohar, while David N'Dama scored the lone goal for Al Wahda. With this win, Sohar stayed in fourth place in the standings with 25 points, while Al Wahda remained in 11th place (second from last) with 10 points. At Nizwa Sports Complex, Bahla defeated Dhofar 1-0.
The goal for Bahla was scored by Younis al Riyami in the 28th minute. Bahla's points tally has now increased to 9, but they remain rooted to the bottom of the Omantel League standings. Dhofar's points remain at 19 points, in the sixth place. However, the points from the match have reduced the gap between Bahla and Al Wahda to just one point, which has ignited the relegation battle in the league.
SUR HOLD AL NAHDA
At Al Buraimi Sports Complex, Al Nahda and Sur played to a 1-1 draw. Robert Gyanseh scored from a penalty in the 16th minute for Sur, while Mohammed Khasib scored for Al Nahda from a rebound after Sur goalkeeper Bilal al Balushi saved a penalty. Sur's points tally has now increased to 14, while Al Nahda remain in second place with 30 points.
At Al Saada Sports Complex, Al Nasr and Ibri also played to a 1-1 draw. Mohammed Abdul Hakim scored for Al Nasr, while Emmanuel scored for Ibri. With this draw, Al Nasr moved to fifth place with 22 points. Ibri have 18 points, but they have dropped to eighth place, one point behind Al Shabab.
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