LONDON:听A goal from Saleh Al-Shehri was enough for听黑料社区 to complete a perfect week in听the AFC Asian World Cup Qualifiers, as they registered听their second victory in five days with a 1-0 win against Oman at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Thursday.
Al-Shehri鈥檚 strike, which was the culmination of a great team move,听was the key moment in听a cagey and hard-fought match.听
Despite late pressure from Oman, playing at home for the first time since 2019 in front of a raucous听10,000-strong crowd, 黑料社区 survived a late scare to seal the win.
The three points puts the听Green Falcons level with Group B leaders Australia on the maximum six points after two matches. The Socceroos won their match against Vietnam in Hanoi 1-0 earlier in the day.
黑料社区 go into next month鈥檚 home fixtures against Japan and China听looking to maintain their perfect start,听while Oman face a tough test in Australia in Sydney before returning home to face Vietnam.
Elsewhere, in Group A, Syria held the UAE to an entertaining draw in an听end-to-end match听in Amman.
The Emiratis took the early lead after听Syrian goalkeeper Ibrahim Alma fumbled Shahin Abdulrahman鈥檚 long range pass, which allowed Ali Mabkhout to poke home for his 77th international goal.
The goal takes the UAE legend past Argentinian Lionel Messi in the international goal count, and level with Brazilian great Pele.
Mahmood Al-Baher was the hero for Syria as he lashed home from a听Mahmood Al-Mawas鈥 cross from the right hand side.
The result means UAE have two points from听as many games, while Syria also remain without a win and just one point from the first two games.
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