Muatasim Riyadh Al Shamsi gave Oman the lead in the fourth minute but UAE replied two minutes from the break courtesy of Abdulla Rashed Alfalasi.

Al Shamsi fired Oman into the lead again four minutes after the restart but his goal was cancelled out with Rashid Obaid Ali scoring the leveller for UAE.

The Emiratis took control of the match for the first time following Khalid Abdulla Alhammadi’s effort a minute later but Oman had the final say when Zamel Al Balushi scored in the 34th and 39th minutes to seal the win.