Seeb, Oman Club secure crucial wins in OPL

MUSCAT, APRIL 12

Seeb Club managed to achieve an important 1-0 victory over their guest Bahla in a postponed match from the 16th round of the Omantel League. The match was held on Friday evening at the Seeb Sports Stadium, allowing Seeb to continue leading the standings on their own.

The game began with both teams cautiously testing each other, but Seeb soon imposed their clear dominance over the proceedings, while Bahla retreated into a defensive posture. Al Seeb’s attempts created constant pressure on goalkeeper Salah al Handhali’s net, but the final touch was missing from the attackers. Seeb came close to opening the scoring in the 43rd minute when the referee awarded a penalty after a handball by a Bahla defender. However, Omar al Malki missed the spot kick his initial shot was saved by the goalkeeper and his follow up effort went off target ending the first half in a goalless draw.

In the second half, Seeb continued their attacking pressure and finally broke Bahla’s defence in the 60th minute through Arshad al Alawi, who met a cross and fired it directly into the net, scoring the only goal of the match.

Following the goal, Al Seeb’s coach turned to his bench, making several substitutions, while Bahla’s coach responded with two changes, bringing on Al Qassim al Salimi and Hamoud al Buraidi. The latter nearly scored an equaliser with a low shot inside the box, but it narrowly missed the post. Despite both teams exchanging attempts in the final minutes, Seeb held onto their lead until the final whistle, collecting three valuable points that raised their tally to 44, keeping them at the top of the league. Meanwhile, Bahla remained at 19 points in eighth place.

Oman Downs Al Shabab with Al Maashari’s Goal, Strengthens Hold on Third Place

Oman Club clinched a valuable 1-0 away win over Al Shabab in a postponed match from the 15th week of the 2024/2025 Omantel League season. The game took place on Friday evening at Al Shabab Stadium.

The only goal of the match came early in the 16th minute of the first half, after a perfectly executed direct free kick by Mohammed al Maashari that found the back of the net, giving his team an early advantage.

Oman Club players delivered a strong performance both defensively and offensively, dominating most of the match and displaying clear coordination across all three lines. In contrast, Al Shabab tried to get back into the game and push for an equaliser, but Oman’s defence stood firm, successfully closing the spaces and neutralising any threats.

With this victory, Oman Club raised their tally to 31 points, maintaining their position in third place in the league standings, while Al Shabab remained at 20 points in sixth place.