Knowing that a victory would in all likelihood earn them a ticket to the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Finals, Oman pressed hard from the kick-off.

They came agonisingly close in the 12th minute but an onrushing Zahir Al Aghbari failed to tap into an open net despite goalkeeper Pan Wen-chieh being out of position.

Chinese Taipei had their best chance in the 18th minute when Kouame broke down the left to find Chen Hao-wei in the clear but Chen’s right-footed volley rebounded off the post.

Oman eventually surged into the lead in the 31st minute. Following Ali Al Busaidi’s corner, Mushaifri leapt above all to head home.

In the 46th minute, they could have doubled the lead after striker Omer Al Malki followed Aghbari’s vicious cross from outside the box but failed to connect.

But they were not to wait for long as Mushaifri scored his second in the 55th minute. Defender Ahmed Al Khamisi intercepted a Chinese Taipei attack in his own half and played it between the rival defenders to Mushaifri who sped past Chen Ting, entered the box to put it past Pan.

Chinese Taipei coach Gary White brought on a double substitution in the 67th minute – Huang Wei-chieh replacing Chen Hao-wei, while Chen Chao-an came in for Liang Meng-hsin.

Two minutes later, Oman made three substitutions -- Mohammed Al Ghafri replacing Issam Al Sabhi, Abdullah Fawaz substituting Omer Al Malki, while Jameel Al Yahmadi came in for Zahir Al Aghbari.

Oman scored their third in the 75th minute. With their flurry of attacks having pushed Taipei to defend deep, Yahmadi shot in off a melee.

Oman play Kyrgyz Republic in their last match on Tuesday, while Chinese Taipei take on Malaysia the same day.