By Sports Reporter — MUSCAT: Dec 5: Al Seeb will meet Dhofar and Bausher clash with Al Nasr in the opening matches of the His Majesty’s Cup hockey final round at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat on December 7. The final round match schedule was announced after the draw held at the Oman Hockey Association headquarters on Monday. All the matches will be held at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex hockey courts with two matches on every matchdays. The first match starts at 6 pm and the second one will begin at 8 pm. The semifinals are scheduled for December 17. The final is scheduled for December 19 and the third-place match will be held on December 18.
Earlier, Ahli Sidab, Seeb and Bausher had qualified for the final round of the tournament from the Muscat Group. From Salalah group, Dhofar and Al Nasr made it to the last round. Ahli Sidab topped Muscat Group with 13 points from 5 matches, Seeb came second with 10 points and Bausher took third spot with 9 points. In Salalah, Dhofar topped group with 13 points from 6 matches, while Al Nasr came close second with 12 points. Salalah finished third with 10 points. Sohar, fourth in Muscat with 6 points, will take on Salalah in the play-off on December 6 to decide the last team for the final round.
HM CUP SCHEDULE
Final round matches in Muscat
Dec. 7: Al Seeb vs Dhofar (6pm), Bausher vs Al Nasr (8pm)
Dec. 8: T6 vs Ahli Sidab (6pm), Al Nasr vs Seeb (8pm)
Dec. 9: Dhofar vs Bausher (6pm)
Dec. 10: Ahli Sidab vs Al Seeb (6pm), Al Nasr vs T6 (8pm)
Dec. 11: T6 vs Bausher (6pm), Ahli Sidab vs Dhofar (8pm)
Dec. 13: Al Nasr vs Dhofar (6pm), Bausher vs Ahli Sidab (8pm)
Dec. 14: Dhofar vs T6 (6pm), Al Seeb vs Bausher (8pm)
Dec. 15: Ahli Sidab vs Al Nasr (6pm), Al Seeb vs T6 (8pm)
Dec.17: First semifinal (6pm), Second semifinal (8pm)
Dec. 18: Third position match (6pm)
Dec. 19: Final (7pm)
Note: All the matches at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
T6: Sixth team to be decided after the play-off match between Sohar and Salalah on December 6.
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