Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Muscat: Syria downed Oman 2-1 2 in a friendly match on Friday as the two sides geared up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round Two.
Oday Jaffal opened the scoring for Syria with seven minutes gone, before Omar Khrebein notched a penalty 12 minutes later to double his side's lead.
After the break, Oman's Ahmad Kanu squandered a chance to reduce the defict, but he failed to convert his 67th minute penalty.
The Omanis’ long awaited goal finally came however when Syria's Alaa Shebly put through his own net nine minutes before time, but it was to prove too little too late.
Oman are in Group D of the joint qualifiers and will take on India on June 11, while Syria are in Group E where they will face off against Afghanistan on the same day.